World Football Thread 2023/2024

[Finnegan]

4 hours ago, Dan LCFC said:

Japan are actually a quite good team now. Seem to have players cropping all over Europe and they've beaten Spain and Germany at the last World Cup. Funny result but get the feeling they've made real improvement.

 

Really smart coaching and organisation. Fitness has always been one of their strengths, they've really weaponised it over the last few years turning themselves in to an excellent counter attacking team. 

 

A lot of international sides lack the coaching time and the cohesion to learn to break down a stubborn low block, we saw that at the last world cup, with a lot of smaller nations doing it. 

 

But where as a Morocco will park the bus and rarely be able to get out, this Japan side have the energy and the pace to keep breaking all game and causing havoc. Not to mention a couple of genuinely excellent threats. 

[StanSP]

 

 

[Super_horns]

50 minutes ago, StanSP said:

 

 

Probably why he is thinking of quitting .

[Rain King]

Billy Sharp scoring a late equaliser for LA Galaxy. Had no idea he'd moved there. Was convinced he'd retired.

[Wymsey]

1 hour ago, Rain King said:

Billy Sharp scoring a late equaliser for LA Galaxy. Had no idea he'd moved there. Was convinced he'd retired.

I thought he was still at Sheffield United.

 

That transfer appeared to be quite a quiet one.

[Super_horns]

PSG beaten at home having been held there on the opening day.

 

For a team that seem to dominate the league they do have a few slip ups .

[Daggers]

That’s quite some entrance

 

 

[StanSP]

Spain taking corruption to a new level...

[Super_horns]

England back on ITV from next year.

 

More Sam Matterface then which I am sure will please everyone!

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/24002169/england-matches-channel-4-rights-itv/

[Dahnsouff]

 

 

Ya bugger

 

[filbertway]

1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said:

 

 

Ya bugger

 

The one good thing is that is was so obviously telegraphed that it allowed both players to minimise the chance of having their legs shattered into a million pieces.

 

The central Americans are built different

 

[Naat]

On 06/09/2023 at 13:25, Super_horns said:

 

To miss one penalty is careless , twice awful but three times is appalling !

 

 

He does not take a  few steps of distance before ,  and can not hit strong. 

[SemperEadem]

Fair amount of talk last weekend in Bochum on the club looking to build a new ground. I would be devastated if this happened.

[Naat]

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 22 September 2023 by Naat

[Super_horns]

Bad night for Balogun of Monaco.

 

Missed 2 penalties then Nice grab an injury time winner !

[spacemunky]

Bayern 7 Bochum nil 

 

Kane with a hat-trick and a couple assists.

[SemperEadem]

1 hour ago, spacemunky said:

Bayern 7 Bochum nil 

 

Kane with a hat-trick and a couple assists.

Third year in a row at their place its been 7.

[spacemunky]

1 minute ago, SemperEadem said:

Third year in a row at their place its been 7.

Maybe they should just skip that one!

[Mark_w]

1 hour ago, spacemunky said:

Bayern 7 Bochum nil 

 

Kane with a hat-trick and a couple assists.

They really are like us

[Super_horns]

Atletico v Real on ITV 4 tonight .

 

Goodness knows what some of the antics in that game will be like ! 

[Izzy]

I’m pleased for Harry Kane. Fair play and good luck to him.

[Fox92]

45 minutes ago, Izzy said:

I’m pleased for Harry Kane. Fair play and good luck to him.

Hope he finally wins a trophy. Was always going to score goals wherever he went. People talk about Haaland but Kane would get the same numbers in that Man City team.

[Super_horns]

Usually see one of these own goals once a week now !

 

https://twitter.com/OwnGoalZone/status/1705890826725793823/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1705890826725793823&currentTweetUser=OwnGoalZone&mode=profile

[Samilktray]

Ajax v Feyenoord suspended. Ajax 3-0 inside the first half 

[purpleronnie]

7 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

Ajax v Feyenoord suspended. Ajax 3-0 inside the first half 

The dutch are a strange breed, as laid back and liberal as they come but put them inside a football stadium......