FEED ME FOOTBALL!
After a pretty drab start to the World Cup, things warmed up nicely yesterday when we witnessed Ronaldo take his game to laser sharp levels of precision, carrying his Portugal team to a 3-3 draw. I have to say, who knows what the f*ck De Gea was up to yesterday, letting a fairly standard shot slip past him, then presenting one of the greatest with all the space he needed for that freekick was careless. I wish he’d play like that Against Arsenal.
This morning we saw France start with a win against Austrailia, goal line tech stepping in to make sure the good goals are counted. I took in the Iceland vs Argentina game. What a performance from the Europeans. Some of the most handsome warriors at the World Cup kept Messi and co at bay for the most part with a deep block so aggressive and tight, I think Tony Pulis may have fondled himself if he were watching. Messi looked very off his game. I don’t understand why a team as ripped with talent as his feels the need to play in such a subservient manner their star man. He was particularly listless. He doesn’t even look like he’s enjoying himself.
Back on home turf, Arsenal announced that Granit Xhaka has signed a new deal with the club, Emery called him a total baller with great hair. If the manager wants him, we have to give the Swiss a 3rd season to break through and shine. I’m not quite sure why there’s so much love for him. I mean, he passes well, but so did Denilson. I have genuinely never seen a player make so many unforced errors in a season. I think he lacks pace and he’s easily rustled.
Still, if Emery has a different vision for him, I’m game to be proved wrong. Xhaka is used to playing in a very disciplined system, he used to play under Favre who’d stop a session if you were half a yard out of position. Emery is that kind of coach.
Looking at the type of midfielders we’re trying to sign, I’m struggling to work out how we fit them all into a system?
Are we going to play a diamond midfield, Torreira at the base, Xhaka and Ramsey in front, with Ozil at the top? With two strikers? Or will we opt for something different, with Xhaka and Torreira? Or will Xhaka be a squad player?
I have no idea… I mean, it’s not like we need just one system these days…
One player rumoured to be off is Jack Wilshere. John Cross reckons he’s done and not part of Emery’s plans. He says he was offered £110k a week, that could rise to £175k if he plays and wins. Mad cash for a player who has stagnated over the years. Still, maybe he could find himself replacing Torreira at Sampdoria? Anyway, good luck to him whatever he does.
The young centre back we’re all yearning for looks like it could be Caglar. His old president had this to say.
“Caglar Soyuncu is set to join Arsenal,”
“Of course we would make a cut from the transfer if he joins Arsenal.
“Arsenal asked us for data on his time at the club, we have put something together for them which will be handed over.”
With his agent saying this…
“Sven Mislintat has been keen on Caglar since he was at Borussia Dortmund”
I hope young Caglar is cool with his data being breached like that…
Right, that’s all I have time for today, see you tomorrow!
x
Shouldn’t he bring in the big center forward? Given how deep Mexico are sitting and how small they are? Maybe Loew is crap. 😉
Here he comes. Gómez. Should’ve been brought on a while ago.
Lowe just proving how average a manager he is, been caught on counter attack at least 10 times and done fuck all to change things. Would have been an embarrassing scoreline if not for Mexico’s wastefulness.
A forward for a CM and a striker for a LB. Yeah Low is infallible alright
Germany exposed at the back right now.
Mexico will pay for this misses.
Should have been 5-0,6-0….but will probably end up 1-1
Reus like Gotze finished as a top level player unfortunately.
Marko bbc iplayer ya numpty, aren’t you UK based?
Ah Charlie pleasant as always did you not see i was responding to victorious or realize it was an attempt of humor towards a person looking for a stream while driving? Ah well
Hang on in there Mexico !
You loving your Germany pick still Bamford?
Shocked at the ineptitude of Germany to change their shape and strategy when it’s clear that Mexico are comfortable with the way this game is going. Should have been losing by 5 goals.
Average manager who organized, trained and instructed the world champion German team that dismantled Brazil 7-1 in one of the most impressive performances in the history of the World Cup.
Yeah, that makes sense.
If he doesn’t adjust going forward, I’ll have questions for him. This match alone is not enough.
Im sure a lot of the posters are under the influence.
I thought it was funny Marko.
qna,
“Normally I would never advocate watching football while driving. But for you…. let me see what I can find and I will get back to you.”
You crazy indulger
Redtruth (Re. Ospina’s marks out of ten)
Negativity 9/10
Consistency 9/10
Insight 1/10
Using red font 10/10
Criticising other posters 9/10
Dropped a few point in my view, Red.
WE
I’m not thrilled , but I also said that one needs to see the first game or two to know what form a team is in. I reserve the right to revise my thinking.
As I said you will get there but slowly. You are simply judging him by world cup victory.
Brandt should have been on from the get-go.
I assume Loew will see changes are required.
Bamford, ‘I’ll have questions for him. (Low).’
You truly are deluded….
The arrogance of Low has been found out.
Brilliant result for Mexico.
