World Cup: 2018 WC Qualifiers Part II

[Moncherry]

I may be wrong but I get the impression you are a bitter fan of a team that failed to qualify. Also it's a World Cup, not a 32 Best Teams Cup.

Yeah, you are wrong.

 

[Bagge]

I don't agree with this narrative either. Serie A has quickly adopted more entertaining and offensive tactics, as have new Italian managers. Hard to argue the problem goes beyond Ventura.

Im not talking about Serie A. Im talking about the national team. As long as I can remember the tactics have had a far more defensive approach than any other country with their capacity. This isnt a new thing with Ventura. The list of coaches that practice the same kind of playing style is endless. Trappatoni being the worst imo.

 

[flyingkiwi]

Sure we're weak but anything can happen in football and that's the magic of it. Now it's up to us to take advantage of that chance and if we win it's cause we worked hard and deserved it.

Once the cup gets expanded and we're basically given a spot, then I'll start complaining about weak teams making it.

In their last WC appearance New Zealand didn't lose a game yet failed to advance, the only time in tournament history that ever happened.

Fun fact Italy was the other team in our group that failed to advance.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Despite qualifying for the WC today, the future of Ange Postecoglu is in doubt and the decision will be made in the next few days. If he goes, he will be the third manager to leave his post despite qualifying for the tournament (Saudi Arabia and Serbia sacked their managers)

 

[Bagge]

Italy have routinely surpassed more talented teams all throughout their history because of their tactical superiority, so that's bull****. We saw this as recently as 2016 ffs.

Also nothing against New Zealand but hope Peru wins tonight, there's enough crap teams in the World Cup.

From a Danish point of view, I hope NZ wins tonight. It will put us among the second seeded teams. If Peru wins, we are in the third layer.

 

[maclean]

The teams aren't the best, but the tough part is playing on pitches that are unplayable in third world countries with crowds throwing bottles, batteries, bags filled with urine and anything else they can get their hands on at you.

Oh goodness are the shitty pitches too shitty for witty baby's foosties. Maybe if they didn't want to play third world countries they shouldn't have colonised one

 

[sabremike]

Oh goodness are the ****ty pitches too ****ty for witty baby's foosties. Maybe if they didn't want to play third world countries they shouldn't have colonised one

Literally nothing in this post makes any sense. If the third world hadn't been colonized nobody would have to play them in international soccer? I don't even know what to say.

 

[Deficient Mode]

Literally nothing in this post makes any sense. If the third world hadn't been colonized nobody would have to play them in international soccer? I don't even know what to say.

They're only "third world" in relation to and on account of the colonizers in the first place.

 

[sabremike]

They're only "third world" in relation to and on account of the colonizers in the first place.

I don't want to get into a political discussion on this board but the idea that the problems of the third world are entirely due to colonization is just not true.

 

[Deficient Mode]

I don't want to get into a political discussion on this board but the idea that the problems of the third world are entirely due to colonization is just not true.

If you say so

 

[cgf]

DM had a corbin avi for a while. One has to expect some silly leftist hyperbole from him on the topic.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Peru start the match 100 MPH as expected, hit the crossbar within the opening 2 minutes

 

[Deficient Mode]

DM had a corbin avi for a while. One has to expect some silly leftist hyperbole from him on the topic.

Where's the dislike button

 

[cgf]

Where's the dislike button

I'm a pot-smoking bisexual who's in a 2 year relationship with a black woman, and still find Corbin just hilariously helpless.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Peru finally break through before the half hour mark, they got Reid isolated in the box and a pass found Farfan who fired into the top of the net. They caught New Zealand with fewer numbers back and took advantage

 

[Deficient Mode]

I'm a pot-smoking bisexual who's in a 2 year relationship with a black woman, and still find Corbin just hilariously helpless.

I thought you had broken up with her cause she got pregnant???

 

[Deficient Mode]

New Zealand aren't too impressive to me for a team that has to score.

 

[cgf]

I thought you had broken up with her cause she got pregnant???

We got back together...and that break up was well after the pregnancy scare / shmishmortion.

 

[flyingkiwi]

Come on come on come on come on come onnnnn only one boys come on.

Put Wood on.

 

[Deficient Mode]

2 goal lead for Peru now

So many chances off corners.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Congrats to Peru. The field is set now, right?

 

[flyingkiwi]

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

Enjoy it, Peru.

 

[S E P H]

This is a really weird year concerning the World Cup. I've been going through some of teams and never in my mind did I ever think that Italy, Netherlands, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chile, Ghana, and Cote d'Ivoire would miss the World Cup, let alone in the same year.

 

[cgf]

Ghana isn't that good atm...and Bosnia? How are they in that group?

 

[Snippit]

Super excited for this tournament as usual. Here's how I see the contenders breaking down:

Tier 1: Germany, France, Brazil, Spain, Argentina

Tier 2: Belgium, Portugal, Colombia, Uruguay, Poland, England

Don't see anyone else as much of a threat - maybe Croatia or Mexico.

Weird to have a tournament without teams like Italy, Netherlands or Chile.