I’m interested to see what Brazil and Belgium are like. So far none of the “big” teams have been impressive. Even we may have a chance.
I'm completely confused about what constitutes a penalty. Mexico don't get one when Hummels is all over the attacker and the commentators say something like there wasn't enough contact for a penalty. In other matches the defender touches the attacker who goes down and the commentators say that the attacker felt the contact so was entitled to go down so it was a penalty. Maybe you can only get a penalty if it's a really good dive?
There have been some slow, ponderous, unimaginative performances by Argentina, France and Germany and some athletic and energetic performances by some of the lesser lights. Today, Mexico looked like Liverpool in the way that they cut Germany to ribbons on the break. I think MP's aiming to get some more of that into our play and it's why we're being linked to Martial, Pulisic and Zaha and thinking of dropping Chritian Eriksen deeper and buying someone like Grealish. That pace and speed of counter is hard to defend against if you commit to it.
Germany/Mexico summary * Well here's another nation that'll be offended by the Budweiser hoardings next to the pitch... * And now it's Adidas' turn to mess up kits that should be impossible to mess up, with Germany being given a "reimagined" version of the 1990 kit worn by West Germany that just looks like a mid-1980s washbag, while Mexico's got the same shade of wine bottle at the bottom of a swamp green that Nike gave Nigeria. There's only one way to sum up Nike and Adidas over-designing the kits into ugliness... please log in to view this image * The less said about Ochoa's kit the better. It looks like a volcano vomiting Lucozade * I'm starting to think that the crowds seem quiet not because they're quiet, but the crowd mics have been lowered on the assumption of hearing racist chants. So here's my question: why isn't the same thing done at Stamford Bridge or the White Elephant? * It's a damning indictment that Jonathan Pierce can pronounce Toni Kroos' name correctly but Phil Neville can't * Hirving Lozano's going to be linked with at least four Premier League clubs by Wednesday then... * Mexico replace Vela with a defender with over half an hour to go, which is tempting fate in most languages * Phil Neville talks about Mexico building a wall in defence, somehow unaware of how facepalm-worthy that comment is * Guardado should have made it 2-0, but rather than swing his boot at the ball he trips over it, and this is the point where the whole world expects Germany to get something from the game * Let me see if I've got this straight: Hernandez was played onside, got bundled over in the box...but because FIFA had a world in the referee's ear he was "offside" as Germany are supposed to get something from this game? * Rafa Marquez is pushing forty, and bloody hell does he looks like he pushed past it already * Miguel Layun has a great chance, and of course he spurns it, at which point everyone's expecting German goals in the 89th and 92nd minute * To the surprise of nobody but whoever it was at Arsenal that sanctioned his bumper £300k a wekk contract, Googly McFuckedEyes has been anonymous for Germany the entire match to the point Joshua Kimmich has been a more effective attacker * Oh look, it's Julian Brandt. Remember how we were told he was so good that Leverkusen might be allowed to sell him to Bayern someday? Maybe if he buried that late chance, rather than send it wide with as much ferocity as a drugged otter * I actually lost a bet when added time time was announced. Three minutes were announced, and I was expecting someone at the FIFAbunker to demand at least six... * So for those keeping score, Mexico and Iran have won matches at this World Cup, which has got to make some super-callous, fragile racist, sexist Nazi POTUS really, really angry.
You could well be right. However, I think we’re gonna have to start turning our attention elsewhere when it comes to Martial, if this saga continues much longer. They expect us to sell Toby, but are then saying they aren’t prepared to sell to a rival.
Because they are not an apex club, and therefore cannot : 1. resist the unsettling by a big fish 2. offer commensurate wages nor opportunities for silverware
Clattenburg said that goal should have been disallowed?! So if the roles were reversed and the Brazilian defender had given the Swiss player a slight shove, would it have been a penalty? Never. Anyway thank god for that goal which has stopped the itv ****fest over Brazil
