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Liquid`Drone
Norway28736 Posts
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plasmidghost
Belgium16168 Posts
On December 06 2022 02:46 plasmidghost wrote: And I have no confidence whatsoever in South Korea beating Brazil. Predicting 4-1 in that match The one time I get it right and I don't bet on it lmao | ||
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don_kyuhote
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8794 Posts
On December 06 2022 05:46 RKC wrote: Which is what's annoying about South Korea and not Uruguay advancing instead. Now Brazil gets an easier passage than all the other top teams. if you watched uruguay during groups you would know that they werent going to put up a fight against brazil either. uruguay were shockingly bad | ||
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rararara
115 Posts
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mAKiTO
Colombia4171 Posts
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Faruko
Chile34173 Posts
On December 06 2022 09:12 mAKiTO wrote: But uruguay vs Brazil is another level. Its like a real.barca clásico, doesnt matter how the past games have been, how the season is so far. The game is special . It would have ended similar, maybe not such a difference because Uruguay would have been pretty defensive. But not a chance Uruguay would have beat Brazil. This Brazil is not the same from Copa America (and who are we kidding, that copa America was totally created and nobody wanted to play it bar Argentina), they actually care about this tournament. | ||
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RvB
Netherlands6261 Posts
On December 06 2022 05:42 Pandemona wrote: eye before the storm, now we get france vs england, netherlands vs argentina, potentially spain vs portugal. Those games look hype. Don't think Netherlands - Argentina and France - England will be very exciting considering the playstyles of the teams. | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7040 Posts
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warding
Portugal2394 Posts
I also can't help but notice that while this BR team looks like the team to beat this tournament, they still can't compare with the WC2002 one. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18572 Posts
On December 06 2022 20:18 warding wrote: Player by player I don't think Brasil looks that much better than the top UEFA teams, but I was wondering whether there's a case to make about the whole joga bonito and Brazilian street football translating into their players being better at improv and thus NT football which is way less structured than club football. I also can't help but notice that while this BR team looks like the team to beat this tournament, they still can't compare with the WC2002 one. So the weakness of Brazilian teams since 2006 is suddenly their strength?  | ||
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RKC
2848 Posts
Many of the European teams seem rather disinterested or distracted by non-footballing matters. Their performance and behaviour on the pitch is rather business-like and mechanical. For example, Croatia have been playing at a stroll without any sense of urgency since the group matches (they played so meekly against Belgium almost as if they wouldn't mind losing and exiting early). Some people strongly disliked the dancing by Brazil and antics of Uruguay. But it's coming from their deep passion for football. Whether passion helps or hinders the performance of players is subject to debate. Too much passion can lead to toxicity. But all these passionate moments capture the magic of football and the WC. | ||
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Faruko
Chile34173 Posts
I till think spain goes tru but marocco has shown some great football | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26225 Posts
On December 06 2022 20:18 warding wrote: Player by player I don't think Brasil looks that much better than the top UEFA teams, but I was wondering whether there's a case to make about the whole joga bonito and Brazilian street football translating into their players being better at improv and thus NT football which is way less structured than club football. I also can't help but notice that while this BR team looks like the team to beat this tournament, they still can't compare with the WC2002 one. I dunno if that side was all that amazing across the park, felt like that World Cup can be defined as the one where almost no of the favourites showed up. Good sure, but great? Yeah it’s a good theory, although it can only get you so far. The kind of players street football produces are those wide players/number 10s that Brazil are absolutely stacked with. The structure thing can work both ways, in that yes national teams aren’t as well drilled as club sides, but that doesn’t manifest equally. It’s easier to set up a team to be functional and spoiling than develop complex attacking patterns that benefits teams with technical talent. I think what we’re seeing from Brazil is definitely augmented by individual inspiration, but they’re also well drilled by a coach who’s been in situ for ages, with a tough qualifying region and regional tournament to keep them ticking over. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26225 Posts
On December 06 2022 21:53 RKC wrote: Generally, for this WC, there is one major difference between the European teams and other teams - passion. Many of the European teams seem rather disinterested or distracted by non-footballing matters. Their performance and behaviour on the pitch is rather business-like and mechanical. For example, Croatia have been playing at a stroll without any sense of urgency since the group matches (they played so meekly against Belgium almost as if they wouldn't mind losing and exiting early). Some people strongly disliked the dancing by Brazil and antics of Uruguay. But it's coming from their deep passion for football. Whether passion helps or hinders the performance of players is subject to debate. Too much passion can lead to toxicity. But all these passionate moments capture the magic of football and the WC. It helps to a point until it can become a very double-edged sword. Between a home World Cup and exorcising the demons of 1950, I think Brazil had a complete collective meltdown and that saw them getting hammered 7-1. But yeah we’ve seen a fair few teams playing in an oddly flat way, unsure why that is. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9768 Posts
I think its going to be really tough on Portugal. I'm predicting 1-1 and penalties. | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7040 Posts
On December 06 2022 22:06 Faruko wrote: So we have finally arrived at the only 1/8 match that could surprise us, Morocco vs Spain. I till think spain goes tru but marocco has shown some great football I kinda expect a beatdown similar to yesterday. On the evening game I have my money actually on the Swiss Guard. Their game vs Serbia was very high intensity and if they can bring that I expect they will hinder Portugals more technical and artistic game pretty efficient | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28736 Posts
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Faruko
Chile34173 Posts
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DropBear
Australia4388 Posts
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