Gutted for Japan. They were the better team all match and Croatia scrape through yet again despite being terrible the entire tournament. I hate penalties.
The crowd chanting Ronaldo when Portugal are 5-1 up without him even playing does my head in. Further proof that there are barely any actual football fans at these stadiums, as evidenced by the swathes of empty seats.
@CthulhuFhtagn That’s football, plus anyone who knows the sport understands that while penalties are anybody’s game, that Spain squad were a young side and penalties tend to skew towards experienced sides. At least Portugal are looking like they’re playing with more freedom, I wonder if part of it is lacking the pressure of ‘having’ to pass to Ronaldo instead of keeping their options open. Goals were coming from multiple angles instead of those balls being primarily directed to the one area.
@nessisonett It's unreal when you think how quickly things have turned against Ronaldo. If you had said at the end of last season that his contract at Man U would be torn up and then dropped from the Portugal starting line up at the World Cup knockout stages, people would give you a look like that shifty eyes puppet gif!
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@JohnnyShoulder I guess it’s similar to the Lukaku situation at Chelsea but this is Ronaldo, he’s a brand more than a player at this point. Those players tonight have proven that they have what it takes to oust him though.
@KAIRU The irony is that these sorts of men make fun of people for fangirling over celebrities all while literally engaging in the exact same behaviour.
Poor Luis Enrique. I don’t think he should have had to go, considering that we saw exactly what the team was capable of under his management in the Costa Rica game. It was a young team, he could have done wonders with them at the Euros and beyond. Feels like a knee jerk reaction to me.
What a first set of quarter finals! Absolutely love Croatia so I’m thrilled about that result. I think Vini Jnr probably should’ve stayed on. He might have had a bad game but he could’ve created something out of nothing. The Netherlands vs Argentina was wild. The free kick was straight out of the training ground.
After today watch Portugal sweep Morocco & England v France to be a 0-0 & taken to penalties.
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