The 2018 World Cup Superthread

blueser

Yet another clear penalty not given and not even referred to VAR.

razorblunt

Get up Rudy!

Drumpot

Germany’s defence looks fragile again. Counter attack’s could catch them out!!!

marklazarcovic

Exactly the type of scenario it's designed for too, either use it right or don't use it at all , because it looks like favouritism,even if it's not.

Guy:Incognito

Stupid pass from kroos to start that. What was he thinking. Just play it out to the player out wide in space. Gob****e.

eagle eye

Defense clearly is just not suited to the system they are trying to play.

CSF

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Exactly the type of scenario it's designed for too, either use it right or don't use it at all , because it looks like favouritism,even if it's not.

Until they develop proper procedures for using it, it’s going to be a shambles.

Either only the referee can request it because he hasn’t seen something, or they have to get all the relevant calls from the booth.

You can’t have the booth advising the referee sometimes and then not others, because that just screams potential for unfairness.

ERG89

Kroos was terrible there. Gave away the ball & moved with the speed of an iceberg after Toivenen who's hardly a Mane.

marklazarcovic

Superb finish it has to be said

sligeach

Great finish.

Guy:Incognito

They really should just make it a rule that you can't challenge with a keeper for a high ball instead of pretending you can.

It's ridiculous. The keeper has the advantage of being able to use his hands but if an outfield player jumps near them it's a free out.

sligeach

Brilliant save from Neuer right at the death. Germany would have been finished had that gone in.

ERG89

Bit late but they'd have been better off bringing on Goretzka than Gundogan.

Loafing Oaf

ERG89 wrote: »

Bit late but they'd have been better off bringing on Goretzka than Gundogan.

Even later, even better: Sane.:rolleyes:

NIMAN

The Panzers are moving again!

razorblunt

Loving the names of some of these players.

Hector
Rudiger
Anders Granqvist the former Wigan man
Gundogan the Man City man
Ola Toivanen who once played with Sunderland of course

eagle eye

Gomez height has changed things for the Swedish defense. Just the fact that they now have to worry about aerial ability makes it harder for them to defend.

Gbear

eagle eye wrote: »

Gomez height has changed things for the Swedish defense. Just the fact that they now have to worry about aerial ability makes it harder for them to defend.

And also showing some sort of presence out left.

ERG89

Does Boateng know how to defend?
What the he'll was that he was trying.
Germany should bring on Brandt for Muller & consider keeping it that way vs S. Korea

LuckyGent88

Boating off. He has been useless anyway

blueser

Boateng has been woeful tonight. The ref's done him a favour there.

Guy:Incognito

Have to laugh the last few years at all the ex pros who would go through players for fun when playing calling for lads to be sent off for very little when they know full well the guy rolling around on the ground is grand.

Guy:Incognito

Poor header. That has to go to the corner. Straight at him.

ITV commentator keeps going on about this being a seismic result.

Guy:Incognito

German players may start buddying up with the Argentinean lads from their clubs to share flights........

NIMAN

English are loving this....aren't Germany in their half of the draw?

ThunbergsAreGo

This has been a really interesting game

Get in !!!

LuckyGent88

Holy ****

ERG89

NIMAN wrote: »

English are loving this....aren't Germany in their half of the draw?

Whoops

Sweden sat back with a man advantage -_-

Drumpot

Sickner

ThunbergsAreGo

He's been amazing tonight, such a leader

Guy:Incognito

Gggggggooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaalllllllll.

I'll be honest, I thought they were going to do some stupid crap and not even get the ball, in to th who's.

He owed that after his dick ball in the first half.

chopperbyrne

Football's a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball, and in the end, the Germans always win.

Guy:Incognito

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

German players may start buddying up with the Argentinean lads from their clubs to share flights........

Shut up you sap.

LuckyGent88

Low made serious subs and made a huge difference. Had the balls to take off a defender when down to 10 men and it paid off.

Arghus

What a strike.

Fcking hell.

eagle eye

The Germans are so tough. Kroos was their best player on the night imo and that was a great strike for the goal. I don't really feel sorry for Sweden because even with an extra man they sat deeper and deeper.

Guy:Incognito

So Germany beat korea 1-0 and Sweden beat Mexico 1-0 leaves all 3 on 6 points and +1 gd. There's no head to head is there ? Gd then i assume goals scored?

Pete Moss

The balls on Kroos to go for that. Would've been much easier to put it in the box and make it someone else's problem. Schtones.

Trigger

Sweden looked out in their feet after 70mins, was surprised they held out so long even with a man advantage

Drumpot

That goal has left Mexico having to play full team. I presume Head to Head only counts if equal goal difference. Germany might thump South Korea which means Mexico can’t lose!!!! Imagine them drawing 0-0 with 20 mins to go and end up going out after leading the group for most of the tournament!!

ERG89

naughtb4 wrote: »

He's been amazing tonight, such a leader

He was at fault for the Sweden goal. But stood up far more in the second half especially when nothing went right for Gundogan beside him.
Need to start Brandt & Goretzka. Muller hasnt done anything to keep his place. Pity they haven't another good striker as Werner was better in a free role & Gomez was a perfect foil for Granquist type defending.
Boateng & Rudiger were there for the taking but Sweden weren't positive enough especially against 10 men.

CSF

Drumpot wrote: »

That goal has left Mexico having to play full team. I presume Head to Head only counts if equal goal difference. Germany might thump South Korea which means Mexico can’t lose!!!!

Korea need to beat Mexico by 2 to finish ahead of them right? Because goals scored?

Billy86

If not for injury time goals we would be looking at Argentina, Brazil and Germany all with one foot out the door. OK less so Brazil, but they would have had to have beaten Serbia without the win the other day.

Drumpot

CSF wrote: »

Korea need to beat Mexico by 2 to finish ahead of them right? Because goals scored?

Yeh but they would need Mexico to beat Sweden. Would be hilarious but Leicester city winning league level craziness!!!

Liam McPoyle

Keano on Boateng

"He's got 650 pairs of shoes, he can't be right upstairs"

Gbear

The Germans attacked really poorly but got through on sheer volume and determination.

If they can gain a little confidence and trust in the overlaps and balls in behind they were showing in the early game, there's no reason why they can't at least sort their attack out.

Maybe bring Brandt in for Mueller and keep him and Reus wider, as well as maybe bringing in another body in midfield so Kroos can join the attack more freely.

They're not far off being good but they just seem really mentally fragile, Big Balls Tony notwithstanding.

MD1990

World cup been brillant last few days.

Drumpot

Billy86 wrote: »

If not for injury time goals we would be looking at Argentina, Brazil and Germany all with one foot out the door. OK less so Brazil, but they would have had to have beaten Serbia without the win the other day.

those three teams have given England the most heartache in the world cup over the last 30 years. I was thinking when the clock hit 90 mins (when Germany were as good as out) that English fans might start thinking it might be there year!!!