wc semi 1 :: La bataille des hydres à trois têtes

[ScottishHorn 172]

1 minute ago, ScottishHorn said:

I'll be rooting against France.  A bunch of turd bitch asses

And they were lucky to win anyway.  They have a great goal keeper

[CurlyDumps 4471]

I feel let down.  Belgium looked ordinary.

[hayden_horn 11362]

well, if you're going to have stoppage time you should honor the idea of stoppage time, otherwise, it's pointless. they should've played until the 98th minute

Edited July 10, 2018 by hayden_horn

[FondrenRoad 4378]

1 minute ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

tough to get upset when they only had 95:45 seconds to score 1 goal and couldnt

Other than the 10 minutes where they intentionally left a concussed player rolling around on the field. Sure 95 minutes. 

[PittsburghTiger 6187]

I don't like the time-wasting, but, as long as it is not penalized players will keep doing what they do.

I think France deserved the victory. Wasn't a great game by either team, but a good game between two very good teams. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

Pogba was balls.  Great match for him. 

[maninblack 7974]

M'bop didn't do anything out of the ordinary

[alincoln 2371]

This was Belgium's chance in the WC.  They will be past it in 2022.  France on the other hand . . .

 

[ScottishHorn 172]

2 minutes ago, Bone3421 said:

France vs england.....the 100 year war and rivalry continued????

England kicks their ass in a street fight

[Firemans4Horn 18050]

Just now, maninblack said:

M'bop didn't do anything out of the ordinary

 

You don’t ordinarily see a player (other than Ashley young) dribbling 25 yards down the field after the balls gone out of play. 

[maninblack 7974]

It's all over....France v Eng in the Final I think

I don't expect England to beat Croatia

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

1 minute ago, ScottishHorn said:

England kicks their ass in a street fight

Are you the only Scot on earth that roots for England?  All the ones I know would root for old school Saddam Hussein Iraq against England. 

[FondrenRoad 4378]

1 minute ago, PittsburghTiger said:

I don't like the time-wasting, but, as long as it is not penalized players will keep doing what they do.

I think France deserved the victory. Wasn't a great game by either team, but a good game between two very good teams. 

That's why time-wasting should be penalized by adding time rather than by pointless yellow cards. 

France did deserve the victory.  They had a few great saves, and they also held up rather than shot on a couple of sure goals at the end.  Still, their late play was entirely unsportsmanlike.  They are a dislikable team because of it, so fuck them.

[Okie State 3821]

Well, shit. Wanted Belgium in the Final. Oh well.

[ScottishHorn 172]

2 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Are you the only Scot on earth that roots for England?  All the ones I know would root for old school Saddam Hussein Iraq against England. 

I've got family on both sides

[MoJames 8244]

12 minutes ago, JNip said:

That’s smart dude. Can’t hate on players bc they waste time during stoppage time, specially this World Cup when a lot of goals come during that time. 

Ya that's like Real Madrid 101.

[sidis 9828]

10 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Mbappe and Neymar have to be the twatiest strike force in soccer history

part of me wonders how much being at psg together over the last year influenced mbappe embracing the bullshit from neymar.  hopefully someone gets in his ear about it and he cuts it out because he could be great.

[ScottishHorn 172]

4 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Are you the only Scot on earth that roots for England?  All the ones I know would root for old school Saddam Hussein Iraq against England. 

I'd also root for Saddam against France.  

[maninblack 7974]

 

You don’t ordinarily see a player (other than Ashley young) dribbling 25 yards down the field after the balls gone out of play. 

Could've easily taken a ball from the side and let him dribble all the way back to France.

 

Complaining about it as a someone that watches soccer regularly seems like a rookie move

[JNip 132]

14 minutes ago, thestud said:

You didn't play much soccer in your day did you? There's wasting time, and there's being a raging cuntnugget. Mbappe went full cunt the last 20 minutes.

Lol. I’ve done it all man. I thought the kid was smart and mature. He did what he had to do. 

Edited July 10, 2018 by JNip

[Spartan52 151]

Well it's 6:10 am, I'm thinking about going back to bed and trying to convince the wife into some morning glory, what do you think my chances are?

