Eco Posted July 22, 2021 Author Posted July 22, 2021 Arnold gets a deserved red card. He should just pack up and go home.
Eco Posted July 22, 2021 Author Posted July 22, 2021 Ache scores and now it's 3-2! Haha - let's do this Germany. 10 men but we don't care.
Eco Posted July 22, 2021 Author Posted July 22, 2021 And it's over. Brazil beats an awful German team, 4-2.
Dr. Gonzo Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 5 hours ago, nudge said: Well this is what happens when you have a pretty much meaningless tournament right before the new league season... Nobody wants to play and risk it. Stefan Kuntz made a list of 100 players and called them all, only 18 agreed to go or were allowed to go - so they didn't even manage to get a full squad of 22 players... I don't even think football should be an olympic sport tbh. Futsal maybe, but not football - we've got enough tournaments and the interest in Olympic football, imo, is pretty low.
nudge Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, Dr. Gonzo said: I don't even think football should be an olympic sport tbh. Futsal maybe, but not football - we've got enough tournaments and the interest in Olympic football, imo, is pretty low. Either that, or it should be strictly for amateurs and semi-pros only.
Dr. Gonzo Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, nudge said: Either that, or it should be strictly for amateurs and semi-pros only. Pub league players only would be cool
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted July 22, 2021 Subscriber Posted July 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Pub league players only would be cool those podium finishes would make for some very interesting pictures.
nudge Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Pub league players only would be cool It's probably a fairly unpopular opinion, but I enjoyed the Olympics much more when it was a purely amateur affair. For me, it caught the essence of sport and sporting values, and was the celebration of that.
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted July 22, 2021 Moderator Posted July 22, 2021 True that there was more excitement watching some young lady/gent who was given time off work, school or even college to go to the Olympics, you look at some of the football players in the Olympic format, today, some of them earn a mint for the club that they play for, me and the wife would love watching the Olympics years ago for the sake of the latter mentioned but we hardly watch them nowadays when they are on.
Toinho Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 I don’t mind the football at the Olympics - under 23 World Cup is basically what it is. And we beat Argentina 2-0. Thanks.
Toinho Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 2 hours ago, nudge said: It's probably a fairly unpopular opinion, but I enjoyed the Olympics much more when it was a purely amateur affair. For me, it caught the essence of sport and sporting values, and was the celebration of that. When was this? 1960?
nudge Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, Toinho said: When was this? 1960? Ummm, it all changed in late 80s - early 90s, depending on the federation and sporting discipline.
Toinho Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, nudge said: Ummm, it all changed in late 80s - early 90s, depending on the federation and sporting discipline. True I knew it was amateur for a very long time and I agree with you to some extent. Imagine that now though, it’s a bit hard to unfortunately.
Devil-Dick Willie Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Toinho said: I don’t mind the football at the Olympics - under 23 World Cup is basically what it is. And we beat Argentina 2-0. Thanks. The more Mikey mouse the tournament, the harder Australia go.
Azeem Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Devil-Dick Willie said: The more Mikey mouse the tournament, the harder Australia go. I was going to make a South Africa joke, crashing out without scoring a goal but you probably don't support them in football !?
Toinho Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Khan of TF365 said: I was going to make a South Africa joke, crashing out without scoring a goal but you probably don't support them in football !? No idea what you’re on about
Toinho Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 11 hours ago, Devil-Dick Willie said: The more Mikey mouse the tournament, the harder Australia go. Well I get it’s not huge for football but every side there is playing to win, and it’s arguably gonna be the biggest tournament for so many of the footballers that they’ll play in so I honestly really do not understand your comment.
Eco Posted July 23, 2021 Author Posted July 23, 2021 I think Romania has a solid team as well and wouldn't be surprised to see them get a podium.
Devil-Dick Willie Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Toinho said: Well I get it’s not huge for football but every side there is playing to win, and it’s arguably gonna be the biggest tournament for so many of the footballers that they’ll play in so I honestly really do not understand your comment. Look at the list of podiums, some nothing teams there at times, and as mentioned, Germany didn't even field a full team. Its a nothing tournament
Toinho Posted July 24, 2021 Posted July 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Devil-Dick Willie said: Look at the list of podiums, some nothing teams there at times, and as mentioned, Germany didn't even field a full team. Its a nothing tournament Perhaps COVID has affected it this time.
Administrator Stan Posted July 28, 2021 Administrator Posted July 28, 2021 Germany losing to Ivory Coast. At the moment, Ivory Coast top the table. Brazil drawing with Saudi Arabia. Germany need to win to qualify.
ScoRoss Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 70 games in 11 months for Pedri. How are Spain deciding this was a good idea to call him up for a second tournament in the same summer?
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