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--- Quote from: Tengukami on June 14, 2018, 03:56:52 PM ---Yeah Russia is going to destroy Saudi Arabia it seems. My Russian friends are decidedly underwhelmed, though; they don't consider this a challenge or a very exciting match.

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Ha, don't they worry. Uruguay and probably Spain/Portugal are coming up soon.

Gpop:

--- Quote from: nav' on June 13, 2018, 10:33:18 AM ---In other relevant news, Spain just fired their manager. What the hell. I did not think they would actually make such a risky move because Lopetegui negotiating with Real hurt their feelings.

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Yeah I read up on this actually and thought it was dumb at first, but then I found out it was because the Spain manager already signed a contract agreeing that he cannot be a manager for another team for the duration of the World Cup, but then he signed a contract to msnage for Real Madrid. This forced them to fire him for breaching the original World Cup contract.

So it was more Lopetegui being an idiot or unaware of this.

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So, good to see a fun opener game once in a while. The two final goals were a pure pleasure to watch. Russia completely defied expectations and might ride their new confidence boost all the way to the playoff phase. A weaker team like Saudi Arabia really should be relying on counter attacks and free kicks, but Russia simply wouldn't let them. Being forced into positional play unveiled all their weak spots: poor passing and positioning, easily losing the ball under pressure.

--- Quote from: Gpop on June 14, 2018, 04:27:55 PM ---So it was more Lopetegui being an idiot or unaware of this.

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That would actually make the decision understandable. Could you link an article about it?

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Day 2!

I've had a terrible day and missed Egypt - Uruguay due to random events, but the final scoreline suggests I didn't miss much. Watching Morocco - Iran now. Both team are rather awkward in offense, but they're also quite ambitious and that alone makes for a good show. Decent game thus far.

Jimmy:
I see that late-game goals are a thing again, at least now :derp:

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