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Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:

Originally posted by TooOldForThis TooOldForThis wrote:

Ecuador significantly higher possession than Senegal but Senegal the better team. Possession stats do not equate to improved performance, I think we need to drop that virtue signalling.

Ah yes, the old "I saw an example of something so it must be the truth". I take it you are not acquainted with the massive correlation between possession and winning games which has been demonstrated across the board? Who would have thought that actually controlling the football might be somewhat important to footballing success.
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Possession is over-rated, especially is it’s mostly defence knocking it backwards and sideways. Only playing one way is predictable. Mix it up. Analyse strengths and weaknesses of ourselves and opposition and have game plan and formation to suit. Need be more adaptable formation & tactics and clever. 
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Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:

Brexiteers dream of a return to a "glorious past" - I'd say that's much more applicable to the likes of yourself.

Brexiteers want more jobs reserved for the Brits. Which is what the likes of Allardyce, Dyche, Bruce bring.

40 games into the WC. Nobody wants to win matches. All about being organised and hard to beat, and almost every game is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Very few goals before half time, teams going 90 minutes without a shot in target, teams going into their last group game on no goals scored, then bawling their eyes out when they're organisation and hard to beat tactics end up with elimination at the group stage. 

It's like watching a season of MON and Mick games in charge of us. 
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Originally posted by planning planning wrote:

Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:

Brexiteers dream of a return to a "glorious past" - I'd say that's much more applicable to the likes of yourself.

Brexiteers want more jobs reserved for the Brits. Which is what the likes of Allardyce, Dyche, Bruce bring.

40 games into the WC. Nobody wants to win matches. All about being organised and hard to beat, and almost every game is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Very few goals before half time, teams going 90 minutes without a shot in target, teams going into their last group game on no goals scored, then bawling their eyes out when they're organisation and hard to beat tactics end up with elimination at the group stage. 

It's like watching a season of MON and Mick games in charge of us. 
Yes, as we bask in the warm, fuzzy glow of the Malta win.


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Originally posted by Mr Brick Mr Brick wrote:

Originally posted by planning planning wrote:

Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:

Brexiteers dream of a return to a "glorious past" - I'd say that's much more applicable to the likes of yourself.

Brexiteers want more jobs reserved for the Brits. Which is what the likes of Allardyce, Dyche, Bruce bring.

40 games into the WC. Nobody wants to win matches. All about being organised and hard to beat, and almost every game is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Very few goals before half time, teams going 90 minutes without a shot in target, teams going into their last group game on no goals scored, then bawling their eyes out when they're organisation and hard to beat tactics end up with elimination at the group stage. 

It's like watching a season of MON and Mick games in charge of us. 
Yes, as we bask in the warm, fuzzy glow of the Malta win.

Scraping wins against Malta is not something to be laughed at, it's the teams playing who prioritise organisation at international tournaments that are the real idiots here. LOL

Surely you've not forgotten how enjoyable the Norway home performance was? Such a colossal difference in excitement between that and the WC games that are derided above.
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Originally posted by E2016 E2016 wrote:

Originally posted by Mr Brick Mr Brick wrote:

Originally posted by planning planning wrote:

Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:

Brexiteers dream of a return to a "glorious past" - I'd say that's much more applicable to the likes of yourself.

Brexiteers want more jobs reserved for the Brits. Which is what the likes of Allardyce, Dyche, Bruce bring.

40 games into the WC. Nobody wants to win matches. All about being organised and hard to beat, and almost every game is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Very few goals before half time, teams going 90 minutes without a shot in target, teams going into their last group game on no goals scored, then bawling their eyes out when they're organisation and hard to beat tactics end up with elimination at the group stage. 

It's like watching a season of MON and Mick games in charge of us. 
Yes, as we bask in the warm, fuzzy glow of the Malta win.

Scraping wins against Malta is not something to be laughed at, it's the teams playing who prioritise organisation at international tournaments that are the real idiots here. LOL

Surely you've not forgotten how enjoyable the Norway home performance was? Such a colossal difference in excitement between that and the WC games that are derided above.
I must confess I had forgotten. I just need more time.
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Originally posted by E2016 E2016 wrote:

Scraping wins against Malta is not something to be laughed at, it's the teams playing who prioritise organisation at international tournaments that are the real idiots here. LOL

Surely you've not forgotten how enjoyable the Norway home performance was? Such a colossal difference in excitement between that and the WC games that are derided above.

Yes, the WC has given us some incredible thrillers. Some of the highlights reel includes the below. 

Denmark 0-0 Tunisia
Mexico 0-0 Poland
Morocco 0-0 Croatia
Uruguay 0-0 Korea
England 0-0 USA
Belgium 0-0 Croatia
Morocco 0-0 Spain

Suddenly digging out a 1-0 win in Malta doesn't look too bad. Another 1-0 win against France with about 10% possession, and we'll be, sorry I'll be, laughing. 
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Will you ever fock off with that Malta nonsense?! EmbarrassedEmbarrassed
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Talk about scrapping the barrel.
It was far across the sea,
When the devil got a hold of me,
He wouldn't set me free,
So he kept me soul for ransom.
na na na na na na na na na
na na na na na na na na.
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