***Official 2022 World Cup Thread*** (2 Viewers)

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Is Tim Krul on the roster?

We have to get to PKs just for him.

My Krul summer jokes don't work in a winter World Cup.

 

[Major]

I still giggle every time these guys lay down when setting up the wall on a free kick.

"Paint me like one of your French girls"

Haha, when did teams start implementing this strategy? I don't recall seeing it in previous Cups.

 

[The Gator]

**** this ref and I’m pulling for Arg.

 

[RCon]

I still giggle every time these guys lay down when setting up the wall on a free kick.

"Paint me like one of your French girls"

Haha, when did teams start implementing this strategy? I don't recall seeing it in previous Cups.

I don't know if it's been used in previous cups, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say teams started using the lying down player about 10 seconds after a player kicked one under a jumping wall.

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Ooh, Dumfries... that was Dum.

 

[titusbramble]

GOAT

 

[B Maverick]

I still giggle every time these guys lay down when setting up the wall on a free kick.

"Paint me like one of your French girls"

Haha, when did teams start implementing this strategy? I don't recall seeing it in previous Cups.

I think it started when they changed the rule and the opposing team had to be a yard from the wall. Not sure why it correlates but that's what I remember.

 

[Frostillicus]

Every time I watch Messi all I can think is what if the USA's best athletes played soccer?

 

[gianmarco]

I still giggle every time these guys lay down when setting up the wall on a free kick.

"Paint me like one of your French girls"

Haha, when did teams start implementing this strategy? I don't recall seeing it in previous Cups.

I don't know if it's been used in previous cups, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say teams started using the lying down player about 10 seconds after a player kicked one under a jumping wall.

This is exactly it. I think it might have been Messi, actually.

 

[The Gator]

Emilliano

 

[Desert_Power]

Every time I watch Messi all I can think is what if the USA's best athletes played soccer?

The best soccer player ever being 5'7" and 150lbs is always a pretty fun counter argument.

 

[gianmarco]

I still giggle every time these guys lay down when setting up the wall on a free kick.

"Paint me like one of your French girls"

I mean, really

 

[B Maverick]

I still giggle every time these guys lay down when setting up the wall on a free kick.

"Paint me like one of your French girls"

Haha, when did teams start implementing this strategy? I don't recall seeing it in previous Cups.

I don't know if it's been used in previous cups, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say teams started using the lying down player about 10 seconds after a player kicked one under a jumping wall.

This is exactly it. I think it might have been Messi, actually.

He might have been the latest to go under but plenty have before. Ronahldino for one.

 

[AAABatteries]

Lol at Holden

 

[B Maverick]

GAME ON!

 

[Desert_Power]

Size does matter though...

 

[B Maverick]

Messi was going down before contact.

 

[TripleThreat]

Yowza. Anymore magic left for the Orange?

 

[The Gator]

lol Messi, stop it

 

[The Big Donkey]

just laughing at Messi going down there.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Wout Weghurst is Dutch for "Peter Crouch."

 

[Poke_4_Life]

holy hell, thought that went in... Netherlands really attacking now.

 

[Desert_Power]

Long balls into the box

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

LOL at tactical genius LVG just saying "pump it into the mixer, lads"

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Messi is in full flop mode now.

 

[The Gator]

**** this ref and I’m pulling for Arg.

Two never fouls on Messi and a weak *** pk


Dude has money on Argentina

 

[Frostillicus]

wtf

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Rumble!

 

[AAABatteries]

This ref is atrocious

 

[Jayrod]

World Cup equivalent of a bench clearing brawl!!

 

[Dickies]

Wow....

 

[Frostillicus]

I know nothing about refs in soccer at all, but I recall the announcers saying at the beginning of this match that this particular ref has a habit of "escalating situations." Quite prescient.

 

[The Big Donkey]

should have been a double yellow

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Complete joke that he wasn't sent off.

 

[AAABatteries]

That’s a pretty punk move by the Argentine

 

[Poke_4_Life]

One yellow, from the initial foul I believe, out of all of that. This guy may sideline as a UFC ref.

 

[Dickies]

Should have been a double yellow

 

[Jayrod]

This match needs some Extra time. Let's go Orange!

 

[FreeBaGeL]

I understand people want Messi to get his WC, but goalie staring down the guy like a punk for no reason, Messi flopping like a chump, dude firing the ball into the bench. Heartbreak would be the perfect result for this team.

 

[Capella]

One yellow for all that

 

[QuizGuy66]

1970s NHL officiating over here
-QG

 

[Desert_Power]

Y'all don't understand. This is weekly La Liga type of crap.

Hernandez Hernandez is another one.

 

[The Gator]

This ref is atrocious

I hate when he’s reffing Liverpool in the Champions League…he’s terrible

 

[Charlie Steiner]

One yellow for all that

But they lost a lot of fair play points.

 

[Desert_Power]

This ref is atrocious

I hate when he’s reffing Liverpool in the Champions League…he’s terrible

Looks like an angry Ineista to boot.

 

[Desert_Power]

Dutch were open in the box if he hit that more the far post.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Hope there isn't a fold up table or chair under the Argentine bench cuz we might see it in action

-QG

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Man, I really want Argentina to hold on... just because I don't want an all UEFA semi's and beyond. No disrespect to Morrocco.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Dutch were open in the box if he hit that more the far post.

Holland couldn't get the ball there
-QG

 

[gianmarco]

Maybe LVG will be available for the USMNT.