Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 We go again. We play in La Paz, pretty much the worst place Oliver Sonne can debut. we are shite but I’d be disappointed if we lose to these mugs again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 This is a great lineup with a mix of young players and the more experienced "mundialistas". I like it, I think we finally need to get a result here again and for a change I actually have some faith with what I'm seeing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 Lineup confirmed. Great lineup. Only downside is Oliver Sonne won't debut, but it's in La Paz. I think Denmark's highest point is lower than my cousins house here in Lima Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 I'm tired of always seeing us lose in La Paz. What a fucking shit show tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 Brazil and Argentina both lost Brazil I was kind of expecting to go home in defeat but I wasn't expecting the Argentina result at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,827 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Goku de la Boca said: Brazil and Argentina both lost Brazil I was kind of expecting to go home in defeat but I wasn't expecting the Argentina result at all. Marcelo Bielsa. That is all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 18 minutes ago, Lucas said: Marcelo Bielsa. That is all Always been average to OK at club level but at every national team he's been at he's been top class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,827 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 31 minutes ago, Goku de la Boca said: Always been average to OK at club level but at every national team he's been at he's been top class. Respectfully disagree with him being just 'Ok' with us but agree he's Top Class internationally. Really hope Uruguay make it to the World Cup and flourish under him. Playing some great Football and look to have put faith in a younger team. Would be exciting to see more competition from South America in a big tournament other than Argentina and Brazil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 Just now, Lucas said: Respectfully disagree with him being just 'Ok' with us but agree he's Top Class internationally. Really hope Uruguay make it to the World Cup and flourish under him. Playing some great Football and look to have put faith in a younger team. Would be exciting to see more competition from South America in a big tournament other than Argentina and Brazil. He was very good at Leeds but he has been average at his other clubs. Meanwhile at Argentina, Chile and now Uruguay he has done excellent jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,206 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 22 hours ago, Lucas said: Marcelo Bielsa. That is all Bielsa in charge of a South American side that oozes talent…exactly what football needs. I’ve always liked Uruguay, a plucky underdog, will be paying more attention to them now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Like 7 teams can qualify from a pool of 10 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 Looks like our manager will be sacked regardless of the result tomorrow. I truly believed in him but he has done nothing for us so far. Mistake after mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 19/11/2023 at 01:59, Beelzebub said: Like 7 teams can qualify from a pool of 10 ? 6.5. The playoff is harder now and the gap between the top 5 and bottom 5 is kind of big, not gonna lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivore Chris 2,606 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Messi's dribbling at 36 is ridiculous. He's still got it. Brazil vs Argentina will be an interesting fixture. Argentina are the better side currently but anything can happen in that game, especially when it's held in Brazil. The South American qualifiers are the only good thing about the international break. On 18/11/2023 at 00:08, Lucas said: Respectfully disagree with him being just 'Ok' with us but agree he's Top Class internationally. Really hope Uruguay make it to the World Cup and flourish under him. Playing some great Football and look to have put faith in a younger team. Would be exciting to see more competition from South America in a big tournament other than Argentina and Brazil. He did well at Athletic Bilbao too. They only lost the Europa final to a top Atlético side under Simeone, but beat big clubs on their route to the final, including schooling Man United home and away. Unfortunately it was short lived and he can lose his head, which is one of his negative traits. Top manager in general though. Uruguay have the team there to go far and he is the man they needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, Carnivore Chris said: Messi's dribbling at 36 is ridiculous. He's still got it. Brazil vs Argentina will be an interesting fixture. Argentina are the better side currently but anything can happen in that game, especially when it's held in Brazil. The South American qualifiers are the only good thing about the international break. He did well at Athletic Bilbao too. They only lost the Europa final to a top Atlético side under Simeone, but beat big clubs on their route to the final, including schooling Man United home and away. Unfortunately it was short lived and he can lose his head, which is one of his negative traits. Top manager in general though. Uruguay have the team there to go far and he is the man they needed. My worry about Bielsa is if they can actually win the World Cup. Uruguay have a squad good enough for that and nobody will convince me otherwise, but at the end of the day, there is a stat that does go against that. There has never been a foreign manager that won the World Cup. That is history, but it also speaks for needing to fully understand a countries football culture and if that culture is truly effective enough to work at a world stage. I think in Uruguay's case, they have an Argentine manager and they both understand each other very well. It is right across the river after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Profesor 1,457 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Brazil and Argentina tomorrow. Brazil coming from two defeats versus Uruguay and Colombia. I am really pessimistic, especially with Diniz sticking with a formation with only two midfielders. Hopefully, Endrick gets some playing time. That's all I am hoping for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 minute ago, El Profesor said: Brazil and Argentina tomorrow. Brazil coming from two defeats versus Uruguay and Colombia. I am really pessimistic, especially with Diniz sticking with a formation with only two midfielders. Hopefully, Endrick gets some playing time. That's all I am hoping for. It is the first time I genuinely feel Brazil could lose at home in qualifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Profesor 1,457 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, Goku de la Boca said: It is the first time I genuinely feel Brazil could lose at home in qualifying. Yes. I would say it's the most probable result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 The Dane debuts tomorrow!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 The police are doing a border control at the stadium, I can't help but find that hilarious and super dangerous at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,267 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 20/11/2023 at 11:45, Goku de la Boca said: My worry about Bielsa is if they can actually win the World Cup. Uruguay have a squad good enough for that and nobody will convince me otherwise, but at the end of the day, there is a stat that does go against that. There has never been a foreign manager that won the World Cup. That is history, but it also speaks for needing to fully understand a countries football culture and if that culture is truly effective enough to work at a world stage. I think in Uruguay's case, they have an Argentine manager and they both understand each other very well. It is right across the river after all. Their attack is less than inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 21 minutes ago, Cicero said: Their attack is less than inspiring. Disagree. At least as of this year Núñez has been excellent. He isn’t Suarez but I still rate him and his work rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,267 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 9 minutes ago, Goku de la Boca said: Disagree. At least as of this year Núñez has been excellent. He isn’t Suarez but I still rate him and his work rate. Right. but as far as winning a world cup goes you are going to need a far better attack vs relying on the mad man that is Nunez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 Just now, Cicero said: Right. but as far as winning a world cup goes you are going to need a far better attack vs relying on the mad man that is Nunez. I firmly believe he is good enough, but mostly because international squads are more limited than clubs, especially nowadays where the gap seems to be split between teams that have a few stars and others that have 1 or 2 and the rest in serviceable players. I cannot speak for him at Liverpool but I've very much liked what he's shown at Uruguay in terms of his speed. You won't see any team like Manchester City in international football. The only example of a stacked squad right now are France and maybe Brazil. The rest have some depth problems I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku de la Boca 121 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 We HAVE to win tonight, not only because the Venezuelans are getting smug against a team they've never been able to beat outside their home in history (this includes in Copa Americas), also because we're gonna have a massive mountain to climb in order to get to an inopportune playoff spot if we lose, if we even manage to come back to reach that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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