The Official World Cup 2018 Megathread

[Jack Regan]

He's got the exact same body language as Seyi. Minus the picking up opposition players when a ball's rolling across the six yard box.

Can he do the Olofinjana though? Nobody has ever done that quite as well as big George.

 

[slink]

Think Torreira is going to be an excellent signing for Arsenal.

 

[Jack Regan]

CR7 back to his usual best from freekicks since the Spain game.

 

[Alan]

What the fuck happened to Ronaldo with his free kicks? They are really poor and have been for ages now.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/world-cup-stoppage-time-is-wildly-inaccurate/amp/

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[The Bear]

Except ball in play time has nothing to do with what the ref adds on. Unless it's an injury stoppage.

 

[Freddeno]

What the fuck happened to Ronaldo with his free kicks? They are really poor and have been for ages now.

what you mean, he scored a stunner in the last minute against Spain with all that pressure..?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

what you mean, he scored a stunner in the last minute against Spain with all that pressure..?

He gets one right every now and then, his hit rate has been shite for years now though. Still takes them all for Real and spanners most of them miles over the bar or straight into the wall. And they've got Bale, Kroos and Modric on the pitch alongside him.

Roberto Carlos was even worse for it when they had Beckham, Zidane and Figo at the club.

 

[Alan]

Beckham was a monster FK taker right to the end. Any time LA Galaxy got a free kick when he was on the pitch you just knew he would find the top corner.

 

[Freddeno]

He gets one right every now and then, his hit rate has been shite for years now though. Still takes them all for Real and spanners most of them miles over the bar or straight into the wall. And they've got Bale, Kroos and Modric on the pitch alongside him.

Roberto Carlos was even worse for it when they had Beckham, Zidane and Figo at the club.

show me some freekick stats then about effectiveness

 

[The Bear]

Suarez constantly clutching his head no matter what the foul pisses me off.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Suarez you fucking cheat.

 

[Alan]

Credit to the ref, didn't buy Suarez at all.

 

[Freddeno]

they have VAR but yeah, typical Suarez

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Beckham was a monster FK taker right to the end. Any time LA Galaxy got a free kick when he was on the pitch you just knew he would find the top corner.

Hardly a shock. Great player against utterly wank defences that pollute the MLS.

It's a bit like asking Garry Kasparov to turn up for a game at your local chess club.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

show me some freekick stats then about effectiveness

Well, anyone who watches any Real Madrid games will just tell you what I have, but from 2014/15 (I can't be bothered Googling further to prove a pretty obvious point):

Believe me, he hasn't improved since then.

 

[Alan]

Hardly a shock. Great player against utterly $#@! defences that pollute the MLS.

It's a bit like asking Garry Kasparov to turn up for a game at your local chess club.

Taking a FK is no different in any league in the world. You have the quality to make it unsaveable or you don't.

 

[slink]

show me some freekick stats then about effectiveness

Hes scored 30 free kicks for Real from 407 taken apparently. 7.3%.

 

[Freddeno]

Well, anyone who watches any Real Madrid games will just tell you what I have, but from 2014/15 (I can't be bothered Googling further to prove a pretty obvious point):

Believe me, he hasn't improved since then.

Thanks, just have taken 24 all year? Different leagues and all that

 

[Jinky]

Portugal are terrible, aren't they?

Can see why Ronaldo gets pissed off and attempts to do it all by himself. Several times he's made runs off the ball and in to the box and most of their players like to pass the ball backwards or sideways instead.