The Official World Cup 2018 Megathread

[playtheace]

Belgium just don't quite gel do they. Lukaku struggled again.

He did, so Belgium continue to cross balls into him!!
I'm no fan of Chadli but he was playing on the last man after Mertens came on and trying to make runs.
Not once did they even try to knock a ball through to him, all so predictable.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Lukaku is a total flat track bully. Watched it again and again. And not throwing himself at that last header was criminal.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Neither Chelsea nor United appeared to be able to make their mind up last summer. Do they want Lukaku or Morata? They both got robbed in the end although at least Rom will get you plenty of goals against mid-table filler and below. Morata is just morphing into Chelsea Torres.

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

A brilliant example of a proper cootie match, I wanted extra time because I was enjoying the game so much. But France kept hazard relatively quiet and lakuku just looked like an overweight over age boxer in for one last shot. I adore greizmann so composed and whilst I am in admiration of the skills of mbappe he might have got himself a second yellow tonight. Overall a great game for the neutral and I think england could nick it against the French, although I have a sneKy feeling for Croatia tomorrow night.
But whatever happens Gareth south gate has my respect big time.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I thought it was dull as fuck personally.

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

2nd half was much better. Tight margins and all that

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Fascinating, intriguing, yes. Exciting, categorically no.

 

[Langers]

How are we all feeling about tonight?

I'm nowhere near as nervous as I was before the Colombia game. And I didn't feel nervous at all during the build up to the Sweden match.

Don't get me wrong, I BADLY want us to win tonight and I think if we play well, we will win. But the nerves really haven't kicked in. Maybe it's because we've already done more than I could have hoped for, so even with a defeat tonight, the team can be proud of themselves.

Also, I don't think my brain can compute the possibility of England being in a World Cup final so it's refusing to allow me to get carried away.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I'm relaxed about it, might be different in eight hours or so.

Croatia have only played well once all tournament and that was against a ragged Argentina. They're a good team but nothing to be frightened of. We have to play well to win, of course - repeat Saturday's showing and we'll do it.

 

[Tony Towner]

If we don't lose the game in midfield we'll win. I'm excited rather than nervous

 

[Carrotdude]

I would have absolutely taken a semi final if offered before the tournament but now we’re there and it’s against Croatia I’ll be gutted if we don’t win - I can’t quite imagine England being in a World Cup final and I don’t think we’ll ever have a better chance

 

[Keef]

National express West Midlands have said buses will be diverted away from broad street tonight,to stop them getting wrecked,due to the dickheads climbing on the roofs of double deckers after the Sweden game

 

[Langers]

That reminds me - I should check the train times before I leave work tonight.

Something tells me that there might be an 'unforeseen staff shortage' that everyone who uses the bastard things will have been able to have foreseen since Dele Alli's goal on Saturday afternoon.

 

[b3h]

Battle of headers tonight and luckily we have Slab Head

 

[b3h]

'unforeseen staff shortage'

Shock horror ay

 

[NoodleWolf]

How are we all feeling about tonight?

I'm nowhere near as nervous as I was before the Colombia game. And I didn't feel nervous at all during the build up to the Sweden match.

Don't get me wrong, I BADLY want us to win tonight and I think if we play well, we will win. But the nerves really haven't kicked in. Maybe it's because we've already done more than I could have hoped for, so even with a defeat tonight, the team can be proud of themselves.

Also, I don't think my brain can compute the possibility of England being in a World Cup final so it's refusing to allow me to get carried away.

Think I'm exactly the same. No nerves. If we're 1 up with 2 mins to go, however...

 

[nimrod]

oddly i haven't felt nervous in any game up until the penalty shoot out, and it think that was more down to recollections of past hurts.

in the past i've felt wins were needed for the generation of players that I grew up watching, as well as for the rest of us. though i want us to win, i don't feel quite that connection or need to win for this squad. dunno how normal that is.

i feel the need to win far far more supporting wolves and maybe our success last season and being in a good spot with the club situation has put paid to any nerves for the timebeing

 

[Doctor Doog]

That reminds me - I should check the train times before I leave work tonight.

Something tells me that there might be an 'unforeseen staff shortage' that everyone who uses the bastard things will have been able to have foreseen since Dele Alli's goal on Saturday afternoon.

I drove in today for exactly that reason.

 

[jd1981]

I’m feeling nervous already, just can’t envisage England in a final probably because I’ve never seen it happen before.

 

[Johnny75]

If we play like we can do then I don't think we will have any problems and I think as a team we are starting to gel better on and off the ball. It will be mental strength tonight and I think some have it and I hope the exuberance of youth carries others.

I'm looking forward to it in an apprehensive sort of way.