Belgium vs Algeria 17:00 (ITV, RTE)

Kylo Ren

Some load of penalties in this tournament.

efb

Hmmm

Pudsy33

Please score

Washington Irving

Silly one to give away

Turtyturd

Ref done well to spot that. :pac:

Boom__Boom

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Game needed that

Yeah even more incentive for Algeria to sit back ...........

mike65

Game on.

GreNoLi

Interesting.

Washington Irving

1-0 Algeria.


Five penalties scored from five now?

DildoFaggins

That's what happens when you play 4CBs at the back.

Pringle12345

What was he doing?

Paully D

Brilliant refereeing. So often we see those not given. Algeria not the pushovers many expected them to be.

efb

Silly from the Belgian

Darkglasses

GET IN!!!

:eek: most excited I've been all this tournament, not even joking

CurryFlavoured

Vertonghen is a mong. One of the most overrated footballers around.

Pudsy33

Boom__Boom wrote: »

Yeah even more incentive for Algeria to sit back ...........

Well it's a kick up the arse to a team who have been painfully pedestrian.

Moneymaker

Stone wall pen.

Belgium been abysmal so far. Totally flat.

rob316

Stupid from Vertonghen, Belgians very underwhelming so far.

DildoFaggins

Can see Miralles and Metens coming on in the 2nd half if Belgium don't pick it up.

shrewdness

That should at least give this game the kick up the arse it needed.

KingdomYid

Jan carrying his club form onto the international scene I see,he has had a brutal season.

Boom__Boom

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Well it's a kick up the arse to a team who have been painfully pedestrian.

The way Belgian have been going I think they might not even notice that they are 1 down.

Oat23

Paully D wrote: »

Brilliant refereeing. So often we see those not given. Algeria not the pushovers many expected them to be.

They're ranked 22nd in the world. I don't know why most expected them to be pushovers.

SantryRed

CurryFlavoured wrote: »

Vertonghen is a mong. One of the most overrated footballers around.

This Belgian team as a whole are overrated.

Francie Barrett

Fellaini on the bench?

:pac:

greendom

I'm not watching so the commentator may well has already said this, but that's the first Algerian goal in a WC finals for a long while, I believe.

Kylo Ren

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Fellaini on the bench?

:pac:

Yep, hence why they're 1-0 down.

Pudsy33

The Algerian centre half just dribbled the ball about 30 yards upfield unopposed. This is shocking so far from the Belgian team.

Seaneh

Jesus Belgium are shocking so far...

GreNoLi

Very stiff from the Belgians.

fuzzydunlop85

De bruyne having a mare.

Lukker-

De Bruyne should be taken off for Mirallas at HT.

The Backwards Man

You should never depend on the Belgians.

Boom__Boom

OOF - Horror freekick and then moaning at the teammates. Not exactly a good sign.

Lukker-

Boom__Boom wrote: »

OOF - Horror freekick and then moaning at the teammates. Not exactly a good sign.

Seems like a primadona, like a few of the Belgians.

Da Shins Kelly

Not too impressed by the Belgians. Algeria putting in a big effort defending.

Lovely Bloke

that was an elbow?

Paully D

Oat23 wrote: »

They're ranked 22nd in the world. I don't know why most expected them to be pushovers.

I'd read virtually nothing into the rankings, but they're certainly a better side than most gave them credit for.

Boom__Boom

Who was that standing statue still waiting for the ball to come to them when the Algerian nipped in to intercept?

Shocking stuff

CurryFlavoured

Keno wrote: »

Yep, hence why they're 1-0 down.

As opposed to 3-0 and down to 10 men.

DildoFaggins

Bit of fighting by the spurs players :pac:

JPA

A lot of this team had no club form, the 3 Spurs guys definitely.

Algeria are certainly a frustrating team to play against but no quality being shown by Belgium so far - Algeria making them look horribly over-rated.

efb

Will Algeria park the Camel train now?

LightningBlue

Belgians have no width. That's what happens when you have two centre backs crowbarred into playing full back.

The build play has been way too slow. Game needs Mertens or Mirallas, someone who's more direct. De bruyne has been awful.

CurryFlavoured

They really are hampered by their fullbacks. It's mad that they have so many CBs and no FBs.

Chadli shouldn't be playing either - Januzaj, Mirallas and Mertens are all better.

GreNoLi

Football to De Groin.

Oat23

Paully D wrote: »

I'd read virtually nothing into the rankings, but they're certainly a better side than most gave them credit for.

Thankfully the bookies don't read much into them either.

Still expect Belgium to improve a bit.

Moneymaker

Mertens badly needed.

And it shows you how important good full backs are.

It's a crippling weakness.

Kevin De Bruyne having a stinker. Belgium look very poor