[FondrenRoad 4378]

1 minute ago, JNip said:

Lol. State soccer team in Mexico, ODP in Texas, 3 yr varsity player, UT soccer manager under Chris Petrucelli, and coaching for 8 yrs but whatever dude. I thought that he was marvelous, smart and mature. Kid did what he had to do. 

Yeah, but you're also a fan of a team that intentionally tries to injure opposing players.

[Braff Zacklin 13575]

17 minutes ago, utee94 said:

 

Agree.  And it's nothing more than gamesmanship.

Gamesmanship is merely a euphemism for poor sportsmanship.

[Firemans4Horn 18050]

4 minutes ago, maninblack said:

Could've easily taken a ball from the side and let him dribble all the way back to France.

 

Complaining about it as a someone that watches soccer regularly seems like a rookie move

 

Lulz, ok. 

[Cameltoe 114]

With all due respect to "the beautiful game" the game-clock-that-doesn't-stop is fucking retarded and needs to be fixed.

[maninblack 7974]

 
Lulz, ok. 

Shrug. Be mad about it if it makes you feel better.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

2 minutes ago, Cameltoe said:

With all due respect to "the beautiful game" the game-clock-that-doesn't-stop is fucking retarded and needs to be fixed.

No.

But thanks for your opinion. See ya in 4 years.

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

9 minutes ago, Spartan52 said:

Well it's 6:10 am, I'm thinking about going back to bed and trying to convince the wife into some morning glory, what do you think my chances are?

Post pics and we'll let you know.

[Captain Ron 12876]

22 minutes ago, CurlyDumps said:

I feel let down.  Belgium looked ordinary.

ROBERTO'd

[Huckleberry 32861]

4 minutes ago, maninblack said:

Shrug. Be mad about it if it makes you feel better.

Or your take is just terrible. People who watch sports for a long time frequently complain about problems that always happen in their preferred sport. Whining to refs and flopping in basketball, four corners offense in old basketball, cheap shots in football, terrible strike zones in baseball, etc. And sports organizations will change their rules to address those complaints if the complaints are frequent and loud enough. Umpire strike zones in baseball, for example, are much better and more consistent now specifically because of the complaints.

Edited July 10, 2018 by Huckleberry

[Cameltoe 114]

2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

No.

But thanks for your opinion. See ya in 4 years.

You prefer guys dribbling around in the corner, pretending to be confused on throw-ins and free kicks, and faking injury during the climax of the game?

[Huckleberry 32861]

1 minute ago, Cameltoe said:

You prefer guys dribbling around in the corner, pretending to be confused on throw-ins and free kicks, and faking injury during the climax of the game?

How in the world do you think this changes if FIFA hands control of the clock to the ref? The dribbling around in the corner would obviously not be affected at all. Neither would pretend confusion on set pieces, they would simply wait until the referee stops the clock and then resume play. Faking injury is the only thing that would be affected but that's a pretty minimal effect.

[maninblack 7974]

Or your take is just terrible. People who watch sports for a long time frequently complain about problems that always happen in their preferred sport. Whining to refs and flopping in basketball, four corners offense in old basketball, cheap shots in football, terrible strike zones in baseball, etc. And sports organizations will change their rules to address those complaints if the complaints are frequent and loud enough. Umpire strike zones in baseball, for example, are much better and more consistent now specifically because of the complaints.

Ok complain. Still going to happen.

[sidis 9828]

so if england wins, do we go with puns based on the norman conquest, breton war, vexin war, anglo-norman war, anglo-french war, hundred years war, second hundred years war, battle of waterloo, american revolution, seven years war?

tough call...

[InkaUtexas 25946]

Why not all? 

[Captain Ron 12876]

1 minute ago, sidis said:

so if england wins, do we go with puns based on the norman conquest, breton war, vexin war, anglo-norman war, anglo-french war, hundred years war, second hundred years war, battle of waterloo, american revolution, seven years war? 

tough call... 

Nah, more like:

France, England's bitch since the dawn of time.

[JNip 132]

8 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

Yeah, but you're also a fan of an experienced team that knows how to win. 

FIFY

[Chapo 104]

I want to like Mbappe but his antics make it hard. 

Good game by Pogba, he was a rock on the defensive end.  As for Belgium, you can never win anything if you rely on Fellaini....

