Belgium vs Russia

Lando Griffin

Lando Griffin wrote: »

Russia need to introduce Vladimir Putin quickly; there's bags of goals on him im sure

Oh at least a hat-trick - Ukraine, Moldova, perhaps Uzbekistan also

vidor

Dire stuff now

Nuri Sahin

Mirallas or Origi on for Lukaku should be Belgium's first move.

edit - good timing, Origi has been linked with Liverpool for the past couple of months.

Lukaku has apparently only had one touch in the opposition box in his 145 minutes of this World Cup.

mike65

This game must have more wrong choices of pass than any other game I've seen.

Lukaku off for some kid.

McDave

Russia on top for a long time now. If they had a decent forward they'd be a couple up by now.

Lukaku out after 55 minutes? No vote of confidence from Wilmots there.

AllGunsBlazing

Benteke's absence being felt now imo.

Francie Barrett

No Mirallas?

Fairly dire game

mike65

So then Belgium are a bit pants and not the future (until 2016)

mike65

Wake me when its over.

The Backwards Man

Anyone see me on telly just there?

Francie Barrett

Man dozing in the crowd. Says it all.

deisedude

Where are all the hipsters with their horn for Belgium gone?

Pudsy33

Belgium were the 5th favorites for the world cup, I think calling them the hipsters choice is a joke that's past it's sell by date.

Dozen Wicked Words

Aren't Belgium historically less than the sum of their parts. Or something.

mike65

deisedude wrote: »

Where are all the hipsters with their horn for Belgium gone?

Costa Rica are the new Belgium.

McDave

deisedude wrote: »

Where are all the hipsters with their horn for Belgium gone?

Gone for a bath and a shave I suppose.

vidor

Jesus.

Dozen Wicked Words

mike65 wrote: »

Costa Rica are the new Belgium.

Who are the new Costa Rica?

AllGunsBlazing

France is where it's at now. :nods knowingly:

murpho999

Very poor match.

This Belgium team not living up to the hype.

Seem a bit like England, plenty of big names but maybe not a team.

batistuta9

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Who are the new Costa Rica?

Iran

mike65

Cap doesn't care about winning - just not losing.

vidor

Ha, the crowd booing the quality of the game. Rare to hear that!

MagicIRL

Proof that any team with Fellaini in midfield is doomed from the first whistle.

SantryRed

This is worse than Iran-Nigeria.

Nuri Sahin

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Belgium were the 5th favorites for the world cup, I think calling them the hipsters choice is a joke that's past it's sell by date.

Fairly sure I said in their opening game's thread. They went from potential darkhorses for Euro 2016 (correct) to darkhorses for World Cup 2014 (incorrect) to being betted on into being one of the favourites.. in South America. Insanity.
A lot of EPL based hype so it was

Thought a lack of full backs will kill them, it's proving there's more to that.

Cypher_sounds

Is Fellaini wearing long sleeves? Hardly cold out there.

deisedude

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Belgium were the 5th favorites for the world cup, I think calling them the hipsters choice is a joke that's past it's sell by date.

Either way they still look ****e

The Backwards Man

June 1994;

My first time in a bookie shop. Big WC bets.

Belgium to win it.
Valery Karpin top scorer.

That was the beginning and the end of my hipster days.

MagicIRL

MagicIRL wrote: »

Proof that any team with Fellaini in midfield is doomed from the first whistle.

Running around like a headless chicken.

Belgium should either take him off or stick him up as a target man

TimeToShine

murpho999 wrote: »

Very poor match.

This Belgium team not living up to the hype.

Seem a bit like England, plenty of big names but maybe not a team.

Think Fellaini is letting them down hugely, he needs to be dumped immediately. Mertens looks very dangerous on that right wing and Hazard/De Bruyne wil probably grow into the tournament. All worthless if you have a donkey in midfield though.

Francie Barrett

At least Russia are trying.

Nuri Sahin

murpho999

SantryRed wrote: »

This is worse than Iran-Nigeria.

It is worse because these teams were not expected to be sh1te.

Dozen Wicked Words

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Aren't Belgium historically less than the sum of their parts. Or something.

Apart from the odd exception, Belgium seem to be producing a different type of player then they traditionally did. In the 80s and 90s they had a very robust unit who were highly effective but lacked the flair of the French or the Dutch aside from Luc Nilis or one or two others.

murpho999

TimeToShine wrote: »

Think Fellaini is letting them down hugely, he needs to be dumped immediately. Mertens looks very dangerous on that right wing and Hazard/De Bruyne wil probably grow into the tournament. All worthless if you have a donkey in midfield though.

Well the manager put him there so I'd blame him.

mike65

Someone needs to buy Marc Wilmots a suit.

McDave

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Nothing a cafe solo won't sort for him!

*He's Columbian*

Cypher_sounds

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

Is Fellaini wearing long sleeves? Hardly cold out there.

Sure if the big mop of hair not affecting him, id hardly reckon long sleeves will

McDave

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Siesta!

Nuri Sahin

Francie Barrett wrote: »

At least Russia are trying.

If Capello had some cojones, they could win this. Dzagoev and Kerzhakov should start, certainly the former.

vidor

Bit of a gentlemans agreement going on here?

McDave

The first 15 minutes sure was a false dawn for Belgium. Any decent team would have put them away by now.

vidor

vidor wrote: »

Bit of a gentlemans agreement going on here?

Russia only drew their first game

vidor

rarnes1 wrote: »

Russia only drew their first game

Sure are content to draw this one too.

bohsboy

Dreadful game. Is the heat draining them that much?

Billy86

vidor wrote: »

Bit of a gentlemans agreement going on here?

I'm beginning to think so. Have a fiver on Belgium, but interestingly their odds got a lot, lot longer in the few hours before kickoff.

Officer999

Belgium should throw on Januzaj...game is crying out for a spark

Officer999

Belgium should throw on Januzaj...game is crying out for a spark