but the credit for the goal goes to his team mate who kicked it in....as the flick with his fringe wasn't deemed a shot, on closer inspection.....
WORLD CUP 2022.
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ClashCityTele
Friend of Leo's
The game is a LOT less physical than it used to be. Though you wouldn't think it from the screaming antics of the big girls (no disrespect intended to the ladies team) who pass as footballers these days.how about yellow cards being sent off for 10 minutes?.... that will stop the cheap holding/jersey pulling by defenders who get beaten off the ball.
there's a lot of arms being used in a sport where your arms shouldn't be used....
In a 1989 World Cup game between England & Sweden, England defender, Terry Butcher, suffered a head wound early in the game. The team physio' stitched the wound, bandaged his head and he carried on playing, heading the ball at every opportunity. This is how he looked by the end of the game.
What a hero!
ClashCityTele
Friend of Leo's
It didn't even clip his Forrest Gump haircut!!!
Watching it in ultra slow mo at the mo!
Kandinskyesque
Friend of Leo's
An ever so slight deflection off the scent of his pomade.
Apparently among pro athletes, leaving an untidy dressing room behind you is the height of disrespect and unprofessionalism. Team captains are supposed to take it upon themselves to pick up any remaining litter, clothing etc.
Apropos of sod all, my nephew was training in the same gym as conor macgregor last year and said he left the place filthy after himself.
ClashCityTele
Friend of Leo's
It may have bounced off his massive ego.
He has that sort of face you would never tire of stamping on.
He has that sort of face you would never tire of stamping on.
should have checked the ball for a trace of hair gel...
Kandinskyesque
Friend of Leo's
I remember this from the '82 World Cup.
The slowmo from 1minute in gives even closer detail and it sounds like Sean Connery was moonlighting as a football pundit.
ClashCityTele
Friend of Leo's
Those were the days! That's real football.
ClashCityTele
Friend of Leo's
Sometimes it doesn't even have to involve the ball or even a player from the other team.
Toon Army, Toon Army!
Toon Army, Toon Army!
aging_rocker
Poster Extraordinaire
I wonder how some of the players today would cope against defenders like Ron 'Chopper' Harris and Roy Keane. Those guys were brutal...
Ron:
Roy:
Ron:
Roy:
Kandinskyesque
Friend of Leo's
To be fair Bowyer was looking at Dyers lass and he hoyed a tab at Biffa's mam.
ClashCityTele
Friend of Leo's
And he called his pint a puff!
Kev-wilson
Tele-Meister
Wimbledon vs Newcastle Utd, a young Paul Gascoigne and an actor from Lock stock and two smoking barrels
aging_rocker
Poster Extraordinaire
The late Norman 'Bites yer legs' Hunter leaves a trail of broken Liverpool players in his wake:
Apparently a proper gentleman off the pitch...
Apparently a proper gentleman off the pitch...
I agree, Brazil players are impressive (not specially Neymar) but the team seem to lose composure when challenged. If or when they gain confidence, then… It’s the second team I make sure to watch.
Nobody’s talking about France, like the 2018 World Cup was won by chance. An awfull lot of the best players are missing due to injuries (Benzema, Pogba, N’Golo Kanté, Hernandez…), so the team is not as strong as it was, but yet seem to be doing well and will go to the next stage of the competition as easily as England and Spain.
France still have Giroud, Griezmann and Mbappé, those three players are officially in the top ten french best attack players (number of goals) all time. https://www.chroniquesbleues.fr/Tableau-general-des-buteurs They can do wonders together and with the team.
Kyllian Mbappé was age 19 when France won in 2018, now 23. He is so fast, he is the reason why we can’t get rid of the monitoring.
This nice short summary of France-Danemark shows the defensive weakness of the team but great attack skills:
After watching Brazil without Neymar today, I may want to change my last comment. They look good at every position. But they haven’t had a really big challenge yet
KeithDavies 100
Tele-Holic
Included in Senegal's team list today:
- 24
Moustapha Name
billy logan
Tele-Afflicted
Senegal's and Ecuador's fates are changing by the minute!
dougbgt6
Tele-Meister
Ron "Chopper" Harris was not called Chopper because of his tackling style, it was more the size of his tackle, apparently.
Doug
Doug
billy logan
Tele-Afflicted
For no reason I internet-searched "Nobby Stiles" - apparently the nickname's from his 1st name, Norbert.
topic #2) What language does Gordon Strachan speak? Is that one of those stranded Celtic languages like Manx?
topic #2) What language does Gordon Strachan speak? Is that one of those stranded Celtic languages like Manx?
