World Cup 2018 Knock Out Rounds
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Awesome.
That was legit though.
That was legit though.
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That looked like his shoulder to me?
Would really like to see another replay.
(Side note: Just aesthetically, the Russian team looks like on O-30 Sunday League team.)
Would really like to see another replay.
(Side note: Just aesthetically, the Russian team looks like on O-30 Sunday League team.)
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Nevermind, not sure what I was seeing on that. Legit.
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The other bet I was considering was Spain +125 for the 1st half only so I would have been pretty pissed about being right.
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And BTW, fuck Spain. Play the god damn game. Just sitting back and passing it side to side for 30 minutes.
Reminds me of DC United right before they got really bad, under Rongen. They'd possess and possess, side to side, to no end. No sense of urgency, no attacking spirit.
It's hard to turn that off and on. They said hypnotic on the broadcast... That lulling sense works both ways.
Reminds me of DC United right before they got really bad, under Rongen. They'd possess and possess, side to side, to no end. No sense of urgency, no attacking spirit.
It's hard to turn that off and on. They said hypnotic on the broadcast... That lulling sense works both ways.
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Here it is!
Edit: Forgot I am a few minutes behind. You guys already discussed it. On replay, yeah, I guess you have to call that.
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Spain with a 1-0 lead is my least favorite team to watch. They just play keepaway and don’t even try to use their attacking talent. I hated the 2010 Championship team because that was how all their games played out. Glad that Russia got that PK to make this a game again.degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 9:35 am Russia have to get the ball first.
A Spain 1-0 lead just kills this game.
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Spain are so talented they should just throttle teams. But at 1-0 they always stop playing.Joe K wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 9:46 amSpain with a 1-0 lead is my least favorite team to watch. They just play keepaway and don’t even try to use their attacking talent. I hated the 2010 Championship team because that was how all their games played out. Glad that Russia got that PK to make this a game again.degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 9:35 am Russia have to get the ball first.
A Spain 1-0 lead just kills this game.
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That was going to be the 100th Spanish World Cup goal... Off the dick.
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It's VERY off-putting to have a guy on Russian with Fernandez as a surname.
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I like this ref a lot. Get off the ball on a free kick, fucker!
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Shit, they're taking off on of my beer league guys.
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Prediction: This ref is doing the championship match.
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Only need 1 more goal in the second half and not gonna get it. Sad.
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Just wait for the dubious injury time penalty after Kuipers gets the subtle 'nod' from Uncle Vlad...
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Really just hoping for a goal so I don’t have to watch another half hour of this shit.
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Felt like PKs about 65 minutes in.
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Also, that guys name is Ass Face. Ahs Fahs, you're not fooling anyone.
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That was the chance.
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Aspas. What announcers are you watching?Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:42 am Also, that guys name is Ass Face. Ahs Fahs, you're not fooling anyone.
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Foxdegenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:43 amAspas. What announcers are you watching?Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:42 am Also, that guys name is Ass Face. Ahs Fahs, you're not fooling anyone.
Rae doesn't push the P part of that name. Ahs phahs.
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also, that guys name is cocaine, according to Rae.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:48 amFoxdegenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:43 amAspas. What announcers are you watching?Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:42 am Also, that guys name is Ass Face. Ahs Fahs, you're not fooling anyone.
Rae doesn't push the P part of that name. Ahs phahs.
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I really like the 4th sub rule. Would argue it could be another in the second ET.
And that Icelandic woman is cute.
And that Icelandic woman is cute.
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One of the funnier moments in soccer announcing fuck-ups was the time Julie Foudy couldn't do clock math and was getting really worked up at 110:00 that the US wasn't pressing more against CAN in some WWC game. Losing her shit for like 2 minutes until you could tell someone got in her ear:
"Hey, Julie, game is over at 120:00."
"Hey, Julie, game is over at 120:00."
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Who the fuck goes and buys food at this point in a game?
