#19 Uruguay 1-0 Saudi Arabia - Match thread ~ Group B

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Haarlemammer wrote:Phil Neville insight: something along the lines of
The Uruguayan fans just want to see their team win, no matter how ugly, and get further in the competition than ever before.
Further than the 2 times they won it, Phil?
Poor Phil, Gary got the brain cell.
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Saudi defensive scares are some of the worst I've seen
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Why is Phil Neville whispering?
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Haarlemammer wrote:Phil Neville insight: something along the lines of
The Uruguayan fans just want to see their team win, no matter how ugly, and get further in the competition than ever before.
Further than the 2 times they won it, Phil?
He is a grade A Bellend....

Definitely the biggest lady garden in the England women's team dressing room.
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Another dismal game.
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this was proper *****
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rare as rockinghorse shat wrote:Another dismal game.
You wait 'til Saudi Arabia v Egypt..what is the f***ing point..
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It's not the poor teams that's doing it, Samba. That last game may well be quite open and entertaining.
Saudi took the game to Uruguay, had most possession, as many attempts and more possession, I believe.

Uruguay gave up after the goal, just sat back and were just pathetic.

How many 1-0s has that been now?

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rare as rockinghorse shat wrote:Another dismal game.
Samba wrote:You wait 'til Saudi Arabia v Egypt..what is the f***ing point..
Best we can hope for is regional rivalry and playing for pride. Impression I get is they are largely mates these days, though the Saudis find the Egyptian Arabic accent hilarious.
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rare as rockinghorse shat wrote:It's not the poor teams that's doing it, Samba. That last game may well be quite open and entertaining.
Saudi took the game to Uruguay, had most possession, as many attempts and more possession, I believe.

Uruguay gave up after the goal, just sat back and were just pathetic.

How many 1-0s has that been now?

I detest cowardice in football more than many other things.
That is what they do. It is not everybody's cup of tea and it is not my cup of tea either, but they do it and they do it rather well. It's Allardyce type stuff, but they have tremendous team spirit, definitely play for each other and their manager and they are one helluva well drilled cohesive unit who deny the other team space and they are ****ing difficult to beat
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rare as rockinghorse shat wrote:How many 1-0s has that been now?
19 games, 8 have ended 1-0.
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Puff Daddy wrote: That is what they do. It is not everybody's cup of tea and it is not my cup of tea either, but they do it and they do it rather well. It's Allardyce type stuff, but they have tremendous team spirit, definitely play for each other and their manager and they are one helluva well drilled cohesive unit who deny the other team space and they are ****ing difficult to beat
It's why there's a deep split among Uruguayans on Tabarez. Some embrace the strategy of playing the percentages, many find it frustrating and dismal.
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rare as rockinghorse shat wrote:It's not the poor teams that's doing it, Samba. That last game may well be quite open and entertaining.
I detest cowardice in football more than many other things.
I agree, rars.
The 'lesser' teams are doing the best that they can.
The 'better' teams are content to go 1-0 up & then just kill the game.
My comment was just feeling sorry for SA & E. Nothing to play for in their last game. Must feel quite soul-destroying for the players.
Still, a World Cup game is a World Cup game & a chance to put yourself in 'the shop window'.
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rare as rockinghorse shat wrote:How many 1-0s has that been now?
brothernero wrote: 19 games, 8 have ended 1-0.
Make that 9...
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I think the lesser teams really are stinking the place up lets be honest Saudi Arabia and Peru are the exceptions
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D C wrote:I think the lesser teams really are stinking the place up lets be honest Saudi Arabia and Peru are the exceptions
I think this will become to norm for group stage international football especially with the expanded formats. At the last Euro’s all the lesser teams were playing for the 0-0 in the hope of making the last 16 as a best placed 3rd place.

I get the idea of involving more countries sounds nice but in reality the quality of the competition nose dives as a result.
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I'm not sure why people are coating off the "lesser teams", Saudi Arabia seemed to be trying to make a go of it. Uruguay are supposed to be one of the big names but could only manage a 1-0.
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