World Cup 2018

[RMU ReBorn]

Vermaelen is not better than Alderweireld or Vertonghen. Mangala is from France.

who was their third Cb ,i mistook him for Mangala . Yeah you are right

 

[serghei]

True imagine the hype of a last minute Ronaldo winner .

It's risky to even joke about these things.

 

[West Saxon]

who wad their third Cb ,i mistook him for Mangala . Yeah you are right

Kompany, Man City captain. He's injured all the time as well.

 

[BBZ8800]

If Casemiro doesn't play, that will hurt Brasil a lot.

 

[Mitchell1978]

Lucky escape for Belgium, defence has to be much better against Brazil or else its over for my country's NT.

 

[serghei]

Casemiro doesn't play because there's always an unknown rule in football. No more than two real workhorses can exist at the same time in a football match. It's in FIFA rules and regulations.

 

[utility73]

If Casemiro doesn't play, that will hurt Brasil a lot.

Then Fernandinho will replace him, that is how crazy good the BRA squad is.

 

[RMU ReBorn]

It's risky to even joke about these things.

Ronaldo with his Ariel prowess would eat japs alive with another hat trick . He would have ended up with 9-10 world cup goals.

 

[sabby]

... He also have that Xabi Alonso-trait, escaping red cards somehow.

Finally found someone who agrees with me !! I've said this for years that when Alonso played in Real and Spain, he always would get away with fouls that would get Red/Yellow for other players. Never knew how he pulled that off for so long. The closest that come to mind is Bommel but he got a lot more cards than Alonso.

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

Who to cheer for between Belgium and Brazil? Indifference would be the word for Belgium, dont care one way or the other about their players, would be nice for Marcelo and Casemiro to go to the final, but then i have to put up with NeyNey...difficult.

I'm a fan of Hazard, Mertens, Lukaku and DeBruyne. On Brazil, Coutinho is pretty much it (well, Firmino is good but underplayed, and Marcelo is Madrid. ).

So Belgium. My favorites since the start of the tournament.

 

[Morten]

Finally found someone who agrees with me !! I've said this for years that when Alonso played in Real and Spain, he always would get away with fouls that would get Red/Yellow for other players. Never knew how he pulled that for so long. The closest that come to mind is Bommel but he got a lot more cards than Alonso.

It was his cozy, little beard, man, made him look so sympathetic in the eyes of the refs.
For Casemiro, its his innocent baby-face, different methods, same result.
You could say that Casemiro tops Xabi, because Xabi had to work on his looks, Casemiro is born with the gift.

 

[RMU ReBorn]

I am so glad that Portugal didn't ended up on easier bracket in this world cup . Especially facing japan with their crossing machines .

 

[BenRobbins]

Pretty sure you haven't watched any of Barca's matches in which Vermalean played . He was better than both pique and Umtiti last season

Thats down to the System.

The way belgium play he would be so exposed and struggle.

 

[Joan]

Casemiro doesn't play because there's always an unknown rule in football. No more than two real workhorses can exist at the same time in a football match. It's in FIFA rules and regulations.

Basic fair play rule.

Give a chance to the opponent.

 

[serghei]

Basic fair play rule.

Give a chance to the opponent.

Exactly. It's right under the no teams should use more than 11 players at a time in a football game rule.