Dave Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 An injury-free selection of players to choose from managed by the 2002 captain with the experience and class of Koulibaly, Mane, Balde and Niang. Are Senegal the surprise team we would rather avoid in the next round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted May 25, 2018 Administrator Share Posted May 25, 2018 No. Would rather face them than the likes of Colombia, Poland or any of the favourites to win the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Kitchen Sales said: Who? The country that produced for you Mo Diame. Now show some respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 In squads, no they aren't better. But you can make a very strong argument if they impress in one or 2 games. Just like Algeria at the last world cup, not better than England on paper but a hell of a lot better on the pitch. Same goes for England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ Posted May 25, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted May 25, 2018 In theory they aren't but I wouldn't be gobsmacked if they outperform us. It's a lot about how you can make your team greater than the sum of its parts and for too long England have overlooked that in favour of shoehorning players into the side. Southgate however seems to have realised this so I'm actually quite hopeful we won't be completely humiliated this summer. It cannot possibly be worse than either of the last two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Blue Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Even Bosnia managed a draw with though it was a friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNORTHODOX Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 They have Sadio Mane so probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, The Palace Fan said: The country that produced for you Mo Diame. Now show some respect. Err I'm fairly certain Mo is from a place called Wigan in Lancashire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I mean with those 4 its probably better on paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: I mean with those 4 its probably better on paper. I've not seen as much of Senegal as I would've liked but they did underperform in the AFCON after I thought they would win it. That maybe says something. That's why I'm reserving judgement. I don't think they are better on paper but its not like they are far worse either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 If I was Senegal, I'd just concentrate on making it out the group. Poland and Colombia will be bloody tough opponents to finish above IMO and if Senegal manage that, they'll have deserved a second round game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozziovai Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 we can discuss it all we want here, base our arguments from statistics and shit, but one thing's for sure, that question can only be answered this summer on how far can these teams go in the tournament ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, bozziovai said: we can discuss it all we want here, base our arguments from statistics and shit, but one thing's for sure, that question can only be answered this summer on how far can these teams go in the tournament ....... Don't say that I'm trying to create discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, bozziovai said: we can discuss it all we want here, base our arguments from statistics and shit, but one thing's for sure, that question can only be answered this summer on how far can these teams go in the tournament ....... Tough crowd. He's done you there @The Palace Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozziovai Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, Lucas said: Tough crowd. He's done you there @The Palace Fan it's understandable that we have a lot of scenarios in our heads at the moment due to pure excitement for the World Cup just a month away .............. i'm not trying to be a smart-arse though. coz even me have tons of WHAT IFs but i just refrain myself and wait for the tournament to unfold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Just now, bozziovai said: it's understandable that we have a lot of scenarios in our heads at the moment due to pure excitement for the World Cup just a month away .............. i'm not trying to be a smart-arse though. coz even me have tons of WHAT IFs but i just refrain myself and wait for the tournament to unfold Wise man. There's no flies on you fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozziovai Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 20 minutes ago, Lucas said: Wise man. There's no flies on you fella. i had a very bad experience last 1998, was expecting Brazil to walk over France in the Finals only to witness the destruction of Brazil by Zidane, didn't went to school for 3 days and it took me a couple of weeks to get over Brazil's loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 No they're not, but it's England so anyone can beat us on their day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBalon Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Senegal aren't better than England at all. But they have a few players that can tip the balance to one side if they're really on their day and your team doesn't play at 100% by not taking them seriously enough. Anyone can beat almost anyone if the planets align the,selves correctly if you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 True. Beating someone and being better than someone are not the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulh_85 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 5/25/2018 at 17:44, Dan said: In theory they aren't but I wouldn't be gobsmacked if they outperform us. It's a lot about how you can make your team greater than the sum of its parts and for too long England have overlooked that in favour of shoehorning players into the side. Southgate however seems to have realised this so I'm actually quite hopeful we won't be completely humiliated this summer. It cannot possibly be worse than either of the last two. Don't really disagree with you generally, but playing walker as a centre back has shown that the old frailties when it comes to team selection are still there for England. People talk about him being there for his pace, but what about, you know, defending? hes already cost the team a goal (though you cant really blame him 100% as hes not familiar with the position) and when you play a team who can attack you, he might well get exposed a lot more. I was impressed by Senegal, and they certainly have enough about them to cause England issues - it also looks like a game between the two might be likely now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted June 20, 2018 Administrator Share Posted June 20, 2018 I'm not sure about Senegal. Both their goals were very fortunate. On another day that game stays 0-0 as they weren't that threatening before the opening goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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