The 2018 World Cup Superthread

irishguitarlad

Also, the stadium they are playing in is the mad one.

irishguitarlad

Just saw there that mo salah is not playing. No torreira for Uruguay either.

Boom_Bap

C'Mon Ireland!

PhuckHugh

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Just saw there that mo salah is not playing. No torreira for Uruguay either.

Salah is a fan-ny... Honest to god, a few ligaments in his shoulder and he went off crying like a big girl. I was disgusted watching the CL final and the carry on of him. Biggest game of his career... we've all done worse and played on. And still out today :rolleyes: Watching GAA makes some mockery of the modern footballer. As much as I detest rugby, the pain those lads put themselves through in big games compared to modern footballers is chalk and cheese... granted, different sports and different demands, but it's also a mindset.

the whole year inn

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Also, the stadium they are playing in is the mad one.

What's mad about it?

Boom_Bap

PhuckHugh wrote: »

Salah is a fan-ny... Honest to god, a few ligaments in his shoulder and he went off crying like a big girl. I was disgusted watching the CL final and the carry on of him. Biggest game of his career... we've all done worse and played on. And still out today :rolleyes: Watching GAA makes some mockery of the modern footballer. As much as I detest rugby, the pain those lads put themselves through in big games compared to modern footballers is chalk and cheese... granted, different sports and different demands, but it's also a mindset.

He did try to play on, and couldn't

yourdeadwright

the untitled user wrote: »

yourdeadwright wrote: »

I see it looks like Ashley Young will start left wing back for England ,
He's had a decent season but just shows how poor the England squad is
I reckon its the worst in my living memory and I'm 35

I don't know about that, I'm feeling surprisingly optimistic about their chances of progression to the latter stages.

The big thing for me is that this is the first time in 20 years of following football that I can remember an English football manager not just mindlessly sending out his best 11 players and hoping they click.

Southgate seems to have a coherent plan as to how they should play. And more importantly it seems he's not afraid to drop some of his better performers to fit it. Overall, they seem a better balanced squad to me.

I just can't see it they more than likely get out of there group but they won't bother any of the big teams ,

irishguitarlad

the whole year inn wrote: »

What's mad about it?

It's the one in Ekateringburg, where the stand behind one if the goals os outside the ground and you're Up in the clouds watching the game. I think Salah should toughen up a bit alright. However, I don't think all players are like this, sure David Luiz played through chelseas title winning season with his knee ****ed and needing an operation, also neuer playing that Game with his Broken hand. Antonio Adán this year for real Betis played almost the whole season needing an operation. So like I said, it depends on the player. But then again, having suffered a shoulder injury myself, I suppose I do sympathize with him, so maybe he shouldn't toughen up?haha

PhuckHugh

Boom_Bap wrote: »

He did try to play on, and couldn't

Ahh stop it...just stop it now.

yourdeadwright

PhuckHugh wrote: »

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Just saw there that mo salah is not playing. No torreira for Uruguay either.

Salah is a fan-ny... Honest to god, a few ligaments in his shoulder and he went off crying like a big girl. I was disgusted watching the CL final and the carry on of him. Biggest game of his career... we've all done worse and played on. And still out today :rolleyes:  Watching GAA makes some mockery of the modern footballer. As much as I detest rugby, the pain those lads put themselves through in big games compared to modern footballers is chalk and cheese... granted, different sports and different demands, but it's also a mindset.

Try running with that injury he got and see how you get on,
I'm sure he could have stayed out there but what's the point if he wouldn't have effected the game he couldn't run with it,
Absolute nonsense,
Why would nay GAA manger leave someone on the pitch who can only use one arm ?
If a gaa player done his shoulder he'd come off to don't be daft
Lee Kegan is currently out for four months with a shoulder injury  , Is he a big blouse to ?

PhuckHugh

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Try running with that injury he got and see how you get on,
I'm sure he could have stayed out there but what's the point if he wouldn't have effected the game he couldn't run with it,
Absolute nonsense,
Why would nay GAA manger leave someone on the pitch who can only use one arm ?
If a gaa player done his shoulder he'd come off to don't be daft
Lee Kegan is currently out for four months with a shoulder injury , Is he a big blouse to ?

Listen .. I ripped my shoulder to bits paint balling and still captured the enemy flag. Pain is a mindset. Winning is a mindset.

the untitled user

Eh... sh**loads of nerves run through your shoulder up to your noggin'. Having your shoulder pop out and back in can be excruciating pain, in some cases so severe it causes people to go into shock.


So those dissing Salah, seriously cop onto yourselves. Even Rugby players wouldn't be as dumb as to try and play on with a dislocated shoulder... :rolleyes:

Boom_Bap

Besides Salah, looks like an interesting round of matches today.


I have Uruguay to win, a scoreless draw between Iran and Morocco and a win for Spain.
Although the Iran/Morocco game could turn out to be a goal scoring frenzy.

MD1990

Much different playing an amateur sport with a shoulder injury. Much lower level so you might get away with it.

Salah with a shoulder injury cannot run properly so no chance he can play on.

yourdeadwright

PhuckHugh wrote: »

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Try running with that injury he got and see how you get on,
I'm sure he could have stayed out there but what's the point if he wouldn't have effected the game he couldn't run with it,
Absolute nonsense,
Why would nay GAA manger leave someone on the pitch who can only use one arm ?
If a gaa player done his shoulder he'd come off to don't be daft
Lee Kegan is currently out for four months with a shoulder injury  , Is he a big blouse to ?

Listen .. I ripped my shoulder to bits paint balling and still captured the enemy flag. Pain is a mindset. Winning is a mindset.

