The Footie Thread

[Tashyboy]

Another Prem
League starts with
City Oil money and 115 charges.
Liverpool it’s our year.
Arsenal going all spursy b
spurs going all spursy.
Utd still taking money outta football, wanting not wanting TH.
VAR killing football.

 

[Beezerk]

Wow, that was a clear foul on the Czech player at the other end of the pitch moments before that goal

 

[srixon 1]

Wow, that was a clear foul on the Czech player at the other end of the pitch moments before that goal

Agree. Czech have been robbed.

 

[clubchamp98]

Wow, that was a clear foul on the Czech player at the other end of the pitch moments before that goal

Yes ref had a good game but that’s a bad mistake.

 

[RichA]

Portugal have crept just above France as the team I most want something deeply unpleasant to happen to.

 

[clubchamp98]

Keeper should be catching the one for the first goal .
Pushing it out into the six yard box is a no no.

 

[clubchamp98]

Portugal have crept just above France as the team I most want something deeply unpleasant to happen to.

Yes me to

 

[backwoodsman]

Just watched the 2nd Portuguese goal and it has me wondering ... Why do players pull off their shirt and run around with it? Am neither for it, or against it, but just puzzled as to why they do it. (I've been pleased, or very pleased, occasionally, about things I've done but never once thought about pulling off my shirt to celebrate).

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Portugal have crept just above France as the team I most want something deeply unpleasant to happen to.

Always been up there since that Euros where multiple players were banned - then add in Ronaldo and Pepe and it becomes a perfect mix of the team people most want to see lose

 

[ColchesterFC]

Just watched the 2nd Portuguese goal and it has me wondering ... Why do players pull off their shirt and run around with it? Am neither for it, or against it, but just puzzled as to why they do it. (I've been pleased, or very pleased, occasionally, about things I've done but never once thought about pulling off my shirt to celebrate).

You mean that when you cook the perfect burger at a family BBQ you don't rip off your shirt and do laps of your garden? That's weird.

 

[Bazz]

Pedro Neto adding a few million onto his transfer fee there.

 

[clubchamp98]

Just watched the 2nd Portuguese goal and it has me wondering ... Why do players pull off their shirt and run around with it? Am neither for it, or against it, but just puzzled as to why they do it. (I've been pleased, or very pleased, occasionally, about things I've done but never once thought about pulling off my shirt to celebrate).

If you had a six pack like him you might change your mind.

 

[4LEX]

Portugal look a bit like England - lots of quality in midfield and attack but dodgy defence and a clueless manager.

Their bench is ridiculous.

 

[backwoodsman]

If you had a six pack like him you might change your mind.

Ok, so what goes through the mind of someone. 'Oh, I've score a goal! I know, I'll show everyone my magnificent sixpack. I know it's magnificent, but not before, or a bit later, but just now...'

Nope, still don't get why.

Ps. Same as sliding on ones knees towards the corner flag. Can imagine that one person did it once. But now its everyone. Really can't think why they all have the same mindset.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Portugal look a bit like England - lots of quality in midfield and attack but dodgy defence and a clueless manager.

Their bench is ridiculous.

The bench maybe better than a good number starting - would certainly have -Jota , Paulinha and J Neves starting

 

[larmen]

Ok, so what goes through the mind of someone. 'Oh, I've score a goal! I know, I'll show everyone my magnificent sixpack. I know it's magnificent, but not before, or a bit later, but just now...'

Nope, still don't get why.

Ps. Same as sliding on ones knees towards the corner flag. Can imagine that one person did it once. But now its everyone. Really can't think why they all have the same mindset.

I am with you. Anything choreographed just feels wrong.

Actually, any celebration over and above what Sheerer would do I would give a yellow.

 

[4LEX]

The bench maybe better than a good number starting - would certainly have -Jota , Paulinha and J Neves starting

I really rate Leao but he had a really bad one tonight. Looked like a headless chicken with no idea what to do. He's a lot better than that. Once he drops his shoulder no full back is stopping him but he didn't do that at all. It looked like he was intimidated by the big names and big occasion.

Not sure on Nevez, Portugal looked good on the ball and Bruno was class. I think the attack is unbalanced and that's down to Ronaldo.

 

[nickjdavis]

. (I've been pleased, or very pleased, occasionally, about things I've done but never once thought about pulling off my shirt to celebrate).

Take it from me, you get some odd looks from other shoppers when you've finally managed to find the obscure beans that the wife sent you out shopping for.

 

[Beezerk]

I really rate Leao but he had a really bad one tonight. Looked like a headless chicken with no idea what to do. He's a lot better than that. Once he drops his shoulder no full back is stopping him but he didn't do that at all. It looked like he was intimidated by the big names and big occasion.

Not sure on Nevez, Portugal looked good on the ball and Bruno was class. I think the attack is unbalanced and that's down to Ronaldo.

Re Ronaldo I have to agree, once the manager grows a pair of nads and benches him Portugal could improve massively.

 

[4LEX]

Re Ronaldo I have to agree, once the manager grows a pair of nads and benches him Portugal could improve massively.

The weird thing is he didn't have a bad game, he looked pretty good and was a bit unlucky not to score one and get an assist. It's just he demands the ball and their attack becomes so one dimensional. I think he'll play in the easy games but might be dropped for the games where pace is more of an issue.