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[Wanderlust]

Bono!

[MickyD]

Shocking penalty

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

That was an awful penalty.

[Alf Hartigan]

This is what Bono’s been looking for

[lobbypond]

Kinell 

[radcliffe white]

Just like last night

shit pens 

[lobbypond]

Get the fuck in

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

The cheek of it 😁

[Wanderlust]

It's a beautiful day!!!

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

The first time a North African country has ever reached a World Cup quarter final.

[MickyD]

Adiós

[Wanderlust]

Practising 1000 penalties clearly doesn't work.

Hakimi's pen was class and kinda rubbed salt into the wound.

[Didledee]

Brave and class from Hakimi, not sure even with what he's achieved should Busquets be taking a penalty in 3rd spot and putting on a sub to take a pen reminds me of England v Italy and it not working out.

Imagine if Switzerland beat Portugal and we beat France.

[desperado]

27 minutes ago, desperado said:

Will be interesting to see whether that repetition is good preparation for a penalty in a World Cup knock out game

Channeling my inner Glenn Hoddle 😂

In all seriousness, I always thought he had a point (to a certain degree). 

Endless Practice of PENALTIES doesn’t prepare you for a penalty in a World Cup. And that Spanish result proves the point really.

That said, mental preparation, understanding the character of your players coupled with some focused practise, I do believe can make a difference.

 

[jmjhb]

Spain are a very good team but all the passing in the world counts for nowt if you can't actually score 

[Wanderlust]

Have to admire Morocco's defence- big, strong, athletic, hard working  and with Fiorentina's Amrabat sitting just in front. No wonder they concede so few.

[Mounts Kipper]

Just now, jmjhb said:

Spain are a very good team but all the passing in the world counts for nowt if you can't actually score 

Mainly a very young team, they’ll bounce back. 

[Mounts Kipper]

1 minute ago, Wanderlust said:

Have to admire Morocco's defence- big, strong, athletic, hard working  and with Fiorentina's Amrabat sitting just in front. No wonder they concede so few.

The number 4 was class. 

[Alf Hartigan]

Not as good as Senegal though. Just a thought.

[Wanderlust]

1 minute ago, Mounts Kipper said:

The number 4 was class. 

That's Amrabat

 

[Wanderlust]

1 minute ago, Alf Hartigan said:

Not as good as Senegal though. Just a thought.

I think they are. Different manager when they played in the ACN and he didn't pick Ziyech and a couple of others so not the team that it is now.

[MickyD]

4 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

That's Amrabat

 

Then the ball hits your head and you’re sat in row Z

[Mounts Kipper]

4 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

That's Amrabat

 

Aye he’s cracking player, strong as ox keeps it simple and screens the defence. 

[Alf Hartigan]

5 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

I think they are. Different manager when they played in the ACN and he didn't pick Ziyech and a couple of others so not the team that it is now.

Yeah probably. Senegal the higher ranked though I think.

[Wanderlust]

Just now, Alf Hartigan said:

Yeah probably. Senegal the higher ranked though I think.

Given that Belgium are ranked second in the world........