Cian O Sullivan Dublin defender has been out since MArch with a shoulder injury , ,the big blouse
Two years ago Kerry’s Footballer of the Year James O’Donoghue come off in quarter final with the same injury ,
This year wasn't there a Rossomon player who was out injured due to hurting his shoulder while working as a prison guard,
I'm sure your harder than all the above,

yourdeadwright

PhuckHugh wrote: »

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Try running with that injury he got and see how you get on,
I'm sure he could have stayed out there but what's the point if he wouldn't have effected the game he couldn't run with it,
Absolute nonsense,
Why would nay GAA manger leave someone on the pitch who can only use one arm ?
If a gaa player done his shoulder he'd come off to don't be daft
Lee Kegan is currently out for four months with a shoulder injury  , Is he a big blouse to ?

Listen .. I ripped my shoulder to bits paint balling and still captured the enemy flag. Pain is a mindset. Winning is a mindset.

Ye blouse a paint ball ripped your shoulder

PhuckHugh

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Ye blouse a paint ball ripped your shoulder

No, I ripped it doing a diving tuck roll while shooting off a clip..

pjohnson

I thought Ramos had murdered Salah tbh.

fyfe79

MD1990 wrote: »

Much different playing an amateur sport with a shoulder injury. Much lower level so you might get away with it.

Salah with a shoulder injury cannot run properly so no chance he can play on.

Spot on. Playing in a CL final - the pinnacle of the club game - and a player rips his shoulder. He knows he can carry on and run around a bit, but in such a top level game he knows he'll not nearly be at 100% and will be only a hinderance for his team. He knew he had to come off to benefit the team.

Although had he known how Lallana would play, he might've stayed on

Trigger

the whole year inn wrote: »

What's mad about it?

It’s like this on both ends

Trigger

PhuckHugh wrote: »

No, I ripped it doing a diving tuck roll while shooting off a clip..

Pffft, you don’t even use a real gun...

corny

Yay. Another female pundit on RTE.

naughto

Who’s the blond one between given what’s his face

Trigger

corny wrote: »

Yay. Another female pundit on RTE.

Always remember her goal that was voted for the goal of the season at the Balon D’or awards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyiI2jZTnhU

naughto wrote: »

Who’s the blond one between given what’s his face

Stephanie Roche, Plays for Ireland. Think she is with Sunderland now but out with a serious injury

the whole year inn

astradave wrote: »

Always remember her goal that was voted for the goal of the season at the Balon D’or awards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyiI2jZTnhU

Stephanie Roche, Plays for Ireland. Think she is with Sunderland now but out with a serious injury

Yea Messi and Ronaldo eyeing her up at the awards.

Boom_Bap

the whole year inn wrote: »

Yea Messi and Ronaldo eyeing her up at the awards.

When talking about Salah, they were saying that he may not play at all. She said something like, "He could be just doing a John Terry" Very funny.


There are alot of empty seats in that stadium.

the whole year inn

astradave wrote: »

It’s like this on both ends

Do you tie your self off before you sit down .Health and Safety nightmare I'd say.

Trigger

the whole year inn wrote: »

Do you tie your self off before you sit down .Health and Safety nightmare I'd say.

No idea, they had a camera up there about 6/7 mins in and it was rocking like crazy, say it’s daunting anyways

the whole year inn

astradave wrote: »

No idea, they had a camera up there about 6/7 mins in and it was rocking like crazy, say it’s daunting anyways

Bet you will get some lunatics climbing the scaffolding aswell.
Big miss by Suarez there.

citytillidie

the whole year inn

citytillidie wrote: »

Nosebleeds.

Mint Sauce

Mo checking his shin pads.

the whole year inn

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Mo checking his shin pads.

Looked like shoulder pads to me.

GavRedKing

That stand is brilliant, its like in the old LMA games when you could build a 20,000 seater, 3 tier stand on the end of something like the Dell, looks so out of place.

Lucas Hood

Looks stupid fifa should have just made an exception that the stadium didn't need to hold as many people as the others.

ricero

Jasus the state of this rte pundit team

Boom_Bap

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Looks stupid fifa should have just made an exception that the stadium didn't need to hold as many people as the others.

With the stands it 35000 capacity or something like that.

gimli2112

Jaysis that scaffold stand is terrifying. I'm sure they had engineers look at it beforehand....probably.

Lucas Hood

Boom_Bap wrote: »

With the stands it 35000 capacity or something like that.

I think it needed to be 40,000 that's why the temporary stand was erected.

crushproof

ricero wrote: »

Jasus the state of this rte pundit team

Who's on? Stuck with BBC here.

ERG89

Lucas Hood wrote: »

I think it needed to be 40,000 that's why the temporary stand was erected.

The irony is there are plenty of empty seats in the other stands

Yakult

Hard to think these are professional footballers. Terrible match.

razorblunt

Don't ever ever ever listen to BBC Commentary with headphones on if its Keown, his constant sucking up of his own drool is disgusting.

DJIMI TRARORE

This is poor stuff,Uruguay for all their stars look absolutely toothless and free from any creative MF

Trigger

Egypt are sorely missing in the final third, doing all the good work to get there and misplacing simple passes or the crossing is poor, I’m convinced if Salah was on they would have a goal. Uruguay really ain’t up to much

highgiant1985

MOTM today surely the goalkeeper!

gimli2112

Sounds like a great advertisement not to expand the thing to 48 teams.

ERG89

Very Uruguayan goal that, bit ugly but they got it. Poor marking on Giminez & Godin

Trigger

Fantastic Header tbf, up over 3 Egypt players

irishguitarlad

Godín was immense and Giménez was solid and got the goal. Betancur is a bit overrated no? He only passes sideways or behind, yet the way the BBC were talking you'd swear to go It was the second coming of Xavi or Iniesta.