The Fun Factory Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Russia's population is over 10 times that of Belgium but are being comprehensively played off the pitch. Given how popular football is in Russia you could make a case of them being one of the biggest underachievers in international football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Chindie said: I think they're just shite. They were playing a 38yo who played less than a game's worth of minutes this season. Stupid. I meant the 4 subs by the start of the 2nd half Also martinezs team talk... Belgium look happy at 2-0, maybe snatch a 3rd if they can on the break but I don't think they really care, jobs done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted June 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2021 I’ll be honest, Belgium have not done a fat lot this half. Russia have come into it by pressing, and going more direct to bypass midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 miranchuk on. wonder how he's gotten on with Atalanta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted June 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2021 Dzyuba is not super mobile, but he is a pain in the ass for defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted June 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2021 That Lukaku goal is **** shocking. Blatantly offside, unless you’re going to claim that the defender deliberately sliced his clearance to assist the opposition attacker. The rules are ambiguous, but we all know how they’re supposed to be interpreted, and it’s not like that. Needs to be rewritten immediately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Russia always get to these tournaments.And bore the shit out of everyone, each time. How can a country so large produce such shit so regularly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted June 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2021 Who’s the Russian manager? Good tactics with a limited team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Vermahlen. Zhirkov. What decade have I woke up in. **** hell. Luc Nilis be on next 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted June 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pissflaps said: Russia always get to these tournaments.And bore the shit out of everyone, each time. How can a country so large produce such shit so regularly Belgium have done **** all since halftime though. Disappointed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Pissflaps said: Russia always get to these tournaments.And bore the shit out of everyone, each time. How can a country so large produce such shit so regularly the players rarely leave Russia so dont develop you could make the same argument for England about 10 years or so back, Russian league seems a lot slower as well so the players are never that athletic either. Russia did get to the last quarter finals and the Euros semi final in 2008 so they arent always useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted June 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 minute ago, rodders0223 said: Vermahlen. Zhirkov. What decade have I woke up in. **** hell. Luc Nilis be on next Putin is president, so it could be 90’s, 00’s, 10’s or 20’s. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Belgium will be beaten by the first top team they play, they are so unbalanced and defensively slow. Dzyuba makes them look more athletic than they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: the players rarely leave Russia so dont develop you could make the same argument for England about 10 years or so back, Russian league seems a lot slower as well so the players are never that athletic either. Russia did get to the last quarter finals and the Euros semi final in 2008 so they arent always useless I had forgot 2008. Still my overall memory over time is boredom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Bale and Hazard. Adapt or flounder. You're both slower than a week in jail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 22 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Russia's population is over 10 times that of Belgium but are being comprehensively played off the pitch. Given how popular football is in Russia you could make a case of them being one of the biggest underachievers in international football. Was just thinking the very same thing. Maybe their frozen winters account for it? Maybe their best team sport athletes choose ice hockey. Hard to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: That Lukaku goal is **** shocking. Blatantly offside, unless you’re going to claim that the defender deliberately sliced his clearance to assist the opposition attacker. The rules are ambiguous, but we all know how they’re supposed to be interpreted, and it’s not like that. Needs to be rewritten immediately. You can look at it in 2 ways. Technically the defender attempted to play the ball, made contact, and cocked it up. In this scenario I don’t think Lukaku is offside. However, there is an argument to suggest that Lukaku’s presence impacted the way that the defender tried to play the ball. I can’t imagine that having Lukaku near you wouldn’t panic you a bit when defending. In this case I’d say he was offside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Martinez. The Tony Mowbray of international football. Once again a shame an exciting group of attacking players are going to be wasted on this boring turgid "passing" football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted June 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2021 All too easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Russia look like a bunch of cloggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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