Group K: Portugal, Uzbekistan, Colombia, Congo DR

[ramboacdc]

First evening game im missing and looks to be interesting. 

 

0.07 xg for Portugal? They playing a Leicester formation?

[OntarioFox]

Unlucky there

[The Doctor]

was that Bruno Fernandes faking like he's gonna put it out for the injury to slow everyone down and then picking the pass? right little rat

[Sly]

Congo have played really well 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Ronny getting booed haha.

 

Also this is the best stadium other than the Azeteca.

[The Doctor]

2 minutes ago, Sly said:

Congo have played really well 

Curucao aside (and they got proper punished by the bullshit commercial break in the first half), all the minnows thus far have put up a good showing. 

[FoxesWalk]

These “hydration breaks” starting to piss me off 

Edited 9 hours ago by FoxesWalk

[filbertway]

Imagine Russell Martin is tugging himself silly over this Portugal performance.

 

Probably not helping that they're playing with 10 men to be fair. Ronaldo playing like prime Yakubu!

 

These changes should help them

 

Credit to DR Congo though. Very solid performance from them

[RowlattsFox]

Portugal still massively unlikeable then 

[OntarioFox]

This Conceiciao's a right little turd ain't he? Portugal don't half have a conveyor belt for them.

[Sly]

5 minutes ago, FoxesWalk said:

These “hydration breaks” starting to piss me off 

They kill any momentum that teams have going. They’re stupid in games like this. 

[Super_horns]

Probably time for a Ronaldo penalty?

[The Doctor]

6 minutes ago, filbertway said:

Imagine Russell Martin is tugging himself silly over this Portugal performance.

 

Probably not helping that they're playing with 10 men to be fair. Ronaldo playing like prime Yakubu!

 

These changes should help them

 

Credit to DR Congo though. Very solid performance from them

put some respect on the yaks name, lethal finisher.

 

Ronaldo was always gonna be having a stinker from the moment messi scored that hat trick, ego taken over. Be hilarious when he retires and they immediately win a trophy 

[deejdeej]

Ronaldo will cost them this tournament. Also they bloody love the dark arts!

[Sly]

Wan Bassaka has had an excellent game 

[StanSP]

Portugal only mustering up 1 shot on target so far is pretty embarrassing. 

[Sly]

This Portugal team should be built around Fernandes. Ronaldo shouldn’t be playing. 

[FoxesWalk]

Very lucky to avoid a red there for the clothesline on Wissa stopping a dangerous looking attack. Arm to the neck to stop a guy at full speed is surely dangerous play…

[SecretPro]

2 minutes ago, Sly said:

This Portugal team should be built around Fernandes. Ronaldo shouldn’t be playing. 

Pretty sure most people said the same thing at the last Tournament. 

 

Trying to accommodate Ronaldo and then basically instructing the entire team to pass the ball to him at every single opportunity is never going to work well. 

 

Mardy, ratty bunch of ****ers they are too. 

[spacemunky]

Congo! 

[Suzie the Fox]

Well done.. 

 

Messi > Ronaldo 

[NJFox]

Oh look, Roberto Martinez underperforming with a loaded international lineup. Can we say he peaked with Wigan in a season in which they got relegated? 

[Super_horns]

Well played DR Congo.

Deserved the draw.

 

Poor from Portugal overall .

Slow and passive .

[PhillippaT]

29 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Well done.. 

 

Messi > Ronaldo 

Hopefully it won't take long for that to not be so controversial  

[Jaspa]

1 hour ago, Kitchandro said:

Going a bit early here but Portugal won’t win this tournament. Flattering to deceive as usual, they should be hammering these.

Spain lost to Switzerland 2010, Argentina lost to Saudi last time around. Long way to go, teams make changes after things don't work and it can then click, they have a great squad. 

 

Not sure about Martinez though. Suppose he has experience now and he won the FA Cup with Wigan, but yeah.