Stan 17,005 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Kick-off 15.00 (GMT) VS Venue - Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan - Croatia can qualify with a draw, but will secure 1st place if they match Morocco's result - Belgium have to win, or draw and hope Morocco lose by more than 3 goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Martinez is an absolute joker Sticking with Vertonghen & Alderweireld at the back. Same old slow shite to be served up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyfish 2,561 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Morocco leading so a draw is not good enough for Belgium as it stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Penalty to Croatia! Silly mistake from Carrasco, from his own poor touch as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Why does an offside get sent to the on-pitch monitor? It's either offside or not offside? EDIT: so it's overturned by Anthony Taylor who deems it to be offside. No penalty. I can't make sense of that, in terms of the VAR officials not being able to make that decision themselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyfish 2,561 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 That was silly. It was clearly offside so why couldn't the VAR officials just say "that was offside Anthony" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 So the SAOT deemed it to be offside, yet they still asked Taylor to go look? Almost like they want Taylor to take the blame for a decision instead of themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Lukaku. WTF man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x 3,319 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Oh dear Lukaku. Should be burying that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 And he's missed another open goal. Jesus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x 3,319 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Lukaku wants to go home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Considering Mbappe gets load of shit for 'poor finishing', I expect Lukaku to get slaughtered for those two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander 166 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Ironically Batshuyai probably scores both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 4,591 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Is Ian Darke calling this game? He just called Doku a ‘speed merchant’ wtf that is pretty unprofessional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Considering they need to score to win to get out of the group I expected Belgium to have more sustained attacks and pressure. But Martinez has fucked them over. Too defensive minded for a game they HAVE to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, Spike said: Is Ian Darke calling this game? He just called Doku a ‘speed merchant’ wtf that is pretty unprofessional It's quite a common phrase for a winger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x 3,319 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Croatia need to be a bit more decisive in their crosses. They are getting so many opportunities to put this game to bed and the crossing has been very poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Belgium are painfully slow. They win the ball back, and everyone is just walking, ambling around. What are they playing at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Lukaku again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x 3,319 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Stan said: Lukaku again He could have an open goal tonight and still miss. It's just not his day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Jermaine Jenas defending him as well 'he's not expecting it' Give over you prick He's a striker in front of goal. He should expect the ball to come to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Just now, Mel81x said: He could have an open goal tonight and still miss. It's just not his day. Even Batshuayi would have buried 3 of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Profesor 1,445 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I don't follow Leipzig but this Gvardiol kid, from Croatia, seems to be a really promissing defender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Croatia through, Belgium out. Utterly shameful from Belgium. Roberto Martinez, Romelu Lukaku especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x 3,319 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 TBF neither team deserved to go through but Belgium need to take a very hard look at themselves. Get rid of Martinez and rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 17,005 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 1 minute ago, El Profesor said: I don't follow Leipzig but this Gvardiol kid, from Croatia, seems to be a really promissing defender. Very promising. Comfortable on the ball, reads the game very well and likes to play and run forward with it. You can tell a defender is good when they can sense the danger before it happens, and at least react quick enough if someone else fails. That challenge to get in front of Lukaku right in front of goal, facing his own goal, was superb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander 166 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Belgium should have won it in the 2nd half you cannot expect your striker to miss those kind of chances. Croatia looked rather ordinary today perhaps happy knowing they just needed a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman 5,818 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 1,236 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Don't know if it's too harsh to have a go at Lukaku and his first touch but he could've easily won this for Belgium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x 3,319 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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