Brazil v Costa Rica match thread

[Bob Weasel Fox]

22nd June 2018

 

Brazil v Costa Rica

 

starts 1pm

Edited 21 June 2018 by Bob Weasel Fox

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Upset anyone? Costa Rica to rip Brazil a new Arsehole  maybe?

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Or Brazil to win and spark this World Cup alive at last?

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Any thoughts ?

[Max Wall]

No, and neither has anyone else. 

[Max Wall]

Seriously though. No 

[Webbo]

Get into 'em fvck 'em up!

[Max Wall]

Seriously though, you'd expect Brazil to be more comfortable playing against a central American team. I expect them to get the job done

[Bob Weasel Fox]

13 minutes ago, Max Wall said:

Seriously though, you'd expect Brazil to be more comfortable playing against a central American team. I expect them to get the job done

You would expect wouldn’t you ?

 

that said I really hope this is an exciting game

 

a good Brazil makes a great World Cup 

[Max Wall]

15 minutes ago, Bob Weasel Fox said:

You would expect wouldn’t you ?

 

that said I really hope this is an exciting game

 

a good Brazil makes a great World Cup 

Famous last words but I expect it to be entertaining. If Costa Rica can somehow sneak a lead Brazil will be under serious pressure. I'm a romantic I suppose (football wise at least) so I hope they go through. The Brazil team I watched at the 82 World cup sold me on them forever. Shame they play far more efficiently these days but winning is everything I suppose.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

7 hours ago, Max Wall said:

Famous last words but I expect it to be entertaining. If Costa Rica can somehow sneak a lead Brazil will be under serious pressure. I'm a romantic I suppose (football wise at least) so I hope they go through. The Brazil team I watched at the 82 World cup sold me on them forever. Shame they play far more efficiently these days but winning is everything I suppose.

Yes that 82 Brazil World Cup team was amazing, not defensively but on offensively was something that was a joy to watch and utterly spellbinding 

[Amin]

I'm hoping Brazil don't go the way of Argentina. Neymar needs to realise that, unlike 2014, he has got teammates he can rely on to score goals and create chances. In the Switzerland game he was trying to much, holding onto the ball too long and disrupting Brazil's flow. If they don't get a win today they are in big trouble because I think Serbia will be their toughest test in this group.  

[Bob Weasel Fox]

6 minutes ago, Amin said:

I'm hoping Brazil don't go the way of Argentina. Neymar needs to realise that, unlike 2014, he has got teammates he can rely on to score goals and create chances. In the Switzerland game he was trying to much, holding onto the ball too long and disrupting Brazil's flow. If they don't get a win today they are in big trouble because I think Serbia will be their toughest test in this group.  

I will be cheering Brazil on like crazy today if I am honest, always have been my second team after England at every World Cup since I can remember (1974 just about, 1978 definately and 1982 Brazil were just amazing)

[Amin]

36 minutes ago, Bob Weasel Fox said:

I will be cheering Brazil on like crazy today if I am honest, always have been my second team after England at every World Cup since I can remember (1974 just about, 1978 definately and 1982 Brazil were just amazing)

I'm with you there. When I was a kid I only really cared about Brazil and Ronaldo. It wasn't until after the 2002 World Cup that I started to take a wider interest in football. While I'm not as fanatical about Brazil as I was during the Ronaldo years, I'm still a big fan and always support them. 

[shen]

36 minutes ago, Amin said:

I'm with you there. When I was a kid I only really cared about Brazil and Ronaldo. It wasn't until after the 2002 World Cup that I started to take a wider interest in football. While I'm not as fanatical about Brazil as I was during the Ronaldo years, I'm still a big fan and always support them. 

I had absolutely no idea!

[MC Prussian]

1 hour ago, Amin said:

I'm hoping Brazil don't go the way of Argentina. Neymar needs to realise that, unlike 2014, he has got teammates he can rely on to score goals and create chances. In the Switzerland game he was trying to much, holding onto the ball too long and disrupting Brazil's flow. If they don't get a win today they are in big trouble because I think Serbia will be their toughest test in this group.  

That's only part of the truth.

 

The other fact is that Behrami took out Neymar's attacking threat very early on, tackling him, staying on his toes whenever possible, which made it very hard for Neymar to get into his game.

That was a genius move by Petkovic.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Come on Brazil

 

[Amin]

1 hour ago, MC Prussian said:

That's only part of the truth.

 

The other fact is that Behrami took out Neymar's attacking threat very early on, tackling him, staying on his toes whenever possible, which made it very hard for Neymar to get into his game.

That was a genius move by Petkovic.

That's not a huge problem in itself, as long as Neymar moves the ball quickly to Coutinho and Jesus. Problem was he was holding onto the ball too long and inviting fouls from Switzerland. He doesn't have to be a one man army anymore. 

[spacemunky]

Neymar's hair looks tight today.

 

Expecting a better match from him.

[StanSP]

wow Costa Rica should be ahead.

Brazil look a bit laboured.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Costa Rica are no slouches in fairness 

 

that said I hope Brazil start playing soon

[Finnegan]

Neymar has to be one of the least likeable players at the tournament. 

 

He's on the deck more than Shinji ffs. 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

13 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

Neymar has to be one of the least likeable players at the tournament. 

 

He's on the deck more than Shinji ffs. 

He is getting fouled a fair bit though Finners, that said he is also making the most of some challenges 

[ClaphamFox]

Brazil don't look quite right somehow. Great players, but not quite a team It's becoming a bit of a theme in this World Cup.

[Kitchandro]

What the hell is wrong with these 2?

 

Replay shows the ball categorically hadn’t crossed the byline - Hoddle ‘I think it just went out’

 

Defender heads it out for a corner to stop Jesus scoring at the back post - Tyldelsley ‘Interesting he was considered to be interfering with play there, the ball hadn’t reached him’.