row_33 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) Thanks Brit, let me know i mean a game where it’s such a mismatch as Spain and Morocco that Morocco has no earthly expectation of coming close to a decent shot on net unless it’s counterattack or a complete goalie flub like Poland yesterday or one connection on a set piece Edited June 20, 2018 by row_33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 If this game ends 1-0 it is not a surprise, but if they score more maybe they couldn’t help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Portugal is playing horrible. They better make some halftime adjustments if they want to hold on to this lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Portugal goes up 1-0 and gambles that the opponent can’t score a goal, and if they get scored on they will hammer the next game and move on to what matters as I predicted...... Perfectly played!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Portugal is barely holding on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Portugal is barely holding on Morocco impressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Just now, stony said: Morocco impressing. Very much so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Not really, the lousy opponent couldn’t score with 100 hours of attack learn how the game is REALLY played... a 1-0 lead is safe against trash, as I told you.... its just the stupid first round, and Spain and Portugal were never not going through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Thoughts on Mark Geiger's performance today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Glad Portugal won. Maybe next game, their defense could play too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 39 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Glad Portugal won. Maybe next game, their defense could play too they got up 1-0 and parked the bus, this is how the game is played and this is why soccer will NEVER catch on in North America because a legit strategy is that a 0-0 or 1-0 score is the intent from the first minutes, and in the next round the weaker team is playing for penalty kicks the whole time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 minute ago, row_33 said: they got up 1-0 and parked the bus, this is how the game is played and this is why soccer will NEVER catch on in North America because a legit strategy is that a 0-0 or 1-0 score is the intent from the first minutes, and in the next round the weaker team is playing for penalty kicks the whole time They may have parked the bus but in a wrong location. Morocco was killing them all game and had so many chances it was disgusting. Portugal's defense was a no show today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritBill Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Morocco also failed to score versus Iran. That's all you need to know about them. The best teams move on pretty quickly. Portugal will now be celebrating the win and preparing for doing what they need to do v Iran in their final game. They've got through Spain and Morocco with 4 points which looking at how they reacted at the final whistle versus Spain is exactly what they wanted and expected. Portugal won the European Championships playing the way they did today. They won't be worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I’ll leave this here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 26 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: They may have parked the bus but in a wrong location. Morocco was killing them all game and had so many chances it was disgusting. Portugal's defense was a no show today YOU GO UP 1-0 WITH EASE AND YOU SIT BACK THE REST OF THE GAME, EVEN IF MOROCCO SCORED IT DIDN'T MATTER BECAUSE THEN PORTO WOULD COME OUT AND WHIP IRAN LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SPORT, DOGGY-EFFING IS THE KEY TO IT... it can backfire.... Italy is notorious for trying to run out the clock on a 1-0 lead, it backfired on them against Argentina in the 1990 semi-final and it backfired against South Korea more recently and against France in a Euro championship Final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Spain will probably do the same thing against Iran, methodically and safely score and then back the bus in. But with the Porto score on the board Spain may instead elect to pile on a few more goals. But it doesn't really pay to outthink yourself in the first round, you can't strategize on how the round of 16 board sets up when you are an early group to finish. and I wouldn't want to see Russia in the round of 16 with the video refs taking control of things.... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 17 minutes ago, row_33 said: Spain will probably do the same thing against Iran, methodically and safely score and then back the bus in. But with the Porto score on the board Spain may instead elect to pile on a few more goals. But it doesn't really pay to outthink yourself in the first round, you can't strategize on how the round of 16 board sets up when you are an early group to finish. and I wouldn't want to see Russia in the round of 16 with the video refs taking control of things.... ? Conspiracies aside, finishing 2nd is wayyyy more advantageous than getting Uruguay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 58 minutes ago, row_33 said: they got up 1-0 and parked the bus, this is how the game is played and this is why soccer will NEVER catch on in North America because a legit strategy is that a 0-0 or 1-0 score is the intent from the first minutes, and in the next round the weaker team is playing for penalty kicks the whole time 40 minutes ago, row_33 said: YOU GO UP 1-0 WITH EASE AND YOU SIT BACK THE REST OF THE GAME, EVEN IF MOROCCO SCORED IT DIDN'T MATTER BECAUSE THEN PORTO WOULD COME OUT AND WHIP IRAN LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SPORT, DOGGY-EFFING IS THE KEY TO IT... it can backfire.... Italy is notorious for trying to run out the clock on a 1-0 lead, it backfired on them against Argentina in the 1990 semi-final and it backfired against South Korea more recently and against France in a Euro championship Final Take it easy, man. This thread is to talk about & enjoy the WC and the game. Your stuff is starting to sound like a PPP type crusade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, Cugalabanza said: Take it easy, man. This thread is to talk about & enjoy the WC and the game. Your stuff is starting to sound like a PPP type crusade. why have a heart attack or ulcer over a meaningless first round game when everyone knows Spain and Portugal are going to the next round maybe you could learn something about the sport as well, you don't mind learning, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 42 minutes ago, row_33 said: YOU GO UP 1-0 WITH EASE AND YOU SIT BACK THE REST OF THE GAME, EVEN IF MOROCCO SCORED IT DIDN'T MATTER BECAUSE THEN PORTO WOULD COME OUT AND WHIP IRAN LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SPORT, DOGGY-EFFING IS THE KEY TO IT... it can backfire.... Italy is notorious for trying to run out the clock on a 1-0 lead, it backfired on them against Argentina in the 1990 semi-final and it backfired against South Korea more recently and against France in a Euro championship Final Didn't even see this. Well seeing as how the Analysts from the World Cup said the same thing as me about the Portuguese defense, maybe they should learn something about the sport. Oh wait, they are former players and coaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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