Eat shit fuckin’ Germans
Ozil probably the worst player on the pitch.
Lol
People making grand judgement based on the first fvcking game. Some teams take time to warm up before spreading their wings and shifting to higher gears. Group stage performances should never be taken seriously. You’d think people would know that having watched it in the CL every season.
Pierre – Ozil was wonderful. Beautiful conduction and display of how to be a useless waste of space.
Well done Mexico.
Can’t remember a more entertaining 1 nil match.
If you want to watch class then switch on the TV and you will watch a master of how to find space, dictate the pace of the game and do it in a calm, casual disciplined way. Mesut Özil
Considering he was his usual ineffectual self I’d be embarrassed Pierre
They don’t like it up ‘em
Huge win for Mexico!
Rambo
People are just enjoying an upset, that’s all.
So far in their first matches Spain weren’t great, France were poor, Argentina poor, England a national disgrace and Germany were poor.
The “favourites” need to up their performances by some degree.
Kroos was surprisingly shite today
Ozil missing his holiday camp leader arse wenger….haha prima Donna fancy Dan luxury player.
Marko
Rough day princess?
‘You are simply judging him by world cup victory.’
How else does one judge a National team coach?
Viva Mexico!!!
Ozil a no show hahahha
Ozil and Kroos were both extremely average. For Ozil it happens 4/5 times but for Kroos I’m surprised.
Fucking pundits “it could’ve been a penalty but yada yada yada” a Tunisian defender lays a thousandth of half a finger on Kane and they’ll be screaming pen.
Germans only will beat Korea. Sweden a draw
And heavily surprised that Draxler didn’t anything of notice. Brandt with more done in 10 mins. Would never know what people see in him that they fanboi so bad.
Mexico won on spirit, energy and bloody minded defending. Should’ve been at least 2-0,since the chances wasted by poor final ball deliveries were amateur.
Still it was a good result for the competition, beware the underdog!
Viva Mexico!
Shite Germany, gutted that Mexico didn’t score couple more of their chances.
Rambo
Roberto Di Mateo won Champions league, Enrique a treble, Vilanova numerous trophies…. sometimes you are at the right place at the right time that’s all.
Khedira didn’t look fit. The whole German team looked complacent and disjointed… and where are their leaders?
Having the creative genius of 21st century in Ozil, Germany didn’t have a single 100% chance.
Kroos is a good player but slightly overblown as well.
A bit static in terms of movement so he’s not someone that is going to really scare the opposition in these types of scenarios . He’s not going to do an Ramsey special and make an off the ball extravaganza run through the middle. Taking shots from 25 yards as about as much as he does in terms of scoring threat.
Marc, ‘national disgrace’, they may well be but a little harsh before they’ve actually played….
Ozil was ineffective but name me one German player who had a good game.. I will wait All of them should be embarrassed.. Most of them are finished at the top level. Kross was Kross.. That’s all he does.. He passes the ball.. Don’t know how he got to be so highly rated. And he isn’t quick nor a good tackler.. So what is he good at exactly. Neither does he score goals or assist them regularly. They kept giving the ball to Ozil like he was going to manufacture a chance out of thin air.. When they were all… Read more »
Bob N16
Wanker 10/10
Marc
I sense you’re a bit pessimistic about England then?
Bob N16
I notice that you didn’t actually disagree with me!
Yes Kroos, Kimmich, Khedira are all a tad overrated. Dembele of Spurs when fit is twice the player Kroos is.
Graham62
Not at all – on the other hand I’m supporting Tunisia tomorrow, followed by Panama and then Belgium.
I’m not a great fan of england fc….but I sense a good victory against Tunisia. 4-1.
I like the fact we are not arrogant anymore….we are not under the same pressure of expectation from the deluded fans.
The biggest weaknesses in that Germany team, for me, were: (1) the two center-backs (both of whom looked poor and slow) (2) Sami Khedira (who didn’t cover enough ground and also looked slow) and (3) the lack of good wide attacking play Loew can address #3 by replacing Draxler and Müller with Brandt and Reus. He can address #2 by replacing Khedira with Gundogan. I don’t know if he can address #1, which may be one important reason to no longer favor Germany. Look at Brazil’s CB’s. Way better. Look at Brazil’s holding mids. Better (at least in terms of… Read more »
Come on The Swiss !
Surely with most of the big teams underwhelming, it’s perfectly set up for England to put in a couple of authoritative performances so the team can be built up as favourites by the media, prior to the first knock-out round exit and the following vilification and recriminations.
Bamford
Why do you dislike Brazil?
“Dembele of Spurs when fit is twice the player Kroos is.”
Man, are you for real?
Kroos is winning multiple CL at club level and WC at international level while Dembele is milking a barren cow at Tiny Totts.
Or is this another case of ‘right time right place lucky to be there’ according to you?
Dembele of Spuds is the most overrated midfielder in the PL. Trash player that goes into hiding on every big occasion.
