The Official FIFA World Cup 2022 Megathread

[Alan]

The world of the perception of the good and bad penalty. Keeper stands up and he gets buried for it, he dives so he's a cool customer. Just as Simon throws his cap on the first if he just goes the right way

That's what makes it such a ballsy move (for lack of a better term).

 

[AndyWolves]

They didn't bottle anything, they can't score goals unless it's against pub team opposition like Costa Rica were in the first game. The Shane McGowan of international football.

They've done fuck all for a decade.

They played nowhere near as well as they can play. Their body language was awful and so were their penalties.

Not an ounce of character amongst them.

 

[Tony Towner]

That's what makes it such a ballsy move (for lack of a better term).

I'm a luddite hit it hard and in the corner and I'll forgive you for a save or hitting the post, anything else and you deserve the pile on if it goes wrong.

 

[Alan]

I'm also sure I've read before that, statistically speaking, you're best off shooting straight down the middle anyway, as keepers are far more likely to dive one way or the other than they are to just sit still.

Citation needed, obv.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

They played nowhere near as well as they can play.

But all the evidence from five tournaments in a row says they actually aren't very good?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I'm also sure I've read before that, statistically speaking, you're best off shooting straight down the middle anyway, as keepers are far more likely to dive one way or the other than they are to just sit still.

Citation needed, obv.

SEB hit nearly every penalty for us straight down the middle. Maybe one or two exceptions but no more than that. Only missed one, Cov away.

 

[Sam-Wolf]

Neves dropped for Carvalho. Hope they lose

Their line up is such an odd one - I swear every tournament (bar the one they fluked) we talk about how weird their manager is.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Ronaldo had to go, it's like playing with 10, he's genuinely awful now.

But then he's added extra weird to the equation for no reason.

 

[Tony Towner]

I'm also sure I've read before that, statistically speaking, you're best off shooting straight down the middle anyway, as keepers are far more likely to dive one way or the other than they are to just sit still.

Citation needed, obv.

According to math top corner I believe is the penalty that gives the keeper the least chance, but obviously comes with an element of risk

 

[Derby Wolf]

Ronaldo is what I'd feared Diego Costa would be at Wolves.

It's a shame, he's threatening to completely undermine his legacy.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

SEB hit nearly every penalty for us straight down the middle. Maybe one or two exceptions but no more than that. Only missed one, Cov away.

Last minute too. I was there

 

[Tony Towner]

It was down the middle, but middish, sometimes slightly to the left, sometimes slightly to the right and sometimes straight, but always leathered. Keeper couldn't really just stand there for most of them

 

[PuntsWolf]

Anything high is likely going in (if it’s on target). Well struck, low, near the corner probably will unless the keeper goes early. Personally think there’s just as much chance of you dragging it as there is skying it so you just go high everytime and take the GK out of it.

If you strike it as hard as you can like Deeney/SEB it’s probably going in unless to mange to hit it right at the keepers body.

Passing it to the side is just pointless. You’re literally 50/50 there unless you’ve stuttered and committed the keeper. Proper bottler penalty of hitting the target and hoping for the best but 50/50 is not good odds.

 

[Tony Towner]

Ronaldo is what I'd feared Diego Costa would be at Wolves.

It's a shame, he's threatening to completely undermine his legacy.

Didn't need to be this way, just a complete failure to appreciate that Father Time is undefeated. If he goes to a pub league he'll get paid handsomely for a couple of years, score a hatful of goal hangers and massage his ego and bank account

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Take that Ron!!! Ronaldo looked gutted Portugal are ahead. Sums him up, all about him.

 

[Kenny]

Tidy finish that

 

[Alan]

Half-decent goal.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Done deal. Apparently.

 

[WsWolf]

Missed the boat on this lad, proper goal scorer.

 

[Johnny75]

Proper smashed in