Thread to discuss the football itself.
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Annoys me that anytime I've seen a camera pan to Ronaldo on any game he's attending that the commentator has to mention how he's larger than he was back when he was playing. Hamilton again the culprit.
I'd put it to him that a lot of ex pros are larger now than when they played.
Seems particularly in poor taste with his weight gain being down to health problems (hypothyroidism) too.
Must be last orders
Not sure if Brazil are quite poor or the swiss quite good I'm sure it's a combo of both.
Brazil passing is slow enough and only openings coming through the wide men doing something special.
Swiss haven't done much going forward seem afraid to try play the killer ball the few times they have had room in the last year third of the pitch.
Brady looks like he is at home lounging waiting to be served
Edit: someone must have told him both arms down that or was told there is a bit of a pong
Wasn't it Alan Shearer who said that the first thing he did when he retired was to have a double pie meal as he could go back to his natural weight.
VINI JR!
Damn. Offside.
All they need is just one
offside apparently
Welp maybe not. How far back do they go
Cool Assassins finish from Vini junior. Nope offside amazed at that.
Decent goal, really poor from Elvedi though, don't think he needed to dive in there. Could've stayed on his feet and made it more difficult instead of taking himself out of it.
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never mind, offside at some point earlier in the move apparantly.
Huge let off for Switzerland. Would like to see the replay of that 🤔
Good. Didn't like his celebration.
Richarlison was offside in the lead up. Was clear in the initial replay so it's baffling how the commentators were so perplexed.
Good decision. Richarlison offside.
Correct decision it looks like came back and was in play
Well spotted by VAR in fairness, was a key part of the buildup.
Yeah, another one VAR got spot on.
Ref been a bit spicy there with the Swiss player
Did they mention if Shaqiri picked up a knock or something, or is he just being rested for the big emotional one against Serbia? If he's fit I'd love to see him on soon for the last 15.
Sorry, I wasn’t very clear. What I meant was, if the ref deems time to be up (which he did), he doesn’t have to allow the corner to be taken. You could argue he shouldn’t have deemed time to be up due to the injury just beforehand but that’s a separate argument.
Basically, should he have added more time due to the injury - probably. Should he have added time solely because a team has a corner - absolutely not.
Jayus them Qatari’s mustn’t know where to look with some of them Brazilian wans.
Brazil miss Neymar. His skill would have unlocked this stubborn defence. Hope he's back for the round of 16.
CASEMIRO!
C'mon VAR. Nah, no grounds for VAR unfortunately.
Sweet wallop of a strike from Casemiro.
And Casemiro is only a Brazilian Glenn Whelan, and does that.
Really hope he's not to be honest... good at football and all, but christ it'd be depressing to see him dedicating his first goal to Jair Bolsonaro, as he's already said he'd do. Think we could all do without that sort of right-wing rubbish.
In off the arse of the Swiss defender.
Akanji's arse will be launching an appeal to the Dubious Goals Panel
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