No idea you were Belgianbubbles1966 wrote:The more I watch this, the more I think we have a chance.
Who’s going to win the World Cup?
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
We have a chance, but bloody hell our players will all have to be at their best, will have to gel like no England team has in donkeys years, and have a fair amount of luck too.
No one team really looking great so far.
No one team really looking great so far.
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
If we get to the semis with this lot it would make the reaction to 90 look minuscule I reckonsendô wrote:We have a chance, but bloody hell our players will all have to be at their best, will have to gel like no England team has in donkeys years, and have a fair amount of luck too.
No one team really looking great so far.
Even the QF and he’s something major to build on
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
I think Southgate has picked all the youngsters on purpose with an eye on Euro 2020 at home.
If we get out of the groups and lose to one of the good teams no-one will really be surprised.
The risk for him is if we beat Tunisia and Panama then draw with Belgium - expectation will rocket.
If we get out of the groups and lose to one of the good teams no-one will really be surprised.
The risk for him is if we beat Tunisia and Panama then draw with Belgium - expectation will rocket.
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
The QF's always looked like the end of the road because that was when we were supposed to meet Germany or Brazil. Having seen both teams, we're quite capable of beating them.
The best two teams in the tournament are Spain and Ronaldo.
The best two teams in the tournament are Spain and Ronaldo.
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
Uruguay. Nobody talks about them, rubbish in their first match, but they still got the win. They will be rubbish in their second match too, but they will then top their group on 6 points, probably without conceding a single goal, play a second string of players in the final group game and plot the downfall of their last 16 opponents and then their odds will drop as people do start to talk about them and all the rest begin to take notice. That's how they do it
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
That's until Suarez bites a chunk out of an opponents leg, get's sent home in disgrace and they fall apart.Puff Daddy wrote:Uruguay. Nobody talks about them, rubbish in their first match, but they still got the win. They will be rubbish in their second match too, but they will then top their group on 6 points, probably without conceding a single goal, play a second string of players in the final group game and plot the downfall of their last 16 opponents and then their odds will drop as people do start to talk about them and all the rest begin to take notice. That's how they do it
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
Uruguay have a b*stard route through the tournament. Spain or Portugal in the second round and France in the quarters. If they win the cup they’ll have definitely earned it.
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
What you say is true, but they can stifle opponents and deny them space and yes, Spain and Portugal will be major threats to their progress, but they also have a very unsung, wily old fox of a manager who has been there forever and there is no doubt his players absolutely love him and definitely play for him. I would take them to beat France and if they have to, they will be perfectly happy to take anybody to penaltiesJames P wrote:Uruguay have a b*stard route through the tournament. Spain or Portugal in the second round and France in the quarters. If they win the cup they’ll have definitely earned it.
Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
And Mexico are worth an each way after yesterday.bubbles1966 wrote:The QF's always looked like the end of the road because that was when we were supposed to meet Germany or Brazil. Having seen both teams, we're quite capable of beating them.
The best two teams in the tournament are Spain and Ronaldo.
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I don't think so. They have announced themselves to the world now, but will come unstuck the moment they meet a stodgy team who have done their homework on them, who will dictate the pace of the game and deny them the space to cause their havoc on the breakEstuary wrote:
And Mexico are worth an each way after yesterday.
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
I'd just like to point out that with the way results have gone so far, and if that trend carries on with key teams not quite performing as expected (aka Argentina and the Germans), then England might well end up with a reasonable path to the semis if we come runner up in our group.
If we win it then it doesn't look so nice.
If we win it then it doesn't look so nice.
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
And we're the last group to complete our first round games so we'll know which teams are on which side of the draw when we kick off. Could have a slightly awkward situation where the team that loses will end up on the more comfortable side of the draw.sendô wrote:I'd just like to point out that with the way results have gone so far, and if that trend carries on with key teams not quite performing as expected (aka Argentina and the Germans), then England might well end up with a reasonable path to the semis if we come runner up in our group.
If we win it then it doesn't look so nice.
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
As always with England, my concern is our approach to the game and the type of players we produce.
We seem to tend toward stiffness and anxiety - instead of the fluid, two-footed, possession football of the top teams.
Having said that, I think we are moving in the right direction - and it is not only those types of teams who win trophies.
I really like Southgate and the vibe around this group of players.
Before the tournament started I believed we had a chance - and these opening games have done nothing to change that. Let's see how we look in the next two.
We seem to tend toward stiffness and anxiety - instead of the fluid, two-footed, possession football of the top teams.
Having said that, I think we are moving in the right direction - and it is not only those types of teams who win trophies.
I really like Southgate and the vibe around this group of players.
Before the tournament started I believed we had a chance - and these opening games have done nothing to change that. Let's see how we look in the next two.
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Re: Who’s going to win the World Cup?
Rumblings from USADA that FIFA haven’t been running PED tests adequately. Stats show that Russian players have run more than every other team so far, which could be due to lots of things. Or it could be due to the fact that Russia likes to drug its sportsmen.westham,eggyandchips wrote:Russia