The Official 2018 Russia World Cup natter
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Cobnapint said:
Chicken Chaser said:
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co....
Very interesting stats for the Russian team
Home advantage...........or something else?
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Let's see what they do in their next game. If it's another convincing win with more stat busting figures then you have to suspect something.Very interesting stats for the Russian team
Home advantage...........or something else?
Discuss
There’s a limit in football how much doping will help. It improves fitness and recovery but it can’t really improve the teams skills.
Despite this, I’m impressed with their running of the tournament, they’ve shut down hooliganism completely and are showing Russia to the world in a very favourable light.
El stovey said:
Like in Sochi, the Russians will be doing everything possible to get an advantage. I would expect they have tried cheating to get the Tournament, to get an easy group, to sway the officials and state run doping to help the players.
There’s a limit in football how much doping will help. It improves fitness and recovery but it can’t really improve the teams skills.
Despite this, I’m impressed with their running of the tournament, they’ve shut down hooliganism completely and are showing Russia to the world in a very favourable light.
I have been to Moscow twice over the years and found it a cool place to go I really enjoyed it. Of course they have ultras in their hooligan groups and the leader of their country is a nut case, but nothing different to here really!There’s a limit in football how much doping will help. It improves fitness and recovery but it can’t really improve the teams skills.
Despite this, I’m impressed with their running of the tournament, they’ve shut down hooliganism completely and are showing Russia to the world in a very favourable light.
mickk said:
What was he thinking?
One of my teammates was taking throws like this 20 years ago (although he managed to do it properly). Any throw-in in the opponents half and he would launch it into the penalty area. Apart from on grounds where the railings were 3 feet from the edge of the pitch 
The Russian team hasn't been involved with competitive football matches since the Euros. All their losses have been friendlies. Its not unusual to see a dip in form for friendlies, and world rankings only go down if your not playing competitive matches.
Russia has talented footballers, some playing in with European teams. many played in European football competitions such as CL and EL. I'd expect them to be a top twenty team in the world. I'd expect them to beat Egypt and Saudi Arabia no matter what their recent friendly form is, in a world cup held in their own country, with their fans right behind them.
Their players play in international leagues and cup competitions. If they are doing something to enhance their performance, this would be tested and exposed.
many host nations outplay their form. I think it was only South Africa that hasn't done it.
Russia has talented footballers, some playing in with European teams. many played in European football competitions such as CL and EL. I'd expect them to be a top twenty team in the world. I'd expect them to beat Egypt and Saudi Arabia no matter what their recent friendly form is, in a world cup held in their own country, with their fans right behind them.
Their players play in international leagues and cup competitions. If they are doing something to enhance their performance, this would be tested and exposed.
many host nations outplay their form. I think it was only South Africa that hasn't done it.
TTmonkey said:
Their players play in international leagues and cup competitions. If they are doing something to enhance their performance, this would be tested and exposed.
I think that’s very unlikely. Russia has been involved in state run doping since the 60s they’ve only really been caught properly in Sochi. If they aren’t doping it would be the first time in their sporting history.
That’s probably why they’ve been keeping their heads down recently, to avoid testing.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world...
Cie said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
GloverMart said:
This is superb. An advert poduced in his day job by the Iceland goalkeeper.....
https://twitter.com/followthebounce/status/1008611...
Never been to Iceland but it looks like a spectacularly beautiful country.
You should go, it's an incredible place. https://twitter.com/followthebounce/status/1008611...
Never been to Iceland but it looks like a spectacularly beautiful country.
To Eriksen That was a difficult shot made look easy by Eriksen - take a bow young man.
That penalty - VAR nightmare. Falls into the 'seen them given category'. This is where VAR is a nightmare for the refs. In 'grey' decisions like these, its 100% certain that one of the teams is going to be very unhappy with the decision. I can see why it was a penalty but if it was me or my team mate did that, I would be crying about a total injustice.
That penalty - VAR nightmare. Falls into the 'seen them given category'. This is where VAR is a nightmare for the refs. In 'grey' decisions like these, its 100% certain that one of the teams is going to be very unhappy with the decision. I can see why it was a penalty but if it was me or my team mate did that, I would be crying about a total injustice.
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