Administrator Stan 18,385 Posted January 6, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 6, 2019 Didn't expect Australia to lose/be losing. Thought they'd had enough in their ranks to be fairly organised in defence. Having said that, I don't know much about Jordan or who they have as threats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Stan said: Didn't expect Australia to lose/be losing. Thought they'd had enough in their ranks to be fairly organised in defence. Having said that, I don't know much about Jordan or who they have as threats. Jordan adopting a counterattacking and low ball possession strategy against Australia and its working so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 16 minutes ago, Stan said: Didn't expect Australia to lose/be losing. Thought they'd had enough in their ranks to be fairly organised in defence. Having said that, I don't know much about Jordan or who they have as threats. Jordan beat Australia in the qualifiers. They seem to have the formula locked down. I can't watch any games until I get back home but I saw the lineups. Unless he's still injured, what the hell is Nabbout doing on the bench? I also heard Risdon was garbage. Never thought he was good enough but there is few others for that spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,385 Posted January 6, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 6, 2019 Thought this was to be covered by BBC Sport, at least on red button, but doesn't seem to be aired anywhere in UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Im not surprised at this to be honest. Not only is Graham Arnold garbage tactically, but Australia also struggle in games like these. They do better against top opposition. I think the World Cup is a good example. Against France they weren't battered and held their own, got a draw against Denmark, and in the Peru game they were better during a few spells in the game especially in the first half. I know they still lose those and don't always carry much firepower but I see them a lot better in those games than against the likes of Iraq, Thailand, China, etc. There they seem to live off lack of opposition quality and live by letting them run past their defense and looking average in midfield. Only up front they seem OK. I can see them giving the likes of Japan or Korea a gane but struggle in the group (should they make it through). All that said, they are missing their best player so maybe I'm just talking smack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 6, 2019 India v Thailand coming up next... Glad to see Supachai starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,385 Posted January 6, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 6, 2019 @nudge me and you in the Fantasy League competition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 6, 2019 Never a penalty.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 6, 2019 1-0 for India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,385 Posted January 6, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 6, 2019 Equaliser for Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 6, 2019 Yesssss! 1-1 as Teerasil equalises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 6, 2019 Theerasil scores after Therathon's free kick; both in my fantasy team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,385 Posted January 6, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 6, 2019 India re-take the lead, again scoring early after half-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 6, 2019 India started strongly similarly to how they started the match in the first half as well; here's hoping that Thailand can bounce back and turn this around again. Quite a good match so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 6, 2019 3-1 for India; pretty much game over Awful defending by Thailand and they are missing Kawin in goal badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 India's goals were really well worked, really quick and direct counters, no messing around. This is a pretty good game honestly, better than UAE-Bahrain. Hope both teams can advance from the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 6, 2019 4-1. This is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 minute ago, nudge said: 4-1. This is awful. THIS IS AWESOME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 6, 2019 Just now, Azeem said: THIS IS AWESOME I don't mind India but this is just a pathetic performance by Thailand. The keeper is having an absolute mare and the terrible defense isn't helping either; all just stood around watching. Disappointed with Chanathip as well; he's supposed to lead the midfield but he's lost pretty much every ball trying to dribble past Indian defence. Rajevac out; I always disliked how the Thais have been playing under him but this is just embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Chetri is currently the second biggest international goalscorer below Ronaldo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asura 319 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 great result for us... even though the overall display was bad. Thailand were much better on the ball but they were bad in the final third. I also thought the penalty was a bit harsh on thailand. Really hoping for atleast a draw against UAE which should give us a good chance to advance.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, Asura said: great result for us... even though the overall display was bad. Thailand were much better on the ball but they were bad in the final third. I also thought the penalty was a bit harsh on thailand. Really hoping for atleast a draw against UAE which should give us a good chance to advance.. It doesn't really matter anyway as the other three you scored were pretty well executed and thoroughly deserved. I thought Thailand were much better in the first half after equalising but fell completely apart in the second; I don't think they had a single goal scoring opportunity from open play... Well deserved India; hope both teams will still advance to the knockout stages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnisExcubitor 678 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 How fun was that! I didn't really expect it. Hopefully we at least get a draw next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asura 319 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Just now, nudge said: It doesn't really matter anyway as the other three you scored were pretty well executed and thoroughly deserved. I thought Thailand were much better in the first half after equalising but fell completely apart in the second; I don't think they had a single goal scoring opportunity from open play... Well deserved India; hope both teams will still advance to the knockout stages. absolutely.... our defending was comical at most of the times and I hated the fact we could not hold on to the ball despite no pressure from Thai players, our players rushed and were desperate to clear the ball away from their feet every single time when in our own half.. At 3-1 I thought we should have held on to the possession a lot mroe and kill the time but the final goal came out of nowehere and killed the game anyways... I dont think any one of these two teams will advance and if anyone it should be us because I dont see Thailand beating any of those west asian teams... while we might snatch a point from either of them the next matches, highly unlikely though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted January 6, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, Asura said: absolutely.... our defending was comical at most of the times and I hated the fact we could not hold on to the ball despite no pressure from Thai players, our players rushed and were desperate to clear the ball away from their feet every single time when in our own half.. At 3-1 I thought we should have held on to the possession a lot mroe and kill the time but the final goal came out of nowehere and killed the game anyways... I dont think any one of these two teams will advance and if anyone it should be us because I dont see Thailand beating any of those west asian teams... while we might snatch a point from either of them the next matches, highly unlikely though. You're probably right; although both UAE and Bahrain looked pretty poor as well... Thailand will definitely struggle with the physical side of the game against both, and with that awful defence it will be tough to beat anyone, but you never know... Putting all my faith in Vietnam now haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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