FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifying Thread

tobi · Nov 13, 2017

Syn_13 said:
He hates football by the looks of it.

Immobile does nothing for the national side. Insigne is bang in form. He refused to play Jorginho until it was too late. Won't call up Chiesa, who is probably the most exciting and in form Italian around right now. Persisted with that shitty 4-2-4 all the way through the group stage. Just terrible.

Just seen on Twitter that they tried to bring on De Rossi and he said, "we need to win not draw, bring on Insigne."

I don't how anyone can watch that match and think De Rossi was the answer.

Archibald&Crooks · Nov 13, 2017

Tomorrow's bets are in.

Eriksen to score from outside the penalty area @ 9/1

Rashford to score from outside the penalty area @ 22/1

And Brazil @ 4/5 = free money (famous last words)

Bus-Conductor · Nov 14, 2017

Firstly, how the fuck do FIFA rankings conspire to have Italy and Spain in the same qualifying group when you have groups like Serbia/Ireland/Wales', Poland/Denmark, England, Belgium/Greece, Croatia/Iceland.

Italy were still the better side of the two (Italy/Sweden) but are sorely lacking creative inspiration. Still a tactically efficient team, despite the worst Italian manager I think I can remember, as always, just lacking any truly top class players in forward or creative roles.

Hard on Italy, and they would have probably made a better fist of the tournament than many that will end up being there, despite their obvious current deficiencies, but you can't exactly it would be a huge loss, if they were to go anywhere in the finals it would almost certainly be a victory for tactical pragmatism, so I can't say they will be a huge loss this time round.

LexingtonSpurs · Nov 14, 2017

Archibald&Crooks said:
Tomorrow's bets are in.

Eriksen to score from outside the penalty area @ 9/1

Rashford to score from outside the penalty area @ 22/1

And Brazil @ 4/5 = free money (famous last words)

2 out of 3 ain't bad.

Wellspurs · Nov 14, 2017

Bus-Conductor said:
Firstly, how the fuck do FIFA rankings conspire to have Italy and Spain in the same qualifying group when you have groups like Serbia/Ireland/Wales', Poland/Denmark, England, Belgium/Greece, Croatia/Iceland.

Italy were still the better side of the two (Italy/Sweden) but are sorely lacking creative inspiration. Still a tactically efficient team, despite the worst Italian manager I think I can remember, as always, just lacking any truly top class players in forward or creative roles.

Hard on Italy, and they would have probably made a better fist of the tournament than many that will end up being there, despite their obvious current deficiencies, but you can't exactly it would be a huge loss, if they were to go anywhere in the finals it would almost certainly be a victory for tactical pragmatism, so I can't say they will be a huge loss this time round.

I agree, add to that you can't bribe officials like the good old days.They had everything stacked against them.

Wellspurs · Nov 14, 2017

L.S.U.Yiddo said:
What a shitty way for Buffon's international career to come to an end.

A clean sheet?

TheChosenOne · Nov 14, 2017

Col_M said:
Arivaderce Azurri

Waltham Cross and Hoddesdon will be in mourning.

LeSoupeKitchen · Nov 14, 2017

Archibald&Crooks said:
Tomorrow's bets are in.

Eriksen to score from outside the penalty area @ 9/1

Rashford to score from outside the penalty area @ 22/1

And Brazil @ 4/5 = free money (famous last words)

What are the odds on there being a goal at all?

tobi · Nov 14, 2017

Bus-Conductor said:
Firstly, how the fuck do FIFA rankings conspire to have Italy and Spain in the same qualifying group when you have groups like Serbia/Ireland/Wales', Poland/Denmark, England, Belgium/Greece, Croatia/Iceland.

Italy were still the better side of the two (Italy/Sweden) but are sorely lacking creative inspiration. Still a tactically efficient team, despite the worst Italian manager I think I can remember, as always, just lacking any truly top class players in forward or creative roles.

Hard on Italy, and they would have probably made a better fist of the tournament than many that will end up being there, despite their obvious current deficiencies, but you can't exactly it would be a huge loss, if they were to go anywhere in the finals it would almost certainly be a victory for tactical pragmatism, so I can't say they will be a huge loss this time round.

I think it was Gabriel Marcotti that mentioned on a podcast about how Italy failed to play the 'game'. Take friendly's seriously, win them, improve your FIFA ranking and get a more favourable draw as a result.

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog...ly-themselves-to-blame-neymars-tears-for-real

Dougal · Nov 14, 2017

Having drawn with Sweden and beaten Italy in Euro 2016 I have to say it will now be harder for Ireland to win the World Cup next summer after last night’s result.

Also, Buffon. What’s Italian for ‘Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast’? What a guy!

riggi · Nov 14, 2017

SpaggyBoy · Nov 14, 2017

I'm actually quite jealous of the Italians not having qualified for the World Cup. I truly wish we (England) hadn't qualified either. There's not a single chance in hell that England will achieve anything other than abject humiliation. We might get out of the group stages if we're lucky, but the maximum this team and this manager can achieve is a second round exit on penalties. Also, half the team now seems to be Spurs, so I'd rather not ruin the start to next Season by having all our good players either knackered or injured.

tototoner · Nov 14, 2017

COYBIG

https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/930470356346863616

Dougal · Nov 14, 2017

robertgoulet · Nov 14, 2017

Theoretically, could you take the better countries that missed the WC (Italy, Netherlands, United States, Chili, Netherlands, Wales, Ghana, Cameroon, Czech Repub, Ivory Coast) and have a tournament with them next summer? Or is there some FIFA rule against that?

I'd bet there'd be a fair amount of money in it. Send them to the US and have them play in NFL stadiums.

Streetspur77 · Nov 14, 2017

tototoner said:
COYBIG

https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/930470356346863616

I've never seen such an inspiring video for such a boring team. Respect

Come on Denmark for the sake of football

jonathanhotspur · Nov 14, 2017

And there you have it from the strumpet's cock, boys-Christian Eriksen does not see as much of the ball over 90 mins as Harry Kane.

haxman · Nov 14, 2017

YES!!!!!!!

RickyVilla · Nov 14, 2017

haxman said:
YES!!!!!!!

Noooooooo

RickyVilla · Nov 14, 2017

You should be 3 0 up by now fellas.

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