Off Topic World Cup Thread

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So which player from the tournament so far does everyone think is likely to see his club receive a International Tournament Bump in they transfer fee?

The current front-runners
* Aleksandr Golovin
* Juan Fernando Quintero
* Denis Cheryshev
* Hirving Lozano
* Cho Hyun-woo
* Yussuf Poulsen
* Wilmar Barrios
* Ahmed Musa
* Diego Laxalt

On the other hand, Ante Rebic, Yerry Mina, Genki Horiguchi and Yuya Osako all completed moves before the World Cup, which I'm sure their former clubs are really happy to be reminded about...
 
Does anyone else thing that one gets more time and space in international football than one does in the Prem. Players who are world class still look world class, but players who need a little more time and space, i.e. Sissoko, look far better at international level than at club level. Lets face it, even Stones and Henderson have looked half decent.
 
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deedub93 said:
Does anyone else thing that one gets more time and space in international football than one does in the Prem. Players who are world class still look world class, but players who need a little more time and space, i.e. Sissoko, look far better at international level than at club level. Lets face it, even Stones and Henderson have looked half decent.
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I always thought Huddlestone would have been a top class International - a little too slow for the EPL. With a little time, he was so good on the ball - passing was so good.
 
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SpursDisciple said:
I always thought Huddlestone would have been a top class International - a little too slow for the EPL. With a little time, he was so good on the ball - passing was so good.
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He wasn't given enough of a chance, and probably didn't put in enough effort until it was too late. He was a very good player, but could have been a great.
 
The beer and the cheese and biscuits has started early today, lets hope I make the England match. Already into the fourth tin of Stella
 
*sigh*

Now it's Denmark fans getting in on the death threat action, with Nikolai Jorgensen bearing the brunt of it for his penalty miss (yet, oddly, Christian Eriksen and Lasse Schone have escape their wrath in spite of also missing during the shoot-out)
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deedub93 said:
Does anyone else thing that one gets more time and space in international football than one does in the Prem. Players who are world class still look world class, but players who need a little more time and space, i.e. Sissoko, look far better at international level than at club level. Lets face it, even Stones and Henderson have looked half decent.
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Until you play one of the top international sides then the time and space disappears.
 
humanbeingincroydon said:
*sigh*

Now it's Denmark fans getting in on the death threat action, with Nikolai Jorgensen bearing the brunt of it for his penalty miss (yet, oddly, Christian Eriksen and Lasse Schone have escape their wrath in spite of also missing during the shoot-out)
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Well the Colombians (if they lose) are unlikely to suffer any death threats, they just kill them with no warning over there.
 
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humanbeingincroydon said:
*sigh*

Now it's Denmark fans getting in on the death threat action, with Nikolai Jorgensen bearing the brunt of it for his penalty miss (yet, oddly, Christian Eriksen and Lasse Schone have escape their wrath in spite of also missing during the shoot-out) ...
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The next "Nordic noir" saga coming to BBC4 (in 10 episodes) .
 
deedub93 said:
Well they Colombians (if they lose) are unlikely to suffer any death threats, they just kill them with no warning over there.
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Carlos Sanchez received death threats after the Japan match, which begs the question if their fans have a very different "Three strikes and you're out" policy to most people.

On a (just about...) related note, there's a theory that suggests the real reason Andres Escobar was murdered was because his namesake Pablo had been killed by police a few months prior. The theory states that, as the murder was carried out by one of the Gallon brothers' bodyguards in Medellin, how I must state WAS COMPLETELY ACTING ON HIS OWN AND DEFINITELY NOT FOLLOWING ORDERS CONSIDERING ONE OF THE GALLON BROTHERS LOST A FORTUNE BETTING ON THE COLUMBIA/USA MATCH (I think that should be enough to avoid the necktie treatment...), it simply would not have happened if Don Pablo was still alive as Medellin was his turf and he was a big supporter of the Colombian team - to the point that if one of their players was murdered by someone connected to a rival cartel, it would have likely led to all-out war between the two cartels.
 
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Carlos Sanchez received death threats after the Japan match, which begs the question if their fans have a very different "Three strikes and you're out" policy to most people.

On a (just about...) related note, there's a theory that suggests the real reason Andres Escobar was murdered was because his namesake Pablo had been killed by police a few months prior. The theory states that, as the murder was carried out by one of the Gallon brothers' bodyguards in Medellin, how I must state WAS COMPLETELY ACTING ON HIS OWN AND DEFINITELY NOT FOLLOWING ORDERS CONSIDERING ONE OF THE GALLON BROTHERS LOST A FORTUNE BETTING ON THE COLUMBIA/USA MATCH (I think that should be enough to avoid the necktie treatment...), it simply would not have happened if Don Pablo was still alive as Medellin was his turf and he was a big supporter of the Colombian team - to the point that if one of their players was murdered by someone connected to a rival cartel, it would have likely led to all-out war between the two cartels.
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Its sounds a bit like the DRC. The local Mwami (tribal king) where I work, was buying arms off some friendly Russian chaps. On a visit to Belgium, he was found floating in the water after neglecting to pay them for the final shipment.
 
Whether we win tonight or not, someone out to issue a death threat against Lee Dixon, Ian Wright and Gary Neville, just to make the rest of the world cup bearable.

Oh, and as I'm flying back to Africa on Thursday, add Tim Sherwood to that list because I sure he'll be on SuperSport doing the punditery, telling the world, or at least anyone who will listen, what he would do if he was England manager.
 
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Whether we win tonight or not, someone out to issue a death threat against Lee Dixon, Ian Wright and Gary Neville, just to make the rest of the world cup bearable.

Oh, and as I'm flying back to Africa on Thursday, add Tim Sherwood to that list because I sure he'll be on SuperSport doing the punditery, telling the world, or at least anyone who will listen, what he would do if he was England manager.
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The commentary banging on about how this is the biggest match in the careers of the Columbia squad.

Just a reminder, the following members of Columbia's squad played in a World Cup quarter final four years ago
David Ospina
Cristian Zapata
Santiago Arias
Carlos Sanchez
James Rodriguez
Juan Cuadrado
Carlos Bacca

And that's before mentioning Rodriguez and Cuadrado have played in Champions League finals...
 
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Does anyone else thing that one gets more time and space in international football than one does in the Prem. Players who are world class still look world class, but players who need a little more time and space, i.e. Sissoko, look far better at international level than at club level. Lets face it, even Stones and Henderson have looked half decent.
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Because the standard isn’t as good as the PL.

This World Cup has been very enjoyable to watch but the fact so many goals have been penalties and set pieces shows that the quality of club football is a lot better.

International football seems to be more about mental ability than physical.
 
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