torres Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 18 minutes ago, Neal M said: Mexico through. Pressure on for the Hun now. They have to win or they are out. Love it if they went out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastleigh Owl Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 hun down to 10 men, under pressure and only drawing, we all know how this finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 OH MY GOD Germany Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Think these common taters are a little bit two-faced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 The Sweden performance just reminds me of how Sheffield Wednesday played under Carlos Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 They'll be sieging in a minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastleigh Owl Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, Eastleigh Owl said: hun down to 10 men, under pressure and only drawing, we all know how this finishes. Thought so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Just now, @owlstalk said: The Sweden performance just reminds me of how Sheffield Wednesday played under Carlos Just like the current England game, too pedestrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Drama .... Love footy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 That said, I think Germany can be a bit too pedestrian at times, would rather pass around the edge of the box or the wings rather than bursting through. Get into the box and anything can happen, fouls, ricochets, owt, also less change of being offside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pod9 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Gutted for Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, Pod9 said: Gutted for Sweden They sat back way too much though And gave away a really terrible free kick at the end Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Flashman Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: They sat back way too much though And gave away a really terrible free kick at the end It was absolutely bloody shockin. I expect his gaffer is going to give him a bit of a pasting int dressing room. Especially as he looked like he wanted somebody to chin after the game. Just a bloke. Being dragged along in a world that moves too quick for it's own good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Belgium 5-2 Tunisia ... That result was fine by me, we don't need any upsets or draws to complicate things We just need England to do the business tomorrow S Korea 1-2 Mexico ... This one was fairly routine too Special award has to go to Dowie though, he was just putting the Koreans in their place by telling us how a side can only be as good as the quality of their players ... then was cut off mid-sentence as Son's strike hits the back of the net Have to say it though, aside from the French, probably Uruguay and the odd (occasionally very odd) referee decision ... oh, and VAR ... I've really been able to get into this tournament so far. Maybe the quality of the underdog hasn't been as bad as Dowie was trying to make out Germany 2-1 Sweden ... arrgghh What can you say? Did Sweden deserve to lose? Not at all Should they have had a penalty in the first half? Definitely Are the Germans lucky? Well, maybe They did have control of the game and I always had a sneaky feeling they'd win it somehow But what a place to give away a stupid free kick with 40 seconds left to play ... arrgghh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshfish Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 39 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: The Sweden performance just reminds me of how Sheffield Wednesday played under Carlos ...nothing more to be said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, Ethel The Tree said: Belgium 5-2 Tunisia ... That result was fine by me, we don't need any upsets or draws to complicate things We just need England to do the business tomorrow S Korea 1-2 Mexico ... This one was fairly routine too Special award has to go to Dowie though, he was just putting the Koreans in their place by telling us how a side can only be as good as the quality of their players ... then was cut off mid-sentence as Son's strike hits the back of the net Have to say it though, aside from the French, probably Uruguay and the odd (occasionally very odd) referee decision ... oh, and VAR ... I've really been able to get into this tournament so far. Maybe the quality of the underdog hasn't been as bad as Dowie was trying to make out Germany 2-1 Sweden ... arrgghh What can you say? Did Sweden deserve to lose? Not at all Should they have had a penalty in the first half? Definitely Are the Germans lucky? Well, maybe They did have control of the game and I always had a sneaky feeling they'd win it somehow But what a place to give away a stupid free kick with 40 seconds left to play ... arrgghh Thanks Ethel .. Great post ... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athelwulf Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 What I always find a little uncomfortable is that the German organization, discipline and teamwork we're familiar with - "ants in a colony" - is a legacy of the Nazi period. Although The Nazis were defeated, that mentality lived on. Paradoxically, as a nation we used to be much more like that in character, but then had the sixties revolution - "let it all hang out" - and we're where we are. I'm no imperialist, and we were right to withdraw from empire, but clearly we couldn't now govern half the world's population. We can scarcely govern ourselves these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) I have no doubt teams reflect their national identity - they're there to represent their nation after all In our case, that's what makes losing so hard to swallow (imo) - especially when defeat so often comes down to individual errors, curious referee decisions, having our star players sent off or screwing up in a penalty shoot-out - we generally like to see things done fair and square Never been to Germany (missus has) and apparently, they're big on efficiency and organization - their tournament record is quite amazing But there's no denying they were under pressure to succeed last night and the cracks were starting to show I don't think elimination would see them metaphorically shipped off to secret camps ... just as I wouldn't expect the Russian squad to wind up in a salt mine, the Egyptians to make a start on that new pyramid, or the Saudi to take up new posts as eunuchs in a royal palace somewhere ... But they would get hammered in the national press, just like us The difference being - we're well used to it by now Edited June 24, 2018 by Ethel The Tree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pod9 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 10 hours ago, @owlstalk said: They sat back way too much though And gave away a really terrible free kick at the end As soon as he gave that free kick away I was going ballistic. My wife said “they aren’t going to score from there are they! Calm down.” Nearly slapped her when Kroos scored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Ethel The Tree said: I have no doubt teams reflect their national identity - they're there to represent their nation after all In our case, that's what makes losing so hard to swallow (imo) - especially when defeat so often comes down to individual errors, curious referee decisions, having our star players sent off or screwing up in a penalty shoot-out - we generally like to see things done fair and square Never been to Germany (missus has) and apparently, they're big on efficiency and organization - their tournament record is quite amazing But there's no denying they were under pressure to succeed last night and the cracks were starting to show I don't think elimination would see them metaphorically shipped off to secret camps ... just as I wouldn't expect the Russian squad to wind up in a salt mine, the Egyptians to make a start on that new pyramid, or the Saudi to take up new posts as eunuchs in a royal palace somewhere ... But they would get hammered in the national press, just like us The difference being - we're well used to it by now Everything bang on except that one Ethel? Makes the eyes water thinking about it mate ... Edited June 24, 2018 by OWLERTON GHOST 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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