Kasper Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 51 hours until the biggest match in my lifetime. These hours are going to be painfully slow. Just a bit of background: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Making those East Germans look like a right bunch of no-mark cunts. Be canny if you lads get games in St. Petersburg in the finals, will be like a home game (assuming you're not playing the Russians) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Man I wish I could care about a football match that much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 We've always got the USWNT, Ameri. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Moldova 1 up in France. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribesman Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 France. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Mitro scores again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rompe Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Mitro scores again 7 goals away from being Serbias all time top scorer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Mental competitive international scoring record the last 3-4 years. Must be in the top 5 scorers in the world in that time. 31 in his last 36 in total. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribesman Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Portugal and Holland look the favourites to win the Euros next year. They look the most balanced teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Mad how prolific Mitro is for Serbia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rompe Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 There are so many weak sides in Europe though. Easier to score boatloads of goals against Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Andorra etc than it is against the weaker sides in other confederations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 There are so many weak sides in Europe though. Easier to score boatloads of goals against Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Andorra etc than it is against the weaker sides in other confederations. Not sure about that like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Even if it is, he’s still scored against Croatia, France, Portugal, Paraguay, Nigeria, Russia... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 There are so many weak sides in Europe though. Easier to score boatloads of goals against Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Andorra etc than it is against the weaker sides in other confederations. Not sure about that like. Probably only true about South America where you don't get real minnows to play and even the weaker sides require playing matches in stupid altitude. I'd put the likes of Luxembourg and Andorra as quite comfortably stronger than Asian minnows. Iran beat the Maldives 13-0 in September. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandamninator Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 There are so many weak sides in Europe though. Easier to score boatloads of goals against Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Andorra etc than it is against the weaker sides in other confederations. Oceania would like to say hi, and Asia is packed with junk as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 There are so many weak sides in Europe though. Easier to score boatloads of goals against Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Andorra etc than it is against the weaker sides in other confederations. Not sure about that like. Probably only true about South America where you don't get real minnows to play and even the weaker sides require playing matches in stupid altitude. I'd put the likes of Luxembourg and Andorra as quite comfortably stronger than Asian minnows. Iran beat the Maldives 13-0 in September. Kuwait beat Chinese Taipei 9-0 tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 The only thing that could be maybe said is that in Europe you generally get more games against said minnows, through the nature of regular qualifying for Euros and WC completed through a single group stage for each competition. In Asia and CONCACAF there is more preliminary rounds to eliminate smaller nations, and they merge their WC and Continental Competition qualifying together. However the latter systems are usually pretty terrible for the smaller nations' development. Doesn't give them regular games against decent sides and results in players not even bothering to go and play for their national teams (see somebody like Leverkusen's Leon Bailey trying his best to not play for Jamaica). For all the whinging about 'pointless' qualifiers there's no doubt that being able to play regular games against a wide range of quality sides is great for smaller nation's development, and in part why even the likes of Iceland have been able to have success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I dare say there's reasons to the contrary, but that's why I reckon the creation of the Nations League is a rare positive decision from one of the major governing bodies. Sides like Luxembourg can still face big sides in the main qualifiers (presumably there is some value in those hammerings) - but they also have an opportunity to motivate themselves for meaningful encounters against sides they're comparable to. I bet a Nations League tie contributes more to their development than a battering off Germany or some dead rubber contest against another bruised minnow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rompe Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I was under the impression that they have play-offs in the WC qualifications in both Asia and Oceania, so that the best sides seldom play the weakest sides, but I see now that Japan, Korea etc is already involved in the second round of that play-off. I'll admit to primarily thinking of South America, for which my point is definitely true. The weakest team in the last qualification was Venezuela, and they would wipe the floor with Lithuania, Estonia, Andorra etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salomón_Rondón Thought I’d look to see where his goals come against for Venezuela. 11 of his 27 international goals are against other South American teams, the other 16 against El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Moldova, Panama, USA & Trinidad & Tobago. Does make you wonder how many more he’d have scored at international level on a weaker continent mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Optimistic Nut Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Scotland might actually have a chance there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire Mag Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Scotland might actually have a chance there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 They'd surely get past that abysmal Bulgaria team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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