Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 21, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 21, 2019 Australia wins on penalties. Two good saves by Mathew Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I should have seen this coming to be honest. I should have known that Graham Arnold vs Hector Cuper would be a snooze fest. The 2 play such negative football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Fuck off Ryan. Fuck off Australia. You can't even beat Uzbekistan but you think you deserve to get out of the world cup group stage every 4 years you utter gobshites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 For reference in 2010 Australia played Uzbekistan in the asian cup and won. 6-0. Sure the middle eastern nations are slightly better but fuck me Australia are dire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 First game I’ve watched in full. Wish I didn’t stay up for that utter garbage. Hope UAE beat us so Arnold can fuck off and take crap like Grant with him did see some of Japan v Saudi - never seen Japan so shit in my entire life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted January 22, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Toinho said: did see some of Japan v Saudi - never seen Japan so shit in my entire life They don't seem to have any attacking intent like they did at the WC. I was hoping for much better from this team but their defense is lacking and for some reason they have no midfield creativity, something they used to have loads of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Toinho said: First game I’ve watched in full. Wish I didn’t stay up for that utter garbage. Hope UAE beat us so Arnold can fuck off and take crap like Grant with him did see some of Japan v Saudi - never seen Japan so shit in my entire life I've actually thought Grant was good. Much better than the likes of Risdon anyways. Arnold is very uninspiring though and his only strength is putting the correct teams together. So far out of 3 he's the only manager who's had the balls to drop Kruse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 13 hours ago, Devil-Dick Willie said: Fuck off Ryan. Fuck off Australia. You can't even beat Uzbekistan but you think you deserve to get out of the world cup group stage every 4 years you utter gobshites. Do they though? Or do they just always set a goal of qualifying which is fair enough given the number of teams that qualify through Asia and the standing/prospects of even a poor Australian side in the Asian confederation. Bottom line is fixed quotas for each confederation is a deeply flawed system that results in some extremely weak sides getting into world cups... Even more so as fifa continue to devalue the world cup further by expanding it... I'm an Australian fan but I actively prefer a model where Australia (and all teams tbh) must absolutely bust their ass to earn the right to compete in the world cup... as we did in 2006 or as @Blue's Peru had to do last year. It really takes the shine off the event for it to be a given that we'll compete almost every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 19 minutes ago, Harry said: Do they though? Or do they just always set a goal of qualifying which is fair enough given the number of teams that qualify through Asia and the standing/prospects of even a poor Australian side in the Asian confederation. Bottom line is fixed quotas for each confederation is a deeply flawed system that results in some extremely weak sides getting into world cups... Even more so as fifa continue to devalue the world cup further by expanding it... I'm an Australian fan but I actively prefer a model where Australia (and all teams tbh) must absolutely bust their ass to earn the right to compete in the world cup... as we did in 2006 or as @Blue's Peru had to do last year. It really takes the shine off the event for it to be a given that we'll compete almost every time. The media blames BVM for not getting out of the group, when in reality under that fat greek sour cunt they would probably have been asked to leave the tournament after a 12-0 loss to france. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 21 minutes ago, Devil-Dick Willie said: The media blames BVM for not getting out of the group, when in reality under that fat greek sour cunt they would probably have been asked to leave the tournament after a 12-0 loss to france. Mate that's just the role of journalists. Post mortems will be written after every tournament we don't win and for those articles to be worth their ink theyd better say something more constructive than "well the talent was shit so we didn't really stand a chance did we?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 The truth is a beautiful thing that shouldn't be so lightly cast aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Yeah but that's like saying the English football gossip columnists should stick to only reporting entirely factual articles otherwise just write nothing... the are commercial aspects that can't be ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I never look forward to the World Cup expecting quality, purely for entertainment and past nostalgia and a part of reason is that i never seen the tournaments of the past so i don't really know what i'm missing. I like seeing teams around the world playing each other and hoping one odd fixture that is more than just football like USA vs Iran in 1998 etc and now with 48 teams matches like these will be more common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storts Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Please Bahrain. Cause the upset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storts Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1-1 FT into extras. SK had all the possession but Bahrain dangerous on the break. Come on lads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I get the vibe that Iran-Japan in the semi-final will feel like the true final of the cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Depending on how much farther Qatar get, Ali Almoez is on course for best player of the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Ali Almoez is fantastic. He's actually European quality if you ask me. I hope he has confidence in himself to get to a European club and not score a silly amount in the gulf. He's just strolling in this tournament and you can see it. Qatar aren't great otherwise but I think they'll be a better footballing team as hosts than South Africa were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 24, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 24, 2019 Vietnam v Japan still 0-0 in HT. Japan have most of possession but Vietnam managed to create more chances and this is much closer than I thought it would be! Yoshida's goal ruled out by VAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I have suddenly lost interest in the competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 24, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 24, 2019 The ref decides to consult VAR minutes after the incident in the Vietnam box and after viewing the rather inconclusive footage gives penalty for Japan... 0-1. That was a bit of a joke. There MIGHT have been a slight contact but the reaction was way too exaggerated and came late as well. Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted January 24, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 24, 2019 That VAR decision was weird but Japan are through to the next round now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted January 24, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 24, 2019 All in all Vietnam can definitely be proud of their performance in this tournament. Quarter-final exit against Japan due to a soft penalty is certainly more than most people expected from a team that has qualified for the Asian Cup first time in twelve years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Iran’s gonna win this comfortably I think. Kinda funny watching Lippi lose his mind at the repeated basic errors being made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Iran’s gonna win this comfortably I think. Kinda funny watching Lippi lose his mind at the repeated basic errors being made Iran should win the Asian Cup comfortably ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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