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RE: World Cup 2022 - Qatar - nefremo - 12-07-2022
Yea, they played together and as a team actually. Almost without any pressure. This is the thing with players like Ronaldo. They are obviously great players, but they put pressure on their own teammates with their constant complaining and demands. And when their output on th3 field goes down like Ronaldo's has...all you are left with is the complaining and constant moaning. Doesn't help that Ronaldo is an arrogant piece of shit in general. One could say Ibra fits this mould of "demanding, pressure creating" players...and they wouldn't be all that wrong....but at least Ibra does genuinely seem to be a liked guy off the field. Many former trammates have had great things to say about him which makes it seem that Ibra the football player and Ibra the human are different beings. But Ronaldo? I can't remember anyone saying anything even remotely close. All people talk about is the competitive nature and the commitment to training, etc. But nothing that hints his attitude is any different outside of the field.
Anyway....here is what I hope for in the quarters.
-Holland (biased here since I support Holland in every major tournament since the MVB days)
-Croatia (not sure they have enough to get past a firing Brazil that seems to finally be playing high tempo football and less samba bullshit)
-France (never like France and always wanted them to lose in every tournament. BUT, I dislike the English even more
)-Portugal (I actually like this Portuguese team without Ronaldo. They really were fun to watch yesterday, although it was "only" Switzerland.
RE: World Cup 2022 - Qatar - xudong - 12-07-2022
(12-07-2022, 12:26 PM)Sampinjon Wrote: Portugal should bench Ronaldo more often. Totally different team without him... in positive way...
TRUTH
RE: World Cup 2022 - Qatar - xudong - 12-07-2022
(12-07-2022, 01:53 PM)nefremo Wrote: Yea, they played together and as a team actually. Almost without any pressure. This is the thing with players like Ronaldo. They are obviously great players, but they put pressure on their own teammates with their constant complaining and demands. And when their output on th3 field goes down like Ronaldo's has...all you are left with is the complaining and constant moaning. Doesn't help that Ronaldo is an arrogant piece of shit in general. One could say Ibra fits this mould of "demanding, pressure creating" players...and they wouldn't be all that wrong....but at least Ibra does genuinely seem to be a liked guy off the field. Many former trammates have had great things to say about him which makes it seem that Ibra the football player and Ibra the human are different beings. But Ronaldo? I can't remember anyone saying anything even remotely close. All people talk about is the competitive nature and the commitment to training, etc. But nothing that hints his attitude is any different outside of the field.
Anyway....here is what I hope for in the quarters.
-Holland (biased here since I support Holland in every major tournament since the MVB days)
-Croatia (not sure they have enough to get past a firing Brazil that seems to finally be playing high tempo football and less samba bullshit)
-France (never like France and always wanted them to lose in every tournament. BUT, I dislike the English even more
-Portugal (I actually like this Portuguese team without Ronaldo. They really were fun to watch yesterday, although it was "only" Switzerland.
Ronaldo has a huge ego. Ibrahimovic has a huge ego.
Ronaldo is self-disciplined and highly motivated. Ibrahimovic is too.
I used to think they are the same. Then later I realized that:
Ronaldo plays for himself only. Ibrahimovic plays for the team (and his own reputation, which is different from playing for himself).
Ronaldo makes everyone else around him worse. Ibrahimovic makes everyone else around him better.
Ibrahimovic brags a lot about himself, but that ends there (i.e. words). Ronaldo doesn't talk much, but he hurt the team and club with his action (dogs that don't bark bite.)
RE: World Cup 2022 - Qatar - Sampinjon - 12-07-2022
(12-07-2022, 01:53 PM)nefremo Wrote: Anyway....here is what I hope for in the quarters.
-Holland (biased here since I support Holland in every major tournament since the MVB days)
-Croatia (not sure they have enough to get past a firing Brazil that seems to finally be playing high tempo football and less samba bullshit)
-France (never like France and always wanted them to lose in every tournament. BUT, I dislike the English even more
-Portugal (I actually like this Portuguese team without Ronaldo. They really were fun to watch yesterday, although it was "only" Switzerland.
With only difference that I hope Brazil will demolish Croatia.
RE: World Cup 2022 - Qatar - Aficio - 12-08-2022
Well, I want France & Portugal come home to release our players early.
RE: World Cup 2022 - Qatar - reza - 12-09-2022
Yet another winning team with 1 shot on goal (in 120 minutes). Never a fan of shootout no matter who wins it.
RE: World Cup 2022 - Qatar - xudong - 12-09-2022
I am sure that Sampinjon is more pissed than you are.
Croatia won 1/8 and 1/4 both on PKs, both last WC and this time. That's quite a statistic.
RE: World Cup 2022 - Qatar - Demonbanana - 12-09-2022
If Argentina follow Brazil back to South America within a few hour's I think I will die of laughter.
Come on Oranje!
RE: World Cup 2022 - Qatar - Sleeping Giant - 12-10-2022
Fuck off Netherlands, why they haven't produce a single decent GK in their history
RE: World Cup 2022 - Qatar - Aficio - 12-10-2022
(12-08-2022, 09:13 AM)Aficio Wrote: Well, I want France & Portugal come home to release our players early.
Come true, please
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