2014 FIFA World Cup: Group H (BEL/ALG/RUS/KOR)

El Turco · Post #101 » by **El Turco** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:14 pm

why doesn't belgium have any fullbacks? they should convert couple of speedster wingers into backs, there is no delivery from defense to upper flanks.

AdamTheGreek · Post #102 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:14 pm

Origi? Not Mirallas?

britblazerdude · Post #103 » by **britblazerdude** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:16 pm

Did they just? But? Lukaku? What?!?!?!?!

El Turco · Post #104 » by **El Turco** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:17 pm

it is going to take brilliance of hazard.

Rasho Brezec · Post #105 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:18 pm

Belgians are getting knocked out of this group.

truth18 · Post #106 » by **truth18** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:19 pm

Huh. Kept saying Belgium is overrated but I honestly didn't see this coming.

Ted Lasso · Post #107 » by **Ted Lasso** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:19 pm

cgf wrote:You've mentioned slovenia and that slovenian team would've easily been at least the third team in that group over Israel, capello didn't have to beat slovenia in a playoff, he needed to not wake Portugal up during their match and cross his fingers really hard, like the manager of every other team in that group did. This year they have an even easier group to deal with and we'll see if they do embarrass themselves again.

I dunno what sort of Jedi mind trick this is but somehow you've managed to use his success as an argument against him. He didn't have to beat Slovenia in a play-off because he won a group which included a superior team and no amount of odd subjective commentary about Portugal's approach is going to change that.

cgf wrote:I also didn't realize I had gone full-massimo on the subject before you brought it up, so my bad on that.

Hahah no worries.

El Turco · Post #108 » by **El Turco** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:19 pm

had no idea who origi was, don't know if a high level team ever called up a striker with one professional goal to his name.

better off playing hazard as a striker

AdamTheGreek · Post #109 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:21 pm

I don't understand why Fellaini wasn't starting. He always plays better for country than club.

Inevitable · Post #110 » by **Inevitable** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:22 pm

That was close

AdamTheGreek · Post #111 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:22 pm

Algerian keeper has made some timely saves.

Grants Goggles · Post #112 » by **Grants Goggles** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:22 pm

Lukaku has be injured right? That's the only possible explanation for that sub. Never heard of the young guy.

Otherwise how the **** do you take out your most accomplished striker when you need goals.

Woah! the young fella went deep, but his effort finds the goalkeeper's legs (I think).

AdamTheGreek · Post #113 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:25 pm

If this stays 1-0, that dude's shirt is going to be framed and placed somewhere famous.

Grants Goggles · Post #114 » by **Grants Goggles** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:26 pm

BOOM!

AdamTheGreek · Post #115 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:26 pm

FELLAINI FRO GOAL!

Ted Lasso · Post #116 » by **Ted Lasso** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:26 pm

El Belgian wrote:had no idea who origi was, don't know if a high level team ever called up a striker with one professional goal to his name.

better off playing hazard as a striker

Apparently he got five this season.

http://www.transfermarkt.com/divock-ori ... ler/148368

El Turco · Post #117 » by **El Turco** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:26 pm

britblazerdude · Post #118 » by **britblazerdude** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:26 pm

If you select such an aggressive squad, why not name an aggressive starting XI versus Algeria?

.................Vermaelen-----Kompany-----Vertonghen

.........................................Fellaini..................

.........De Bruyne------------------------Dembele................

Mirallas-------------------Hazard-------------------Janujaz

....................................Lukaku................

MaliBrah · Post #119 » by **MaliBrah** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:27 pm

okay fellaini , c'mon algeria walk away with a point

El Turco · Post #120 » by **El Turco** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:27 pm

Ted Lasso wrote:
El Belgian wrote:had no idea who origi was, don't know if a high level team ever called up a striker with one professional goal to his name.

better off playing hazard as a striker

Apparently he got five this season.

http://www.transfermarkt.com/divock-ori ... ler/148368

oh wikipedia had him with only one

Who advances from Group H?