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  • His every touch of the ball brings a tremble to my nethers

    3 16.67%
  • I like him a healthy amount and think his career is worth a World Cup win

    3 16.67%
  • I like him but sod Argentina winning

    2 11.11%
  • He's great, obviously, but I don't care if he succeeds or fails

    5 27.78%
  • He's great, obviously, but pundits need to settle down

    5 27.78%
  • I'm a racist and that's why I hate him

    0 0%
  • I'm an idiot and will argue he's actually not all that good

    0 0%
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Thread: 2022 World Cup knockouts: RIP four games a day

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    The Artist Formerly Known as Taz
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    The guy's a cheatcode. If Senegal spoil our evening, at least I can look forward to Trippier showing his defensive quality that has him ahead of the greatest RB in the game

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    Someone needs to do to France [Mbappe] what Colombia [was it?] did to Brazil/Neymar in 2014.

    Can't have these fuckers going back-to-back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ben View Post
    Her and Dion are easily the best combination on the BBC side.
    I just searched twitter to see if they agree with me, and safe to say they don't. Tens and tens of people with middle aged man names and/or profile pics, violently upset about her being on comms. It's such a fascinating phenomenon, like they think that just by having a woman in the box the BBC are personally insulting them and their entire way of life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd View Post
    I just searched twitter to see if they agree with me, and safe to say they don't. Tens and tens of people with middle aged man names and/or profile pics, violently upset about her being on comms. It's such a fascinating phenomenon, like they think that just by having a woman in the box the BBC are personally insulting them and their entire way of life.
    Black man in an advert? That's a wokeness. Gay rights? That's a wokeness. A woman commentator? Oh you better believe that's a wokeness.

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    A team who can comfortable play the ball between the lines will murder France. Thier off the ball work is laughable.

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    Yeah, I was going to speculate that Spain could be a tricky semi-final opponent for them if both get there, but then Spain's defence is a bit of a bombscare.

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    Mbappe is too good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    The guy's a cheatcode. If Senegal spoil our evening, at least I can look forward to Trippier showing his defensive quality that has him ahead of the greatest RB in the game
    This is an absurd take even for you.

    Something something gammon?

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    Spikey's crying into his Haaland blanket.

    Edit: what the fuck are you on about now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manc View Post
    A team who can comfortable play the ball between the lines will murder France. Thier off the ball work is laughable.
    Doubt they set up like this against a decent side. Dembele or Griezmann will drop out for another midfielder if I had to guess.

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    Comeback is on.

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    What a horrible penalty that was.

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    Robert should retire after that.

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    It's getting retaken but that's a horseshit pen.

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    Even the second one would have been retaken if he missed. Or if it had been saved rather.

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    One of the worst penalties I’ve ever seen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Waffdon View Post
    Doubt they set up like this against a decent side. Dembele or Griezmann will drop out for another midfielder if I had to guess.
    Who also won't press.

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    France even getting all the bullshit bad VAR calls out of the way as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manc View Post
    Who also won't press.
    The only team that has pressed in this World Cup has been USA and that ended well.

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    Mbappe wankfest incoming.

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    Mbappe donning his 2nd World Cup in a row at 23 whilst Haaland is playing Twister with his old man. Spikey in the mud

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manc View Post
    Who also won't press.
    The whole point, and a smart one at that is allow the opposition to advance by not pressing to maximise turtleboy's impact.

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    By the Haaland metric Mbappe should be playing for Cameroon. Alfe Inge Dipshit.

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    We should have brought Wan-Bissaka to counter him. Also should have brought Alessia Russo to distract the defenders from certain nations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    The whole point, and a smart one at that is allow the opposition to advance by not pressing to maximise turtleboy's impact.
    Which you'll get away with against Poland. A top team will kill them with the ball.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manc View Post
    Which you'll get away with against Poland. A top team will kill them with the ball.
    There’s only one team left in the tournament with any interest in being good with the ball and there’s no chance Spain are winning this whole thing.

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    BBC claiming Sir Waistcoat has benched Rashford.

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    Waff said earlier on it’s the Wales team with Saka for Rashford.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gray Fox View Post
    BBC claiming Sir Waistcoat has benched Rashford.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ben View Post
    Waff said earlier on it’s the Wales team with Saka for Rashford.
    It appears we will now find out the answer to that age old question - does Waffelz know more than the BBC?

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    Waff is agreeing with the BBC so I don't think we will.

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    Quote Originally Posted by randomlegend View Post
    Waff is agreeing with the BBC so I don't think we will.
    Indeed. I had one as Rashford playing.

    Presumably he’ll be saving him for France.

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    Nice to see players (Mbappe and Giroud) who can actually strike a ball.

    I hate the current penalty rules (or should I say enforcement) that have led to all this jumpy twattery. Just smash the ball into a corner.

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    I swear they banned the stutter penalty that Lewandowski done. Maybe I’m tripping.

    Looks like Mount’s PR has finally dropped if Southgate is dropping him two games running.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Waffdon View Post
    I swear they banned the stutter penalty that Lewandowski done. Maybe I’m tripping.
    They did, it’s just not enforced for whatever reason.

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    So they enforce moving off the line but not the jumpy shit? I would prefer it the other way around.

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    Per the Laws of the Game: "feinting to kick the ball once the kicker has completed the run-up (feinting in the run-up is permitted); the referee cautions the kicker ".

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    My understanding was you aren't allowed to stop during the run up, but provided you keep moving forwards you can do basically whatever you want. You can't fake kick or anything once you actually reach the ball.

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    9 World Cup goals and counting before he's even 24 is some going from Mbappe. If he makes it back to back World Cups Haaland will have a mountain to climb to eclipse him.

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    That's his own fault for not picking England.

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    Wonder what Sterling is up to.

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    This feels like the Ukraine game last year. Stupidly thinking they might shithouse their way to a 0-0 and penalties before England put 3 in by half time.

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    Ukraine were dead after their second round game, no?

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    Maybe. Think the non England fans were holding out hope that it being the only game away from Wembley would make a difference.

    All hope lays on Mbappe on Saturday.

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    Van Dijk lolling at Gakpo to Man Utd rumours is what we like to see

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    Mon Senegal.

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    Kneeling against homosexuality being illegal in Senegal. Worthy.

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    How comes they're allowed to white up? Take that knee back.

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    Whoever has burgled Sterling Towers has done us a favour.

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    I thought that only happened to the Liverpool contingent.

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    This is boring as shit

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