Football (Soccer) Thread

[Ed Anger]

Your advanced Pickle theory intrigues me.

[FunkMonk]

http://youtu.be/3xiN7TIb8RE

Two kids having a kick during half time. 

[Admiral Yi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA2AUksZzTg

Just saw this ad during American football.  Thought you fodbolistas might enjoy.

[celedhring]

What, no comments on Barcelona beating RM?

I wonder how many stabbings there were as a result.

No stabbings that I know of, but plenty of hand wringing on TV about the refereeing, which is absolutely par for the course and terribly tedious.

There's far more history of violence inside the pitch than outside of it, when it comes to el Clásico

[The Larch]

What, no comments on Barcelona beating RM?

I wonder how many stabbings there were as a result.

No stabbings that I know of, but plenty of hand wringing on TV about the refereeing, which is absolutely par for the course and terribly tedious.

There's far more history of violence inside the pitch than outside of it, when it comes to el Clásico

Mostly when Pepe is on the pitch. 

[Josquius]

So Sunderland won a game. It was the total opposite of our usual- Man City were all over us but just couldn't score.

[celedhring]

For some reason I'm loving the shots of mourning Premier League mascots during Remembrance Day:

[Admiral Yi]

 

[FunkMonk]

 

[Maladict]

Iceland 0-0 Croatia 
Portugal 1-0 Sweden 
Ukraine 2-0 France   

[Viking]

Iceland 0-0 Croatia 
Portugal 1-0 Sweden 
Ukraine 2-0 France   

and that was with 10 men for the last 30 mins

[Josquius]

But at home. So replay in Croatia? Come on Iceys!

[Warspite]

Stimac had done so much damage to the team, I'm not surprised it ended 0-0. Didn't catch the game but I hear Croatia looked better than under him. I hope Kovac switches back to a more obvious midfield triangle of Rakitic, Modric and Kovacevic/Badelj. Perisic apparently looked really good. AJMO VATRENI

[Viking]

Stimac had done so much damage to the team, I'm not surprised it ended 0-0. Didn't catch the game but I hear Croatia looked better than under him. I hope Kovac switches back to a more obvious midfield triangle of Rakitic, Modric and Kovacevic/Badelj. Perisic apparently looked really good. AJMO VATRENI

Croatia isn't what it once was. After seeing out defensive organization this game I think that we have a reasonable chance of holding the zero in zagreb.

[Warspite]

Stimac had done so much damage to the team, I'm not surprised it ended 0-0. Didn't catch the game but I hear Croatia looked better than under him. I hope Kovac switches back to a more obvious midfield triangle of Rakitic, Modric and Kovacevic/Badelj. Perisic apparently looked really good. AJMO VATRENI

Croatia isn't what it once was. After seeing out defensive organization this game I think that we have a reasonable chance of holding the zero in zagreb.

On paper Croatia's forwards are better today than at any point since 1998; Mandzukic in front of a mature Modric, an in-form Rakitic and a line up of other creative ball-playing mids. Srna is still the blistering metronome up and down the wing. The problem is that Niko Kovac was never really replaced, and Ognen Vukojevic and Domagoj Vida haven't really stepped up to replace his excellent read of the game and relentless stamina.

I think Croatia will probably edge it at home, but with an unconvincing performance.