What's new

World Cup Discussion Thread - Day 24 (7 July)

Ekmek

Well-Known Member
Jan 29, 2014
1,026
2,523
I think it will be Croatia - France in the final but I hope for England - Belgium because if Kane don’t win the WC I want Vertonghen to do it.
 

spursgirls

SC Supporter
Aug 13, 2008
19,159
38,939
36744265_10217043565907167_8314778250916134912_n.jpg
 

Pellshek

Well-Known Member
Dec 30, 2015
2,509
7,289
Modric tonight was the best individual performance of this WC I think. A remarkable little man.

After that, Croatia will be battered & bruised, and they have a couple of players suspended and a crocked keeper. What a chance for England.
 

Ribble

Well-Known Member
Apr 13, 2011
3,504
4,776
I think it will be Croatia - France in the final but I hope for England - Belgium because if Kane don’t win the WC I want Vertonghen to do it.

I'd be pretty content with Hugo lifting the thing too!
 

Spurs 1961

Well-Known Member
Aug 31, 2012
6,665
8,739
Modric is Real Madrid's best player, he's been the reason why they've been dominating the CL.

Only intelligent football purists appreciate and understand how good he is. The most underrated player of his generation.

Pirlo gets more praise, yet isn't half as successful.

Without doubt he has been the number one midfielder in world football for a good while. He plays the game imperiously and it is fitting that he gets at least to a WC semi.
 

rez9000

Any point?
Feb 8, 2007
11,942
21,098
Out of Russia and Croatia, I think better to have Croatia, even though they're the better team, just to avoid the home crowd that Russia would have had behind them in Moscow.

Totally gutted that the match will be on ITV, though. I just spent nearly three hours desperately stopping myself from peeling my own skin off in an effort to relieve the tedium of listening to Jon 'Pointless Stat' Champion & Ally 'Professor of Stalin Studies' McCoist. What a pile of dreck ITV's coverage is. The only thing that keeps me hanging on is the hope that Slaven Bilic will finally crack and deck the nearest pundit or, even better, the drone who hosts the coverage (I can't even be bothered to learn his name, he's that bad).
 

Shadydan

Well-Known Member
Jul 7, 2012
38,247
104,143
Out of Russia and Croatia, I think better to have Croatia, even though they're the better team, just to avoid the home crowd that Russia would have had behind them in Moscow.

Totally gutted that the match will be on ITV, though. I just spent nearly three hours desperately stopping myself from peeling my own skin off in an effort to relieve the tedium of listening to Jon 'Pointless Stat' Champion & Ally 'Professor of Stalin Studies' McCoist. What a pile of dreck ITV's coverage is. The only thing that keeps me hanging on is the hope that Slaven Bilic will finally crack and deck the nearest pundit or, even better, the drone who hosts the coverage (I can't even be bothered to learn his name, he's that bad).

I've enjoyed Champion/McCoist combo tbh
 

dondo

Well-Known Member
Jan 4, 2006
8,603
14,091
Modric is Real Madrid's best player, he's been the reason why they've been dominating the CL.

Only intelligent football purists appreciate and understand how good he is. The most underrated player of his generation.

Pirlo gets more praise, yet isn't half as successful.


Madrid best player? Think Ronaldo might have something to say about that
 

Ekmek

Well-Known Member
Jan 29, 2014
1,026
2,523
I'd be pretty content with Hugo lifting the thing too!

I love Lloris but for some reason I want Verts to have some success. My dilemma is that i do not like many of the other players in Belgium.
 

Chris Flynn

Well-Known Member
Aug 3, 2012
1,459
3,988
Best game of the world cup for me. My wife commented on how amazing it was to see a match where people werent diving, cheating, acting. Just 2 teams playing football. Sorry you guys went out, nothing but love for Sweden.
kärlek till sverige!!!
 

RickyVilla

Well-Known Member
May 16, 2004
18,479
19,942
Quality watching Rafa on Dutch tele being a pundit. He is looking at everyone else as to say "What are you chatting about?" Geezer!
 

rez9000

Any point?
Feb 8, 2007
11,942
21,098
Best game of the world cup for me. My wife commented on how amazing it was to see a match where people werent diving, cheating, acting. Just 2 teams playing football. Sorry you guys went out, nothing but love for Sweden.
kärlek till sverige!!!
That was refreshing to see, I agree. No playacting, no histrionics, just a good solid game of football. Not too spectacular, admittedly, but still perfectly watchable. Also a penalty shootout, which I love when it doesn't involve England or Spurs.
 

kaz Hirai

Well-Known Member
Nov 5, 2008
17,692
25,340
I think it will be Croatia - France in the final but I hope for England - Belgium because if Kane don’t win the WC I want Vertonghen to do it.

I don't want Hugo retiring without having won something big, he's given us his best years and certainly could've left for a bigger club many times the last half decade

So ideally France v England. A final I personally can't lose

Plus I love Jan but I don't want to see fellani or **** face hazard winning anything
 

rez9000

Any point?
Feb 8, 2007
11,942
21,098
Interesting to see how many Spurs players past and present will be involved in the semis.
12 in total to choose from. I reckon starting lineups will have:

Kane (obv)
Dele
Trips
Jan
Toby
Hugo
Chadli
Modders

Leaving Moussa, Rose, Dier, and Corluka on the benches.
 

mrlilywhite

Well-Known Member
Sep 1, 2008
3,174
4,992
Clearly want England to win against Croatia and we have a good chance if we play well, but I don't think Croatia have to be at their very best to beat us. My biggest concerns are their midfield 3. I can see them having a lot of space in the middle of the park. Hoping we get a knackered Croatia.
 

SwedishSpurs

Heja Tottenham friskt humör!
Nov 27, 2016
811
2,941
Correct me if I’m wrong, someone may have pointed it out already, but in the semi finals Spurs will have two captains in Kane and Lloris, a former Spurs player as captain in Modric and a vice-captain in Vertonghen (who possibly should have been the captain).
 
Top