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The women's world cup
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 cryrst  The garden of England 03 Jul 19 5.32am |
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Originally posted by twist
Englands sum of the parts was less than USA's. Despite having better individual players. Bright is a liability, shes slow, easy to turn, cant pass to save her life. We got three penalties in these finals, missed them all. That says something. Why is a CB taking the penalty when you have the likes of Bronze and White on the field ? USA's team fluidity is quite something to watch though, the whole team moves as one. VAR was correct, it was offside, but about 6 inches. Yes i know how big 6 inches is. Yup cos everyone shrinks in the winter
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Tom-the-eagle  Croydon 03 Jul 19 8.22pm |
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Wow! Netherlands v Sweden. It’s like 90 minutes of free p@rn. Time to take a deeper interest in this competition me thinks.
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| Pete53 Hassocks 03 Jul 19 10.54pm |
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
Watched about 10 minutes and on the 4th ball to f***ing nobody had to turn it over. If that's a problem for you I'm surprised you watch Palace.
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| ChrisGC Wantage 03 Jul 19 11.24pm |
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Originally posted by Pete53
If that's a problem for you I'm surprised you watch Palace. Fair comment.
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| the.universal 03 Jul 19 11.31pm |
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
Watched about 10 minutes and on the 4th ball to f***ing nobody had to turn it over. Tbf, would've had to turn it over for Love Island anyway. The amount of times possession was turned over in that game was unreal. We had no composure under pressure and no one in centre mid to take the ball in difficult situations. I was disappointed by the quality tbh.
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| Bexley Eagle Bexley Kent 04 Jul 19 8.58am |
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What this tournament highlights is the real lack of quality sport on free to air TV. BBC have long been unable to compete with the financial muscle of Sky etc in bidding for rights. That’s why we have a home cricket world cup with nothing but the odd snippet on the news, and yet wall to wall womens world cup all over the BBC and online. BBC have promoted it to death, and if it wasn’t for England making the later stages of the tournament no one could really give a sh+t (and I’m not sure I could give a sh*t when they were still in). The standard of football is dreadful, no better than non-league mens football.
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| cryrst The garden of England 04 Jul 19 10.33am |
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Originally posted by Bexley Eagle
What this tournament highlights is the real lack of quality sport on free to air TV. BBC have long been unable to compete with the financial muscle of Sky etc in bidding for rights. That’s why we have a home cricket world cup with nothing but the odd snippet on the news, and yet wall to wall womens world cup all over the BBC and online. BBC have promoted it to death, and if it wasn’t for England making the later stages of the tournament no one could really give a sh+t (and I’m not sure I could give a sh*t when they were still in). The standard of football is dreadful, no better than non-league mens football. We are quite good at that though tbf
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| Eaglecoops CR3 04 Jul 19 6.16pm |
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Originally posted by cryrst
We are quite good at that though tbf Hope its not on before the watershed. BBC ramming down a throat can have more than one meaning
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StrangerThing  Brisbane 07 Jul 19 2.37pm |
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The cynic in me says it doesnt matter if VAR is good (mens world cup), bad (womens world cup and copa) or unbelievably woeful (Australia) it enables sevaral new advertising moments. Football has a fundamental problem in 45 minutes of uninterruped football time.VAR delays are gold, quick advert slotted in then back to the KFC scoreboard.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 07 Jul 19 3.48pm |
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Phil Neville thinks that the play off was a 'nonsense' game. Personally I think knowing you have a problem taking penalties and not doing anything to rectify it is the result of having a 'nonsense' manager.
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| Jamesey Wandsworth 07 Jul 19 4.10pm |
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Originally posted by Bexley Eagle
What this tournament highlights is the real lack of quality sport on free to air TV. BBC have long been unable to compete with the financial muscle of Sky etc in bidding for rights. That’s why we have a home cricket world cup with nothing but the odd snippet on the news, and yet wall to wall womens world cup all over the BBC and online. BBC have promoted it to death, and if it wasn’t for England making the later stages of the tournament no one could really give a sh+t (and I’m not sure I could give a sh*t when they were still in). The standard of football is dreadful, no better than non-league mens football. National press much the same. Pages and pages about the bloody women's cup which hardly anybody gives a monkey's about. Never before have I yearned for the season to start so much and we can enjoy some proper football.
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palace_in_frogland  In a broken dream 07 Jul 19 5.08pm |
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Originally posted by Jamesey
National press much the same. Pages and pages about the bloody women's cup which hardly anybody gives a monkey's about. Never before have I yearned for the season to start so much and we can enjoy some proper football. Jonathan Pearce has got a lot to answer for as well; his commentating lends the whole thing a certain gravitas. They should have chosen a team of those squeaky birds who are trying to infiltrate the men’s game.
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