World Cup 2018 thread

Ricky Fandango said:
Who is more of a drama queen?

A) Ronaldo

B) Neymar
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Tough call. I usually prefer Neymar to Ronaldo. I think Ronaldo gets way more calls from his flops, and I do think teams go out of their way to rough up Neymar, but good god, the convulsions and screaming and rolling and flapping around like a speared fish that I saw from Neymar this tournament won the drama queen crown for the World Cup going away. It was embarrassing.
 
Mystery Train said:
Tough call. I usually prefer Neymar to Ronaldo. I think Ronaldo gets way more calls from his flops, and I do think teams go out of their way to rough up Neymar, but good god, the convulsions and screaming and rolling and flapping around like a speared fish that I saw from Neymar this tournament won the drama queen crown for the World Cup going away. It was embarrassing.
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I agree, but in the preening competition, nobody touches Ronaldo.
 
Neymar needs to knock that crap off. His status with me personally took a huge hit this world cup.

On a happier note, I'm really looking forward to the France/Belgium match tomorrow. It should be epic.
 
Neymar's face during his performances reminded me of the sad mask in the happy/sad mask symbol pair for theatre.
 
Mystery Train said:
Tough call. I usually prefer Neymar to Ronaldo. I think Ronaldo gets way more calls from his flops, and I do think teams go out of their way to rough up Neymar, but good god, the convulsions and screaming and rolling and flapping around like a speared fish that I saw from Neymar this tournament won the drama queen crown for the World Cup going away. It was embarrassing.
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Agreed, it was like someone broke his back or something.
 
Sheriff Joe said:
This world cup speaks well for the EPL.
I am tired of all the flopping, crying and just plain old dirty play from many of the south american teams and Mexico.
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The EPL players are killing it. Killian Mbappe is going to murder Belgium’s backline. France vs England will be an exciting game full of young talent set to dominate the world!
 
MakeAPlay said:
The EPL players are killing it. Killian Mbappe is going to murder Belgium’s backline. France vs England will be an exciting game full of young talent set to dominate the world!
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Yes Sir, I pretty much only watch EPL as far as the Men go, it seems to be a little more of a clean game, I could be wrong.
I picked France from the beginning, but Belgium is full of talent as well.
Do you think Killian is the fastest EPL player? That walker dude can motor as well.
 
MakeAPlay said:
The EPL players are killing it. Killian Mbappe is going to murder Belgium’s backline. France vs England will be an exciting game full of young talent set to dominate the world!
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I kind of agree, but this WC has been so unpredictable I would not be surprised to see Belgium win. My son thinks the winner of the France/Belgium game will win it all.
 
Sheriff Joe said:
Yes Sir, I pretty much only watch EPL as far as the Men go, it seems to be a little more of a clean game, I could be wrong.
I picked France from the beginning, but Belgium is full of talent as well.
Do you think Killian is the fastest EPL player? That walker dude can motor as well.
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Mbappe plays for PSG in Ligue One and is probably the fastest player. Raheem Sterling and Moussa Sissoko are the two fastest EPL players. I’d take Mbappe over either of them.
 
outside! said:
I kind of agree, but this WC has been so unpredictable I would not be surprised to see Belgium win. My son thinks the winner of the France/Belgium game will win it all.
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France is going to win it. Belgium’s defense is too porous. Either way it’s going to be exciting. I’m going to watch the game on delay so no posting updates!!
 
MakeAPlay said:
Mbappe plays for PSG in Ligue One and is probably the fastest player. Raheem Sterling and Moussa Sissoko are the two fastest EPL players. I’d take Mbappe over either of them.
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I know he doesn't play for EPL, IDK what the hell I was thinking.
I haven't seen that much of him, but he demands much attention.
 
outside! said:
I kind of agree, but this WC has been so unpredictable I would not be surprised to see Belgium win. My son thinks the winner of the France/Belgium game will win it all.
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With Lukaku, de Bruyne, Hazard, Falaini and company I would take Belgium’s Golden generation over any team other than France. With Pogba, Mbappe, Giroud, Tolliso, Griezmann and Kante as the front 6 with friggin Dembele coming off the bench not to mention a ridiculous defense with Umtiti, Verane, Pavard and Hernandez. They just have an embarrassment of talent and a coach that knows how to use it.

Vive Le Bleu!!! They are our oldest allies you know...
 
outside! said:
I kind of agree, but this WC has been so unpredictable I would not be surprised to see Belgium win. My son thinks the winner of the France/Belgium game will win it all.
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I'd tend to agree, but I'd also love to see England win it. I really like their squad this year, and it's been fun seeing them work the 3-4-2-1 formation. Although, on the defensive end, it leads to playing Trippier on the wing and Walker more central. I haven't much liked what I've seen from Trippier to be honest, and Walker is better equipped for the wing back role. That said, I feel like it really boils down to Lingard and Ali, two guys that have the tools to make magic happen but can sometimes squander golden opportunities. Sterling is also a question mark, but he can give back lines fits even if he isn't finding the back of the net. I'm excited to see what happens. I think we're going to have a couple great semifinal games and hopefully a close final.
 
MakeAPlay said:
Mbappe plays for PSG in Ligue One and is probably the fastest player. Raheem Sterling and Moussa Sissoko are the two fastest EPL players. I’d take Mbappe over either of them.
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Mo Salah is faster (maybe not quicker) than Sterling for sure. Haven’t really seen Sissoko.
 
Justafan said:
Mo Salah is faster (maybe not quicker) than Sterling for sure. Haven’t really seen Sissoko.
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I love Mo but he isn’t the fastest player on Liverpool let alone the whole league. Mane is faster than him. I would take Sterling in a 40 yard dash or at 100 meters. Sterling is a vicious line breaking machine. If he was 6 foot he would be unstoppable because his technique is outstanding.
 
MakeAPlay said:
With Lukaku, de Bruyne, Hazard, Falaini and company I would take Belgium’s Golden generation over any team other than France. With Pogba, Mbappe, Giroud, Tolliso, Griezmann and Kante as the front 6 with friggin Dembele coming off the bench not to mention a ridiculous defense with Umtiti, Verane, Pavard and Hernandez. They just have an embarrassment of talent and a coach that knows how to use it.

Vive Le Bleu!!! They are our oldest allies you know...
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And then an adversary a couple of decades later when a President offended them by trying to work a better trade deal.
 
The way Courtois is playing between the pipes right now, Belgium's back line doesn't need to be exceptional for them to have a chance. That guy is in the zone.
 
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