Football (Soccer)

[nurunuru]

I could've understood Tuchel's tactics more if it weren't for the hydration break factor. After the goal at 55', England collapsed into being on the back foot and persistently trying to defend. I can see why Tuchel would look at around 15 minutes of that kind of play and decide to throw them a bone by bolstering the defence. However... The fact is he had the hydration break to drum some sense into them, tell them to keep being positive and pushing up the pitch, and make subs that would have given fresh legs in the right places to drive that forward momentum. So, for me, it was a managerial decision based on the (defunct) premise of not being able to have all your players' undivided attention for a couple of minutes to yell some sense into them and get them all on the same page. Which I get. It's very new for football to have four quarters as opposed to two halves, and managers still have to get used to it. We all saw what a huge change a hydration break could make to a team's playing style when it was effectively used to talk about changing up the tactics.

But anyway. By-and-large, I thought Tuchel did well this tournament. Argentina went into overdrive at just the right time, as is their wont. Honestly amazing we held 'em off until nearly the end of regulation. The team played their bloody socks off. Proud of their efforts.

[bryaneidins70]

Hopefully they use the French game as a learning curve of what could have been....keep pushing and don't sit back.

[Jord]

@bryaneidins70 Yep. Looks like they're doing well when there's not pressure on the line...

[Tago Mago]

Good thing I’m not watching, I may have punched a hole in the telly

[Kasi]

@hajduk said in Football (Soccer):

@louisbosco a disgrace? C'mon my friend! Not a fan of this team or the attitude of these guys, but c'mon!

Really he was nobody’s playing with big players at Barcelona back then. Still is even he knows it.

[Kasi]

Hope Mbappe get the golden boot Messi can spin on it.

[catdad1]

What is happening. I thought I was going to be turning the TV off at half time.

[Bridger]

Player	Years Played	Club Appearances	Club Goals	Club Assists	Goal-to-Assist Ratio
Lionel Messi	22	979	800	390	2.05
Harry Kane	17	639	438	89	4.92
Kylian Mbappé	11	486	376	140	2.69
Jude Bellingham	7	316	74	48	1.54

[Kasi]

What a game for England.

[Sage954]

It was entertaining, maybe the most fun game to watch of the WC. But really shouldn’t count for stats

[flannel slut]

knowing how much it would piss off the peace prize winner; GO SPAIN!

[Kasi]

Am thinking gonna be a dirty game

[Kasi]

Pressi

[Denimhead 0]

Got $800 riding on Argentina

[endo]

Do we have to watch all this nonsense before a World Cup final?

[RobeOfTheMagi]

@Kasi That’s a strange picture of a .

[Kasi]

[Giles]

@endo said in Football (Soccer):

Do we have to watch all this nonsense before a World Cup final?

Or the mimed crap at half time….

[Bridger]

@Giles said in Football (Soccer):

Or the mimed crap at half time….

Or the mimed crap during the first four quarters...

[Denimhead 0]

Argentinas goalie