Must get to a Mexican World Cup game before I leave this mortal realm. Looks a bit of craic
Iād imagine the vast majority of lads would rather have had Baleās career.
Something really likable about Gareth too.
Poles hanging on here
The Poles always seem to play Trapatoni tactics at a World Cup or Euros and hope for something from their main man up front. They should be more brave. @balbec am i wrong?
Always the same. Their last five WC goals have come from set pieces. Relying on Lewandowski to get his head on something.
Given they always qualify (esp WC) they are surely better than that?
Not siÅce Boniekās time really. Theyāll fuck up at the back and throw one in.
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Fixed that.
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Poland have been poor but Mexico lack penetration.
2 teams that wont go very far
I intentionally set that up for you
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I had a feeling the Argentinian talk was a bit OTT. They fell flat on their arses at the 2002 World Cup too when they were classified as favourites. Albeit that time they were in the group of death with England, Sweden and Nigeria.
That group is fascinating now. Spain recovered from an opening round defeat to the Swiss in 2010 and went on and won the competition but Mexico and Poland are games wrought with danger for an Argie team with little room to manoeuvre. On another note Harve Renard is some man. Youād only love him to be managing Ireland.
You would have expected Mexico to get through this group with Argentina, but they need to run at the big Polish centre-backs more. Lozano has quality, needs to use it.
Poland canāt keep the ball at all but are happy out heading crosses away.
Argentina lost their opener in 1990 to Cameroon and got to the final.
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A fine Cameroon team by all accounts too. Very unlucky to lose out to England in the quarters. Didnāt Cameroon finish that match 9 men as well against Argentina?
No england got two penalties
Cameroon were good. Omam-Byik, Ekeke and Roger Milla.
Oh I meant the Argentina v Cameroon game in the San Siro. BBC used to show those classic World Cup games on the red button before the 2010 World Cup.
They did. The last man was put off late enough not to make a difference.
They got stuffed by the USSR in the last group game
Few pints for the Saudi lads tonight and then back in on Thursday night for a recovery session. Renard blew up the training match after 15 minutes on Sunday Morning they were going so wellā¦
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By all accounts?