The Official FIFA World Cup 2022 Megathread

[WsWolf]

Is it just me or does Nuñez kinda suck

He's really uncoordinated and clumsy but he's effective if you use him properly. Uruguay have not.

 

[Johnny75]

It will never happen. You stop for everything (they aren't in this tournament, just a chunk more) and you are rapidly heading towards 2 hour games. It's fine as it is with a bit of policing piss take.

Shot clocks and so on can get in the sea.

Not like you to hate technology for no reason.

 

[WsWolf]

Well, that will take some beating as the worst game of the tournament. I'm sure Santos will have a good go shortly though.

 

[The Bion]

Ruben starts, Nunes on the bench (+ Sa, obvs)

Otavio starting is an interesting one

 

[Langers]

"This is an intriguing match up"

<translates>

"Fuck me, this is bad. Shall we put some cartoons on instead?"

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

I’ve thought for ages football should be 2 x 30 minute halves with the clock stopping every time play stops. It seems the obvious way to go.

They should also change the English league to 5 divisions of 20 teams but that’s a different argument.

 

[WsWolf]

Is it just over here that we get about 1 minute of coverage on the teams actually playing and then 40 minutes of talk about England or does the same happen everywhere? Drives me insane.

 

[Langers]

Is it just over here that we get about 1 minute of coverage on the teams actually playing and then 40 minutes of talk about England or does the same happen everywhere? Drives me insane.

I don't like this either but I don't like to mention it.

 

[The Bion]

Is it just over here that we get about 1 minute of coverage on the teams actually playing and then 40 minutes of talk about England or does the same happen everywhere? Drives me insane.

Its why Euro 2008 was great, they were forced to talk about the teams that were playing. I could swear some of them even did some research!

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

I’ll be disappointed if we don’t get at least one comment about Ross’s Dad from Friends from DW today. Makes me chuckle every time.

 

[Johnny75]

I don't like this either but I don't like to mention it.

I often admire your ability to hide it so well.

 

[Langers]

I often admire your ability to hide it so well.

Proper polka face, me.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Not like you to hate technology for no reason.

The tech would work. It’s just fucking pointless.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

The tech would work. It’s just fucking pointless.

Independent time keeper works well in Rugby League, absolutely no reason it wouldn't in football.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Rugby league stops every two seconds for a ruck situation.

Football doesn’t need it at all.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I’ll be disappointed if we don’t get at least one comment about Ross’s Dad from Friends from DW today. Makes me chuckle every time.

Top synchronising with Ronaldo definitely not managing the team.

 

[Tredman]

Average of 55 minutes for the ball in play last season in the PL. That can get in the sea.

 

[BillyDee]

Average of 55 minutes for the ball in play last season in the PL. That can get in the sea.

But do you then want 90 minutes of ball in play? That'd take forever...

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Average of 55 minutes for the ball in play last season in the PL. That can get in the sea.

That’s not too bad at all for me. I am not in favour of four hour matches to try and squeeze every last second out of the ninety minutes at all.

This is trying to fix something that isn’t broken.

 

[WsWolf]

But do you then want 90 minutes of ball in play? That'd take forever...

Sounds good to me but I sit through multiple 3 hour plus NFL games per week.