nudge Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Chanathip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1-0 for Thailand Lovely finish there on a counter attack.
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted January 10, 2019 Subscriber Posted January 10, 2019 Thailand should have had another goal there to put this game to bed.
nudge Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mel81x said: Thailand should have had another goal there to put this game to bed. Adisak should have scored earlier as well; hit the post instead...
Administrator Stan Posted January 10, 2019 Administrator Posted January 10, 2019 Well done Thailand! Think India may only need a draw to ensure qualifying because Thailand and UAE play each other next. Hope they don't go with that attitude though and go for the win...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted January 10, 2019 Subscriber Posted January 10, 2019 Thailand looked very different from their opening game to me and I for one am glad we played them when we did. Not remotely worried about the UAE because even if we get a poor result I think we can overcome Bahrain to get through. But I really want us to smash the UAE and get out of the group as leaders.
nudge Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 A big improvement in the second half and a deserved win in the end. Chanatip and Tristan Do made the difference for me, but it was in general great to see Thailand play bold attacking football at last. A very important win which makes this group even less predictable; hope India wins against UAE!
nudge Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 India with better chances but are instead trailing by a goal at half time... Nice goal there by UAE though. That head clash just before the final whistle looked bad; a UAE player was stretchered off I think?
Administrator Stan Posted January 10, 2019 Administrator Posted January 10, 2019 Had Jordan to win and under 4.5 goals in the match which was weirdly priced at 9/4. Need BTTS and over 2.5 goals in the India match. Do we look like scoring @nudge
nudge Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Stan said: Had Jordan to win and under 4.5 goals in the match which was weirdly priced at 9/4. Need BTTS and over 2.5 goals in the India match. Do we look like scoring @nudge Yes... just hit the bar at exactly this moment too Seriously India has been a better team and create enough good chances; just need to actually convert them...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted January 10, 2019 Subscriber Posted January 10, 2019 Well that was a shit show and how many times do we need to hit a bar in a single match. While we can call ourselves unlucky there is no excuse for the second goal we conceded because that is just poor on our part to not have someone covering that kind of cross. Now the last game has become absolutely vital to us.
Dr. Gonzo Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 I'm hoping this will be less inconvenient for me to watch while I'm in China.
nudge Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 I would have preferred a win for India as now it's even harder for Thailand to qualify... Can't really see them beating UAE and even if India somehow loses against Bahrain, Thailand will have a worse goal difference and head to head result. Very exciting group though for sure.
nudge Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: I'm hoping this will be less inconvenient for me to watch while I'm in China. Time or coverage-wise? If that's the latter, all matches are on Fox Sports Asia so surely on cable TV in any hotel in China...
Dr. Gonzo Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, nudge said: Time or coverage-wise? If that's the latter, all matches are on Fox Sports Asia so surely on cable TV in any hotel in China... Time wise, I mean it should be... since I'll be in Asia... but I also don't really have any idea of what my schedule will be like.
nudge Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Time wise, I mean it should be... since I'll be in Asia... but I also don't really have any idea of what my schedule will be like. Matches start at 7pm, 9:30 pm, or 11pm in China, so normally after working hours... Well at least at group stages; not sure what will it be for the knockouts but still late evening kickoffs I'd expect!
Azeem Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 15 hours ago, Azeem said: I bet there will be many questionable calls by the ref in the UAE vs India game. Was i right ?
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted January 11, 2019 Subscriber Posted January 11, 2019 5 hours ago, Azeem said: Was i right ? i think on the whole not so bad but I do think they got the rub of the green more than us.
Azeem Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 My predictions for today Palestine 2-1 Australia Australia moves its embassy to Jerusalem Philippines 2-2 China Kyrgyzstan 0-2 South Korea
nudge Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 Looking forward to the Philippines v China today... First win in the Asian Cup for the Azkals would be deserved after that encouraging performance against South Korea, and China is pretty woeful so hopefully that's 3 points tonight.
Azeem Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 This Asian Cup has been more entertaining than the last Euros so far, although quality wise even though many Asian teams have improved but real assessment will be the coming WCQs as a knock out tournament with a 24 team format isn't really a tough task compared to the rigorous qualifies especially in Asia where i think that Asian Cup isn't that much important for the so called bigger teams. Similar like Peru who did well in Copa America couple of times while struggle in the qualifiers.
nudge Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, Azeem said: This Asian Cup has been more entertaining than the last Euros so far, although quality wise even though many Asian teams have improved but real assessment will be the coming WCQs as a knock out tournament with a 24 team format isn't really a tough task compared to the rigorous qualifies especially in Asia where i think that Asian Cup isn't that much important for the so called bigger teams. Similar like Peru who did well in Copa America couple of times while struggle in the qualifiers. To be fair for me it's more entertaining than the last World Cup but that's probably mostly because I found the latter extremely low quality, underwhelming and just plain boring. Meanwhile, I only planned to watch Thailand's and Vietnam's matches in this Asian Cup but found myself watching almost all of them as it's been by far more entertaining than I expected it to be.
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted January 11, 2019 Subscriber Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Azeem said: This Asian Cup has been more entertaining than the last Euros so far, although quality wise even though many Asian teams have improved but real assessment will be the coming WCQs as a knock out tournament with a 24 team format isn't really a tough task compared to the rigorous qualifies especially in Asia where i think that Asian Cup isn't that much important for the so called bigger teams. Similar like Peru who did well in Copa America couple of times while struggle in the qualifiers. I just like the unpredictability of it all. You could have won it a 100 times and then get totally flumoxed by a team that just got into it. Quite exciting stuff really and like @nudge I try and watch as many games as I can and there have been some crackers so far. I hope Iran and Japan don't meet each other till the finals.
Azeem Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, nudge said: 1-To be fair for me it's more entertaining than the last World Cup Disagree 2-but that's probably mostly because I found the latter extremely low quality, underwhelming and just plain boring. Part of the reason for that is that Germany sucked even if you don't admit and i think we all should get used to low quality, in these days why we all look forward to even the World Cup now is past glory and nostalgia. 3-Meanwhile, I only planned to watch Thailand's and Vietnam's matches in this Asian Cup That's one of the reasons why i think Asian football will lag behind even African football longer than we think. Most Asians don't care about Asian football other than their own including the well known nations like East Asians and Australia specially.
Azeem Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 42 minutes ago, Mel81x said: I just like the unpredictability of it all. You could have won it a 100 times and then get totally flumoxed by a team that just got into it. Quite exciting stuff really and like @nudge I try and watch as many games as I can and there have been some crackers so far. I hope Iran and Japan don't meet each other till the finals. Tournament bracket suggests otherwise unless one of them doesn't top their group
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