Football (Soccer)
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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.
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@bryaneidins70 Yep. Looks like they're doing well when there's not pressure on the line...
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@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.
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What is happening. I thought I was going to be turning the TV off at half time.
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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 -
It was entertaining, maybe the most fun game to watch of the WC. But really shouldn’t count for stats
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knowing how much it would piss off the peace prize winner; GO SPAIN!
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Got $800 riding on Argentina
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@Kasi That’s a strange picture of a
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@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….
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@Giles said in Football (Soccer):
Or the mimed crap at half time….
Or the mimed crap during the first four quarters...
gonna be a dirty game
