World Cup 2018 LIVE thread (18 Viewers)

[Seven]

Stop the clock.

It's probably only a matter of time anyway. Too many games in recent history have become unwatchable.

Juve are not innocent either, that much is true. But you can't blame the teams.

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[Dostoevsky]

The solution is very easy. Stop the clock. Like they do in basketball.

Games wouldn't last 90 minutes of course. You could make it 60 (during an average game at this World Cup the ball was in play for 55 minutes).

It would improve the quality of so many games imo.

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Stop the clock.

Oh, that. Well... there's no way I'd ever say no to that. I'd sign the petition right away.

I was thinking more among lines "you can't pass the ball back to the GK".

 

[il brutto]

It's pretty ridiculous for a Juve fan to criticize the way France plays. They are a complete team that play with the right balance in every situation. Basically they have the exact same mentality and approach as Juve does (not surprising considering who their manager is).

Time wasting is infuriating when your team is losing, but it's hardly something the french invented or monopolize. Actually Belgium against Brazil wasted time too.

In my view it was pretty clear who the better team was today and they went through on merit. Belgium only threatened in moments and the further the game went the clearer the gap between the two teams became.

 

[Enron]

It's probably only a matter of time anyway. Too many games in recent history have become unwatchable.

Juve are not innocent either, that much is true. But you can't blame the teams.

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Stop the clock and eliminate injury time. Players will speed up.

 

[il brutto]

i just cant believe he screws up an immensely talented generation for 2 tournaments in a row and gets away with it. bring Zidane in already!!!

You are just wrong but I know you'll never admit it so never mind

 

[Stevie]

Ronaldo was always a lot better.

He's the next big thing though. Just a level below Ronaldo.

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For sure. I just been similar in terms of style and looks.

 

[s4tch]

@Enron @Seven

stopping the clock is something tv companies (who basically finance the sport) won't ever agree with. it would completely ruin the predictability of the length of a match broadcast.

 

[Seven]

Oh, that. Well... there's no way I'd ever say no to that. I'd sign the petition right away.

I was thinking more among lines "you can't pass the ball back to the GK".

No, that's part of the game. Time wasting by being in possession is something you can't punish imo.

But throwing the ball away, not giving it back. Faking an injury. Play on after an injury but then go down again. No. That shit makes games really hard to watch.

It's pretty ridiculous for a Juve fan to criticize the way France plays. They are a complete team that play with the right balance in every situation. Basically they have the exact same mentality and approach as Juve does (not surprising considering who their manager is).

Time wasting is infuriating when your team is losing, but it's hardly something the french invented or monopolize. Actually Belgium against Brazil wasted time too.

In my view it was pretty clear who the better team was today and they went through on merit. Belgium only threatened in moments and the further the game went the clearer the gap between the two teams became.

You can't criticise a team for doing what needs to be done.

You can change the rules so that what needs to be done is different.

France's second half consisted of scoring on a corner kick and sitting back in the own box. I'm not sure how you think that is going through on merit.

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[zizinho]

You are just wrong but I know you'll never admit so never mind

hes yet to beat an actual top team here. even bringing Giroud was terrible, playing him constantly is a jail crime

 

[Seven]

@Enron @Seven

stopping the clock is something tv companies (who basically finance the sport) won't ever agree with. it would completely ruin the predictability of the length of a match broadcast.

If they can do it in basketball, you can do it in football too.

The ball is in play on average for 55 minutes. So you already know that somehow amounts to around 90 minutes total time.

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[il brutto]

You can change the rules so that what needs to be done is different.

France's second half consisted of scoring on a corner kick and sitting back in the own box. I'm not sure how you think that is going through on merit.

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You always try to paint such a black and white picture about the game. France had by far the better scoring chances in the second half. Would expect you to know that defending really well should also be included when rating how the team has performed. It was up to Belgium to step up after France scored and they just weren't able to.

Anyways I think you should be proud of your team as they did really well in this tournament and won against some great teams. High level football is usually decided by small margins and today the margins fell in France's favor. There's still one game for you guys to win.

 

[Seven]

You always try to paint such a black and white picture about the game. France had by far the better scoring chances in the second half. Would expect you to know that defending really well should also be included when rating how the team has performed. It was up to Belgium to step up after France scored and they just weren't able to.

Anyways I think you should be proud of your team as they did really well in this tournament and won against some great teams. High level football is usually decided by small margins and today the margins fell in France's favor. There's still one game for you guys to win.

There is obviously no game left for us. No one cares. It is irrelevant. It is something else that has to go.

France had chances towards the end because that's what happens when you're 1-0 up and sitting in your own box. The same would have happend had it been Italy or Sweden. That's just how games evolve.

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[il brutto]

hes yet to beat an actual top team here. even bringing Giroud was terrible, playing him constantly is a jail crime

He's a top coach who isn't afraid of making unpopular choices. Hope he comes back here one day so we can enjoy him together

 

[zizinho]

He's a top coach who isn't afraid of making unpopular choices. Hope he comes back here one day so we can enjoy him together

ugh, please no. would rather back

 

[il brutto]

ugh, please no. would rather back

I want them all. They can be assistants to

 

[zizinho]

I want them all. They can be assistants to

even Ferrara?

 

[il brutto]

even Ferrara?

Ciro can be an assistant at the B team.

 

[Seven]

Mbappe is doing a great job as a menace killing the clock

Mbappe time wasting cunt.

Not stopping the clock makes great footballers do this shit.

It makes Juve players do this shit.

It makes people at Sunday league do this shit.

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[swag]

Not stopping the clock makes great footballers do this shit.

It makes Juve players do this shit.

It makes people at Sunday league do this shit.

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I wasn't calling out Mbappe for time-wasting per se. Rather, he was menacing because he would win back possession and create havoc for Belgium's rear guard just when they were trying to press forward. He did that repeatedly and Belgium just couldn't hold the ball when they needed to.

I hardly saw France's tactics as negative or ruining the art of the game per se. Rather, I thought they dared Belgium to do something about it and they couldn't. So good on them.

 

[Klin]

I think at the end of the day France won by a lucky header and all in all Belgium were robbed of a deserved victory tonight IMO. Such a shame things like this happen in this sport. It's also sad how often did the French players wasted time. I hope FIFA takes acton against them.