The Official World Cup 2018 Megathread

[Alan]

Close to Nigeria's strongest side; I've still no idea how Ekong continues to get caps.

 

[Lupo]

That was one of the most inept attacking performances I've seen, Peru will be kicking themselves after that.

They will but they will inevitably miss

 

[Paul]

They will but they will inevitably miss

Really ??? You went there

 

[Lupo]

Really ??? You went there

Hey, somebody had to

 

[James]

Decent Croatia side, I’d really like them to beat Argentina in the group stage

 

[Alan]

Not a lot of quality play from either side yet.

 

[Local Wolf]

Croatia should have hit the target with that effort that went over.

 

[Jack Regan]

Not been a classic so far.

 

[The Bear]

This Nigerian keeper is never 19!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Shocking defending off the set piece.

Nigeria are turbowank.

 

[Jack Regan]

Og. Going miles wide.

 

[YoungWolf]

Carl would have saved that... (I'm kidding btw)

 

[Tredman]

This Nigerian keeper is never 19!

[emoji849]

Shocking defending off the set piece.

Nigeria are turbowank.

Thought they had looked alright up to the goal, more threatening than Croatia. Turbowank is hardly the term to use.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

[emoji849]Thought they had looked alright up to the goal, more threatening than Croatia. Turbowank is hardly the term to use.

Come back to me next week when they finish with 0 or 1 points.

 

[Alan]

Neither team setting the world on fire but neither look completely shite, either.

 

[Tredman]

Come back to me next week when they finish with 0 or 1 points.

Still hardly 'turbowank' though are they. Even if they end up with 1 pt they already look better than Saudi Arabia, Denmark and probably Uruguay and Morocco.

 

[Jack Regan]

Nigeria were particularly bad against England. Not that level this evening but it was a very low bar.

 

[Alan]

What the fuck is Alex fucking Iwobi doing at this level, honestly.

Couple of really wicked deliveries from the Croatians now. Growing into things.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Still hardly 'turbowank' though are they. Even if they end up with 1 pt they already look better than Saudi Arabia, Denmark and probably Uruguay and Morocco.

They're not very good at all. They look iffy defensively, they have an incredibly pedestrian midfield three and as good as no goal threat, with a front three of a purple patch Watford forward (who they binned off ages ago), no position Iwobi and Chelsea's ersatz RWB.

Are they the worst team here, no, are they rubbish, yes.

 

[Tredman]

They're not very good at all. They look iffy defensively, they have an incredibly pedestrian midfield three and as good as no goal threat, with a front three of a purple patch Watford forward (who they binned off ages ago), no position Iwobi and Chelsea's ersatz RWB.

Are they the worst team here, no, are they rubbish, yes.

Don't disagree with any of that, but other than one deflected goal Croatia haven't looked that different.

I more disagree with the need to see it as an extreme (Alan too with Alex fucking Iwobi). It's ok to say something isn't very good, without feeling the need to paint it in 'turbowank' colours.