Belgium vs Portugal - Sunday 27th June, 8pm

[KingsX]

3 minutes ago, fuchsntf said:

Great game..enjoyed The football, more than the rubbish chatter on here..

 

There's nothing you enjoy more than rubbishing the chatter on here.

[KingsX]

3 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Italy will beat Belgium based on that showing tonight. Belgiums defence is staggering, how are them 3 still the choices.

 

Honestly, now they've eliminated Ratface & Co, all I want from Belgium is for Youri to wrap up his tournament unhurt and get a damned rest.

 

I'd be perfectly happy for Italy to win that one.

[Ric Flair]

1 minute ago, KingsX said:

 

Honestly, now they've eliminated Ratface & Co, all I want from Belgium is for Youri to wrap up his tournament unhurt and get a damned rest.

 

I'd be perfectly happy for Italy to win that one.

Same. Youri has looked knackered.

[tom27111]

2 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Italy will beat Belgium based on that showing tonight. Belgiums defence is staggering, how are them 3 still the choices.

 

Nothing else coming through is good enough.

 

The rest of the team is pretty special though, but they need a fit KDB.

 

The Italian defence should be cute enough, but they couldn't handle Lukaku in Serie A.

 

I'm still tipping the Danes.

 

2 bad games at the start, understandably, but 8 goals in 2 games, quality all over the pitch, represented by what clubs they play for, although no superstar, but a real togetherness.

 

No teams have really stood out, bar Italy, but they had a poor 90 last night.

[fuchsntf]

5 minutes ago, Vacamion said:

 

We love you, too, Fuchsy.

 

 

Well Somebody has to Keep the Form ,class & panache going...innit..

[st albans fox]

With KDB likely out and the Italians having good quality in depth, it could be that Belgium don’t get through on Friday 

 

portugal showed what can happen if you leave too many good players on the bench and are over cautious …..tough to chase a game 

 

think on Gareth …….

[fuchsntf]

1 minute ago, tom27111 said:

 

Nothing else coming through is good enough.

 

The rest of the team is pretty special though, but they need a fit KDB.

 

The Italian defence should be cute enough, but they couldn't handle Lukaku in Serie A.

 

I'm still tipping the Danes.

 

2 bad games at the start, understandably, but 8 goals in 2 games, quality all over the pitch, represented by what clubs they play for, although no superstar, but a real togetherness.

 

No teams have really stood out, bar Italy, but they had a poor 90 last night.

My team...will walk & winnit..innit..    Not decided yet ,whether thats those of my Anglo-saxon blood...or those of my Norman-Saxon- Anglo blood...

[fuchsntf]

6 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Same. Youri has looked knackered.

He always looks knackered...

[StanSP]

 

 

 

[fuchsntf]

11 minutes ago, KingsX said:

 

There's nothing you enjoy more than rubbishing the chatter on here.

Nothing else to do on a Sunday evening....

[Guest Electric Yetis]

Still weird seing Shaun Maloney on the Belgium coaching staff.

 

What could have been.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/sport/football/30807011.amp

[tom27111]

1 minute ago, Rain King said:

Still weird seing Shaun Maloney on the Belgium coaching staff.

 

What could have been.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/sport/football/30807011.amp

Still weird seeing Martinez and Thierry Henry there too!

 

Very multi-national.

[don_danbury]

i know they won it in 2016 but this portugal side are so boring. i still wonder how they won it back in 2016

[Koke]

4 minutes ago, don_danbury said:

i know they won it in 2016 but this portugal side are so boring. i still wonder how they won it back in 2016

 

Santos is anti football. He needs to moved on but it won't happen cos he's a legend. Portugal hsvd too many good attacking players to be playing conservative football. 

[Koke]

If England produce an xG of 0.23 and win 1-0 against Germany people will be digging England out. But Belgium did just fhat. 

 

 

[shen]

1 minute ago, Koke said:

 

Santos is anti football. He needs to moved on but it won't happen cos he's a legend. Portugal hsvd too many good attacking players to be playing conservative football. 

This is the prime reason I dislike Portugal. They showed they can play, but wait until they're forced to chase the game. 

[fox_up_north]

Portugal are such nasty players, Pepe in particular. I wouldn't even want him on my own team tbh. 

[StanSP]

Things you love to see. 

 

 

[davieG]

Youri looks knackered and I don't think he fits the team as well when playing alongside DeBruyne his game seems inhibited.

[AyewJoking]

21 minutes ago, davieG said:

Youri looks knackered and I don't think he fits the team as well when playing alongside DeBruyne his game seems inhibited.

Looks like he's doing a heavily watered down version of what's expected of him here.

Wanted Belgium out just so he could have an extended rest before the season starts*

 

*Unless he signs for someone else

[StanSP]

Youri 'looks' knackered, but he's not. Just how he displays. 

 

He was sprinting mad right at the end of the game. Can't have been that knackered.

[NasPb]

think IF fit belgium will win this thing. youri was running around like a mad man yesterday btw. not so tired then

[davieG]

4 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Youri 'looks' knackered, but he's not. Just how he displays. 

 

He was sprinting mad right at the end of the game. Can't have been that knackered.

 

1 minute ago, NasPb said:

think IF fit belgium will win this thing. youri was running around like a mad man yesterday btw. not so tired then

I must have been watching a different game because he spent a lot of time standing around and his legs looked heavy, sure he did the occasional sprint but that could just be adrenaline. 

[StanSP]

2 minutes ago, davieG said:

 

I must have been watching a different game because he spent a lot of time standing around and his legs looked heavy, sure he did the occasional sprint but that could just be adrenaline. 

Not trying to make excuses just because it's Youri ( ) but the pitch has come in for a lot of criticism, even from the start of the group stage. It doesn't look in the best condition.

[gerblod]

12 hours ago, fuchsntf said:

He always looks knackered..

I think reports of his knackeredness have been greatly and repetitively exaggerated on here - from the first game last season . Is it his glowing ruddy cheeks reminiscent of a steam engine on the verge of blowing.