**The World Cup 2018 Official Thread**

[Black Nate Grey]

Absolute Genius from Lukaku
1000 IQ play
Man's playing 23 Dimensional Quantum chess

 

[EQ.]

Chadli????
I know he scored the winner but that was a tap in...dudes been garbage for a minute now.

At this rate, they need him to help with the defensive duties on the left. Mertens and Carrasco are at helping out defensively and Vertonghen will get rinsed by Willian and Fagner if he has no cover.

 

[phcitywarrior]

Nah, still play Carrasco. You are going to need someone dynamic against the weak right wing of Brazil.

Play Dembele though

Nah, if you play Carrasco you're inviting Willian to bomb down that wing all day long. I don't know how Martinez thinks it's a good idea to have both Hazard and Carrasco on the same wing. I think Chadli is a bit more tempered and won't get caught out of position as much.

 

[Liu Kang]

Sit Carrasco and Witsel down for the next game. Play with

Meunier --- Toby --- Kompany --- Vertonghen
--------------- Dembele ---- Fellaini-----------
----------Hazard ---------- De Bruyne ------- Chadli
---------------------------Lukaku-------------------------
​

Martinez trying to be to clever with the false LB bullshyt. Play Jan who actually has experience there and have Chadli on the left as he has decent defensive output. Witsel really doesn't offer much so I'd stick Fellaini simply cause he'll get stuck and disrupt Coutinho from creating.

But Belgium's system is a 343 and they been playing like this for too long. They can't just change your system overnight. It's actually their best balance because a guy like Meunier is too much a liability in defense so playing him higher as a wing back allows him to be a proper menace while letting him enough time to drop deep in defensive phase. It's too late to go back to a back 4.

 

[frush11]

ayo Chadli was real impressive today. I think he should start over Carrasco, seems more natural at left back.

I like how this belgium team played. Defense was shaky but they attack well. Refreshing to see players share the ball after that shyt earlier from Neymar and Coutinho.

Chadli starting that's a no no. Just like Quaresma is he's good impact sub. But too consistently stupid to play a full game.

 

[DStyles]

so brehs, there's no one league that has all the top players at the same time? like the nba?

Well the Premier League has the majority of the best players.

Hazard
Lukaku
Sane
Salah
De Gea (he sucks with Spain but has saved us a tons of times)
Sterling
Pogba
Courtois
Aguero
De Jesús
Kane
Eriksen
Lloris

Just to name a few.

 

[Black Magisterialness]

fellas, what's next after the world cup? what league starts? I think I'm officially hooked

You'll want to follow English Premier League for the most talented overall league. Spain is dominated by Barcelona and Madrid, Germany by Bayern Munich, Italy by Juventus.

If you want to be consistently entertained...Spain for the dominance of Messi and Ronaldo...England for the general quality of the play.


Seasons run from Late August to May. Prepare to be frustrated.

 

[Jean toomer]

I'm not saying it was clever, I'm just saying that's how they play. It's not in their philosophy to park the bus while ahead, that is all. Pep lost 2-3 against United after being 2 up. While they were ahead, they kept pushing because that's their way of playing. Japan is the same.

Completely different circumstance. Pep had wrapped up the league and was basically bragging rights. This World Cup shyt is one and done. If you feel your team is inferior Park the bus and hold on for penalties. Hell Russia did that it 24 hours ago.

 

[Alexander The Great]

That is the uefa champions league.

ok, thanks. and when does that season start? how do they pick the teams?

 

[EQ.]

Great formation, but this again is where Martinez messed up. Radja and Dembele in the midfield would have been prime. You get 2 box to box players that will allow De Bruyne the free roam 10 role. I think instead of playing Kompany, you bring in Jordan Lukaku to LB and have Toby and Vertoghen play together as they are Spurs teammates and know their style of play. Drop Chadli for Mertens and have him and Hazard switch wings. Having Radja in place of Fellaini give you some cover on the left since you know Hazard won't contribute that much defensively.

TBF Hazard is one that picks the teams so we place the blame squarely on his shoulders when they pick another lopsided squad against Brazil . In all seriousness, Belgium don't have a recognized LB and this has been an issue for the last 10 or so years. Verts and Alderwerield were starting as fullbacks for the national team before coaches started realizing that they worked better as CB's. Only reason I'm rocking with Nacer is because he'll actually track back and help out on the left side. Mertens and Carrasco lack that drive or urgency when it comes to defending. Putting bias aside, they are fukking up by not playing Dembele. The amount of room and space he creates with his technique and playstyle is needed by the Belgium but guaranteed they'll persist with Witsel

 

[THEREALBRAND]

so brehs, there's no one league that has all the top players at the same time? like the nba?

No, the top players are spread out around the top European leagues. They all play in the Champions League tournament though. That’s where you get the top teams playing against each other.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

You've been hating hard on breh I kinda like him though I'm not saying his an elite 9. I think he's very good at what he does and fits United and Belgium's style very well. He knows his strengths and weaknesses and play accordingly.

Spoiler

Don't stench this place with that dude

How is constructive criticism, hating? Never said hes shyt, he just hasnt addressed certain aspects of his game that was evident 5 years ago, to make him an all round striker. Do you think its acceptable for a player his size, to be as passive as he is, when their is isnt much space to play into? Be 15-20 kg heavier than the defenders marking you and be unable to bully them

Spoiler

If Froome Doggy Dogg wins

 

[JDH]

so brehs, there's no one league that has all the top players at the same time? like the nba?

Champions league does even though its not technically a "league". Its a cup with the top teams from the domestic leagues around Europe, it goes on throughout the regular season parallel to the domestic leagues

 

[Jean toomer]

At this rate, they need him to help with the defensive duties on the left. Mertens and Carrasco are at helping out defensively and Vertonghen will get rinsed by Willian and Fagner if he has no cover.

Good points just don’t think he’s up to it. I’d bring in Dembele for coverage.

 

[The axe murderer]

ok, so they all play at the same time. I gotta do some research. I know of Premier League and La Liga. and of course MLS( i tired to watch some of that yesterday...it didn't feel the same).



funny you say that about Arsenal, the people I follow on twitter there are a few Arsenal fans. their tweets have me cracking up and I don't even be watching the games. I followed a twitter account called arsenal tv or something like that just because it kept getting mentioned

so the Premier League is the best league, but la liga has the 2 best players? thats interesting. is there no league with all the best players?

watch arsenal fan tv for the GOAT reactions