That looked VERY American, btw.
That looked VERY American, btw.
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I hate that people talk about PKs like it's a coin flip or a lottery.
It's not. Goalkeepers step up and do amazing things, or kickers suck it up and bury the nerves and put the ball in the back of the net.
It's not like they spin them around 10 times with their forehead on a wiffleball bat.
I know it's not perfect, but people devalue the result too much.
It's not. Goalkeepers step up and do amazing things, or kickers suck it up and bury the nerves and put the ball in the back of the net.
It's not like they spin them around 10 times with their forehead on a wiffleball bat.
I know it's not perfect, but people devalue the result too much.
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Even taking conspiracy out of it, that would've been a bonkers PK call.
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It's the English. They always say that penalties are a lottery and they keep losing at them.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:18 am I hate that people talk about PKs like it's a coin flip or a lottery.
It's not. Goalkeepers step up and do amazing things, or kickers suck it up and bury the nerves and put the ball in the back of the net.
It's not like they spin them around 10 times with their forehead on a wiffleball bat.
I know it's not perfect, but people devalue the result too much.
English announcers get away with their accent which covers up a lot of stupid things they say.
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+1degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:26 amIt's the English. They always say that penalties are a lottery and they keep losing at them.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:18 am I hate that people talk about PKs like it's a coin flip or a lottery.
It's not. Goalkeepers step up and do amazing things, or kickers suck it up and bury the nerves and put the ball in the back of the net.
It's not like they spin them around 10 times with their forehead on a wiffleball bat.
I know it's not perfect, but people devalue the result too much.
English announcers get away with their accent which covers up a lot of stupid things they say.
Very good point.
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There's something about soccer managers in a suit in the rain that makes me happy.
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Sorry for being the millionth guy to say this, but it’s uncanny how many national teams play like stereotypes of their country. Russia conceding territory and playing defense in Moscow has been their M.O. since, what, the 16th Century?
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I like Spain here. De Gea's style is to wait on the kicker... Very unnerving.
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Spain deserve to lose this game for playing like a bunch of pussies and refusing to attack the goal until ET.
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WOW
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Holy shit!
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He was the best player for man U all season but he wasn’t good On those PKs. Looked like two he should have gotten a hand onNonlinear FC wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:37 am I like Spain here. De Gea's style is to wait on the kicker... Very unnerving.
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Kick save!
Russia deserved this. Defended heroicly and you could tell they practiced penalties.
Russia deserved this. Defended heroicly and you could tell they practiced penalties.
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Gotta say it - Fuck Spain.
That was an irritating, ridiculous performance. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over when it isn;t working. 1,000 passes and how many of those meant anything? No crosses into the box, no direct runs at a thoroughly gassed defence.
One of the worst coaching jobs imaginable... ridiculous.
That was an irritating, ridiculous performance. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over when it isn;t working. 1,000 passes and how many of those meant anything? No crosses into the box, no direct runs at a thoroughly gassed defence.
One of the worst coaching jobs imaginable... ridiculous.
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The best chance they had came on one of the only plays where someone tried something other than immediately making a short pass — Rodrigo’s nice dummy into the run at the defender. Also, isn’t Costa really good at cleaning up on plays in front of the goal (I vaguely remember him scoring lots of “ugly” goals for Chelsea)? Why not just serve more balls into the box to see what he can do?Pruitt wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:07 pm Gotta say it - Fuck Spain.
That was an irritating, ridiculous performance. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over when it isn;t working. 1,000 passes and how many of those meant anything? No crosses into the box, no direct runs at a thoroughly gassed defence.
One of the worst coaching jobs imaginable... ridiculous.
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Just stubborn.
Their goal came from a ball into the box. Their other goals in the tourney came from direct play. Like Costas first goal.
Why do this?
Their goal came from a ball into the box. Their other goals in the tourney came from direct play. Like Costas first goal.
Why do this?
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