World Cup Match Thread- Third-Place Play-Off

[nidge]

The excuses being made for Brazil being poor by the commentary team make me want to vomit.

 

[beats1]

Clark Carlisle on whether Scolari had enough resources:
"No I don't think so, He's had a whole country"

 

[chinaman]

Dawson is better than Luis.

 

[ClintEastwould]

There is literally no Brazilian midfield. Their whole game strategy is Luiz lumping it forward.

 

[fridgemagnet]

Is it me or do the Commo's sound pissed off that Brazil are losing?

Who the shite is co commentating? I've only just turned on and they're already getting on my plums!

 

[kitchen]

7 passes so far. Lowest on the Brazil team.

It's because Paulinho doesn't bother to get himself in any space in the middle of the pitch. He walks around rather than jogging in to space and invariably there's a dutch defender within a metre of him so his team mates don't pass to him.

 

[fridgemagnet]

Clark Carlisle on whether Scolari had enough resources:
"No I don't think so, He's had a whole country"

Ta batman

 

[mpickard2087]

Surely Ron Vlaar can get a better gig than Aston Villa for next season?

 

[fridgemagnet]

It's because Paulinho doesn't bother to get himself in any space in the middle of the pitch. He walks around rather than jogging in to space and invariably there's a dutch defender within a metre of him so his team mates don't pass to him.

I've seen him make some great runs and show for the ball only for his teas maids team mates to make totally the wrong option and balls up a decent scoring opportunity.

 

[DEFchenkOE]

It's because Paulinho doesn't bother to get himself in any space in the middle of the pitch. He walks around rather than jogging in to space and invariably there's a dutch defender within a metre of him so his team mates don't pass to him.

I actually think Scolari has completely lost his marbles. There is no way that Paulinho should be starting before Hernanes or Fernandinho. The game just passes him by, or he lets it pass him by. Has little effect defensively and doesn't contribute too much in attack either besides the odd goal.

 

[CosmicHotspur]

Laughable! Three of them and no-one could connect.

 

[fridgemagnet]

Surely Ron Vlaar can get a better gig than Aston Villa for next season?

He's dreadful at Villa so i've no idea if he's shite or shinola TBH.

 

[CosmicHotspur]

That looked nasty.

 

[yankspurs]

I actually think Scolari has completely lost his marbles. There is no way that Paulinho should be starting before Hernanes or Fernandinho. The game just passes him by, or he lets it pass him by. Has little effect defensively and doesn't contribute too much in attack either besides the odd goal.

You mean the Fernandinho single handedly responsible for 3 of the 5 first half goals Germany scored last game? That Fernandinho?

 

[nidge]

So an elbow to the head goes unpunished.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

I actually think Scolari has completely lost his marbles. There is no way that Paulinho should be starting before Hernanes or Fernandinho. The game just passes him by, or he lets it pass him by. Has little effect defensively and doesn't contribute too much in attack either besides the odd goal.

Fernandinho was worse than Paulinho apart from his first substitute appearance. He really has been absolute dogshite of the highest order.

You're probably right about Hernanes though.

 

[DuDe]

Dawson is better than Luis.

Ouch.

 

[kitchen]

I've seen him make some great runs and show for the ball only for his teas maids team mates to make totally the wrong option and balls up a decent scoring opportunity.

Yes in the final third, I agree he's made a few decent runs. But when the ball is transitioning from the back, he looks like he just can't be arsed.

 

[Armstrong_11]

think we say Argentina is a one man team.... Brazil just don't look the same without neymar

 

[mpickard2087]

He's dreadful at Villa so i've no idea if he's shite or shinola TBH.

That is Villa though, probably dragged down by some of the dross around him. Always struck me as a reasonably solid, no-nonsense defender and he has had a decent World Cup.