buster. 5,191 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rousseau said: It's the same team. Sanches is a strange one: Won Golden... something at the Euro, got his move to Bayern for £30M, then went off the boil. He was on loan at Swansea last season and he looked awful; truly awful. It's inexplicable how far he's regressed. At the Euros the team had to do more because Ronaldo wasn't really at it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,612 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, buster. said: At the Euros the team had to do more because Ronaldo wasn't really at it. They didn't really do much in the Euros: they only won 4 games out of 7 (drawing every group game!), and two of them were AET. Nothing has really changed, IMO. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,006 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 On all the evidence so far, Manchester City would stroll the tournament. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,191 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, Scott7 said: On all the evidence so far, Manchester City would stroll the tournament. ......and get beaten by Real Madrid in the Final. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,191 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) Unlikely but Spain go out if they lose tonight. Argentina lose to Croatia tomorrow and they are on a very sticky wicket. Germany likely to go out if they lose to Sweden on Saturday. Italy and the Netherlands not even there. Since 1974, those five teams have contested 17 World Cup Final berths between them of a possible 22 (ie, 11 finals) Edited June 20, 2018 by buster. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,040 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Did you see the fans of Senegal pick up there litter and clean up there bit of the stands , well done them . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I'm sure I read the Japanese cleaned up their section too. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,693 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 hour ago, buster. said: ......and get beaten by Real Madrid in the Final. Or thrashed by Liverpool before the final. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,040 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 22 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: I'm sure I read the Japanese cleaned up their section too. They certainly cleaned up at Pearl Harbour 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,191 Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 You can't help but feel that this WC is up for grabs to a wider potential spread of possible winners than has been the norm. Early days but none of the pre-tournament favourites have shown up well. Spain are vulnerable at the back and aren't as fluid middle to front as they were when winning tournaments. Only one game but...... Argentina just aren't good enough. Something doesn't seem to be quite right with Germany. Brazil looked mediocre. For those three, we'll see how they react to the pressure in their 2nd game. Note. I didn't see any of the French game. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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