Round of 16 Matches

[allen]

I can’t believe a social media bod at ESPN went to the trouble of cutting his head out in Photoshop for that tweet! Fast work!

 

[allen]

Ronaldo on the bench, you say?

That’ll please his royal highness. He’ll be forcing his transfer to Morocco now.

 

[Willie Thorne]

The pens have been woeful. Just belt the thing.

 

[mmmmsnouts]

This team defend really well for an African team

The north African teams are always well drilled defensively. They don't have the skill to compete any other way.

 

[stipe]

Hahahaha, masters of calculations in every sport they play, football, basketball, handball, tennis, you name it

They wanted to evade Brazil, well mission successful, adios Espana.

 

[mmmmsnouts]

Portugal

Wat on the money again, you are most definitely under appreciated by your GOT peers, great work mate, lovely to watch you in this form. Go and treat yourself to a few jaffa cakes.

If we're going to self-vault to congratulate ourselves then I want credit for this call:

Morocco is probably the last chance to cause an upset at this tournament. Spain's going to have to come out looking to score instead of playing aimless, off-brand Pepball

 

[4 Eyes Better Than 2]

Portugal these days play better without that petulant tit anyway.

He’s dying to be the tournament top scorer and to stay relevant at the expense of his side playing well, and all his moaning, complaining is frustration that his ability has slowed at an alarming rate, and he can’t accept it.

 

[davek]

Sounds like Benzema has a chance of playing again in this World Cup...maybe makes the Crusader game on Saturday.

 

[allen]

Portugal these days play better without that petulant tit anyway.

He’s dying to be the tournament top scorer and to stay relevant at the expense of his side playing well, and all his moaning, complaining is frustration that his ability has slowed at an alarming rate, and he can’t accept it.

The Ronaldo Manchester United and Portugal meltdowns are the great missed opportunities of all these streaming football documentary series.

I would’ve loved to have seen those!

 

[mmmmsnouts]

He’s dying to be the tournament top scorer and to stay relevant at the expense of his side playing well, and all his moaning, complaining is frustration that his ability has slowed at an alarming rate, and he can’t accept it.

He's always been a horrible narcissist. Worried about himself and his legacy first. Any success his teams have had along the way was incidental.

 

[Toffeeslam]

The north African teams are always well drilled defensively. They don't have the skill to compete any other way.

I don’t know about that, they seem confident on the ball and have some really good players.

Normally they are not consistent at all where they are average two games then good the next.

This team though is defensively strong so even if they are not playing well they stay in the game.

There don’t seem to have the quality that a Spain has but they have enough to trouble most teams

 

[Toffeeslam]

I see CR7 is on the bench for sulking…. He is sinking without a trace here

 

[Goat]

Sounds like Benzema has a chance of playing again in this World Cup...maybe makes the Crusader game on Saturday.

“You are fishing for things there, but these things are not on my mind. I don’t know who is saying what, where or how,” the France coach said at a press conference in Doha ahead of Wednesday’s final group game against Tunisia.

“I spoke to Karim after his departure, and you know what his situation is and how long he will be out for. I am focusing on the 24 players who are here. I’ll let you talk about that and debate it if you want, but I am not going to talk about things that don’t affect what we are doing here from day to day.”

 

[LinekersLegs]

Portugal these days play better without that petulant tit anyway.

He’s dying to be the tournament top scorer and to stay relevant at the expense of his side playing well, and all his moaning, complaining is frustration that his ability has slowed at an alarming rate, and he can’t accept it.

Think he is also worried about the Messi comparisons - likely the last chance both will play in a major tournament for their countries and tbf Messi is playing pretty well and clearly appreciated by his own team.

 

[davek]

“You are fishing for things there, but these things are not on my mind. I don’t know who is saying what, where or how,” the France coach said at a press conference in Doha ahead of Wednesday’s final group game against Tunisia.

“I spoke to Karim after his departure, and you know what his situation is and how long he will be out for. I am focusing on the 24 players who are here. I’ll let you talk about that and debate it if you want, but I am not going to talk about things that don’t affect what we are doing here from day to day.”

I hope he doesn't play. We want him fit to face Liverpool.