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

2 minutes ago, sidis said:

so if england wins, do we go with puns based on the norman conquest, breton war, vexin war, anglo-norman war, anglo-french war, hundred years war, second hundred years war, battle of waterloo, american revolution, seven years war?

tough call...

France will surrender. 

[Cameltoe 114]

2 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

How in the world do you think this changes if FIFA hands control of the clock to the ref? The dribbling around in the corner would obviously not be affected at all. Neither would pretend confusion on set pieces, they would simply wait until the referee stops the clock and then resume play. Faking injury is the only thing that would be affected but that's a pretty minimal effect.

It would get rid of most if not all of the bitch-assedness we just witnessed from France. We have some simple rules in basketball and other sports that do a reasonable job of preventing bitch-ass delay-of-game tactics. Soccer can have these rules too, that's all I'm saying. Part of the fix is probably stopping the clock some times.

[sidis 9828]

1 minute ago, Captain Ron said:

Nah, more like:

France, England's bitch since the dawn of time. 

umm, william the conqueror and about half the english language beg to differ.

[FondrenRoad 4378]

Just now, JNip said:

FIFY

Lulz.  You fixed it wrong.  While being, perhaps, the dirtiest team in the World Cup, they sure as shit never turn that into wins.  Mexico is probably the number one all time underperformer in World Cup history.  Always highly ranked.  Never sniff the quarters.

[hayden_horn 11362]

18 minutes ago, sidis said:

so if england wins, do we go with puns based on the norman conquest, breton war, vexin war, anglo-norman war, anglo-french war, hundred years war, second hundred years war, battle of waterloo, american revolution, seven years war?

tough call...

agincourt, for sure

[alincoln 2371]

8 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

Lulz.  You fixed it wrong.  While being, perhaps, the dirtiest team in the World Cup, they sure as shit never turn that into wins.  Mexico is probably the number one all time underperformer in World Cup history.  Always highly ranked.  Never sniff the quarters.

Mexico is the all-time leader in world cup losses (27) and also has the worst all-time world cup goal difference (-38).  They are the only team in the Top-11 in World Cup games played to have never made the final and the only team in the Top-23 in World Cup games played other than Switzerland to have never made a semifinal.

[sidis 9828]

1 minute ago, hayden_horn said:

agincourt, for sure 

mmm, kane scores from too close for that.  need some long, deep strikers from england to make that one apropos.

[Huckleberry 32861]

1 minute ago, sidis said:

mmm, kane scores from too close for that.  need some long, deep strikers from england to make that one apropos.

Where have you gone, Steven Gerrard?

[hayden_horn 11362]

1 minute ago, sidis said:

mmm, kane scores from too close for that.  need some long, deep strikers from england to make that one apropos.

yeah, maybe a few shots from outside the box. and a muddy pitch.

[UrbanAchiever 278]

Credit goes to France. That was a salty defensive effort, and the Red Devils never got a chance to execute a proper counter. I thought it was officiated well overall with the exception of the missed Hazard penalty near the end. Then again, Belgium arguably got bailed out against Brazil on the Kompany tackle, so I can't complain too much. France's disrupting the pace of play at the end was irritating, but I'd expect the same from almost any side protecting a 1-0 lead in a WC semi. 

I think Belgium will contend again given how they've been developing youth talent for the past two decades. I'm optimistic that the golden generation is just the beginning.

Edited July 10, 2018 by UrbanAchiever

[WBT 20572]

41 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Nah, more like:

France, England's bitch since the dawn of time.

*1066

[DanTheHorn 4925]

17 minutes ago, UrbanAchiever said:

Credit goes to France. That was a salty defensive effort, and the Red Devils never got a chance to execute a proper counter. I thought it was officiated well overall with the exception of the missed Hazard penalty near the end. Then again, Belgium arguably got bailed out against Brazil on the Kompany tackle, so I can't complain too much. France's disrupting the pace of play at the end was irritating, but I'd expect the same from almost any side protecting a 1-0 lead in a WC semi. 

I think Belgium will contend again given how they've been developing youth talent for the past two decades. I'm optimistic that the golden generation is just the beginning.

All of France was not complaining and all of Belgium knew it was coming. It is just the way the game is played.