World Cup 2026

[HVC]

Depends who's playing 

Damn, HVC beat me to it! 

 

Although to be fair refs been better than I thought. Not great, but it is what it is. Even the weird VAR pause for the penalty wasn't his fault.

[Sheilbh]

Feel very old man shouting at clouds but as well as modern stutter penalties, I hate short corners

[HVC]

Stutter penalties suck, but haven't short corners always been a thing?

[Duque de Bragança]

Stutter penalties suck, but haven't short corners always been a thing?

At least from the 50´s.
1-0 for les Bleus by Kyky obviously.

[DGuller]

I don't get stutter penalties, they seem to work poorly based on the sample I've seen.  Do people do stutter penalties because goalkeepers have gotten too good at defending against full bore penalties?

[HVC]

In theory it gives you a chance to see if the goalie shows a tell.

My recommendation is that if a player can stutter than a goalie should be able to leave the line after the first stutter.

[Sheilbh]

Stutter penalties suck, but haven't short corners always been a thing?

This might be why Mourinho said England was the first place he'd worked where the crowd cheers a corner

[HVC]

Stutter penalties suck, but haven't short corners always been a thing?

This might be why Mourinho said England was the first place he'd worked where the crowd cheers a corner

Which is odd because in my memory team england always sucked at corners. I mean your purpose bred giraffe couldn't even make use of them 

[Sheilbh]

Please treat Peter Crouch with respect

(Always had a soft spot for him for when he was asked what he'd be if he wasn't a footballer and replied "a virgin" )

[HVC]

He is (was?) A pretty good commentator.

[Sheilbh]

He's a decent pundit - but also just seems quite nice and funny so has built up a really solid media career.

[HVC]

He's a decent pundit - but also just seems quite nice and funny so has built up a really solid media career.

For english pundits i prefer roy Keene. His anger amuses me. And I know somehow he felt me calling him english deep down in his soul

[Sheilbh]

Calling a Corkman English!

[HVC]

Calling a Corkman English!

I think he'd appreciate the bravado... right?

[HVC]

As for the game, France did well but it was a pretty boring showing by both sides