Bamford
“I dislike Brazil”
The jogo bonito fanboys. They think their boys shit golden nuggets every day.
It was one of the great footballing moments to see them get destroyed in their own backyard in the last World Cup especially as their fan boys had them as only having to turn up to win that World Cup.
Should be able to beat the Swiss though later. And their fan boys will swarm all over the win.
I’m looking forward to more attacking madness in the next match:
Neymar, Jésus and Firmino
Mouthwatering clash
Kane admits ‘Ronaldo‘a hat-trick has put me under pressure in race for the golden boot’…hopes to get a hat-trick tomorrow night and draw level
Lol, what a clown !
Kimmich, Kroos and Khedira are overrated??? Hahahaha. You can’t be serious, eh?
TR7
Typical Spurs mentality rubbing off on Kane. Either that, or he has a sense of humour.
Nigeria: I can’t wait for our overrated Social media squad to return home pointless.
“Ozil was ineffective but name me one German player who had a good game.. I will wait” Thing is that Ozil is in there for one thing only (because he is absolutely useless in anything else) and that is to “create”. He created zilch. Was happy to pass the ball to the nearest player like he does for us when things get real. So if Germany had a problem with “creating” Ozil should be pointed with a finger for not doing his job well. Then you add Mexico’s goal where Ozil got dribbled with the most simple of moves ever… Read more »
“Dembele of Spurs when fit is twice the player Kroos is.”
LoL
tbf to England – apart from spain and ronaldo, havent seen anyone who we couldnt beat
brazilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll might be a different prospect
Let’s see how Lichsteiner and Xhaka perform against the attack of Brazil. I hope to see a competitive game. My prediction is:
2-1
“tbf to England – apart from spain and ronaldo, havent seen anyone who we couldnt beat”
Classic. How about Iceland?
Ozils mindset was still playing for arsene-al, strolling around tidy possession and showing nothing effective.
I wonder if Wenger phoned to tell him he was fantastic?
Who thinks ze Germans won’t qualify from their group?
kc I think is hinting this.
TR7
Kane is a complete mong – you’d have thought he would have learnt from a couple of season’s ago when he kept posting shot on twitter along the lines of “ROAR – Leicester we’re hunting you down”
What a complete and utter embarrassment.
Gooner63
Well they have an under 4’s league and a league for overweight, over 60, one legged cunts near me – clearly you haven’t seen any of those play.
I thought Boateng made the tackle of the game early to block that shot.
Kane is going to file a petition- claiming all of England’s goals as his. He’s said to be working on convincing his teammates but has hit a snag with Welbeck, who is apparently confused about the matter of striker’s thirst for goals.
Rambo
Does that include the 1966 goals?
Actually stupid question of course it does.
Wenger-Wengker -But, but, but Ozil is ‘amazing’ for Germany. Different animal for them supposedly.
It’s another myth. He regularly puts in Arsenal-like performances for Germany, it’s just people have the memory of goldfish it seems and forget his poor performances in previous tournaments.
Ozil was ineffective but name me one German player who had a good game.. I will wait
Classic whataboutism
Lets see if Xjaka can justify his position as an International.
Marko
Cut Ozil some slack, he is depressed :p
Expecting no more than a workman like performance from Brazil.
Redtruth
“Lets see if Xjaka can justify his position as an International.”
I’m expecting a big match from him.
Like Ozil we hear posters on here saying he is “a different animal” for La Suisse.
Like Bruce Wayne to Batman.
Oh yeah, he won’t have our debilitating ‘system’ stopping him from putting in a good performance.
Sure all Gooners noticed Carlos Vela’s performance for Mexico. Another non developed player but the ex genius. And of course Mesut was a NO SHOW again. But Arsenal fans are use to that. Sell Him please.
Alliso bad acne.
Allison big pustules on his face
Behrami important for La Suisse.
Their workhorse and runner.
Dear lord Xhaka at it already.
Xhaka is a fuckin pub player.
Neymar may have done his homework on Xjaka
lol Xjaka
Spun like a spun thing
Xhaka stamping his authority 🙂
This Rodriguez is shite defensively as well.
I hope that England fans don’t embarrass the nation off the pitch, by standing on tables at the bars singing the national anthem and acting like dumb pricks.
The Russian authorities, I know, will not tolerate this behaviour.
La Suisse need the bell to ring for the end of the round.
Smelling salts required.
Red,
Love to dish it out, not so keen on taking it. Empathy, give it a go and join the majority of the human race…
London It’s a very mild dislike and it is somewhat hard to explain. It isn’t that I dislike all Brazilian teams or players. A thousand miles from that. I love the old, old teams, admire Pele of course, loved Rivaldo, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. And I like some of the current guys as well (Coutinho, Willian, Firmino). I think, though, that I dislike that they are always favorites. This gets a bit old to me. I think I also find them to be a bit individualistic in their style, that they lack genuine collective fluency in a way. I don’t know.… Read more »