comment by Gillespie Rd. (U18361)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by peks (U6618)
posted 31 seconds ago
fack me russia are garbage these days
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I believe I saw a stat that said that they had picked their entire contingent from the Russian league.

Must be some football official trying to prove a point.
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They just don't have any good players outside of Russia, to be fair.

comment by Zlatan The King Ibrahimovic (U10026)
posted 40 seconds ago
They should play a back three with Fonte(33), Pepe(34) and Bruno Alves(35).

Where are all the good young Portuguese centre backs?
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In Brazil

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 20 seconds ago
comment by Zlatan The King Ibrahimovic (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
They should play a back three with Fonte(33), Pepe(34) and Bruno Alves(35).

Where are all the good young Portuguese centre backs?
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Euro U-21s
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Are they actually good, though?

Cancelo and Ruben Semedo look decent enough.

*Cancelo isn't a CB though. RB.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 38 seconds ago
comment by Zlatan The King Ibrahimovic (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
They should play a back three with Fonte(33), Pepe(34) and Bruno Alves(35).

Where are all the good young Portuguese centre backs?
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Euro U-21s
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Not on last night's display.

Even Bellerin was giving the keeper a hard time.

Doesn't bode well for them then. No wonder they're still relying on the oldies.

Tbf Bellerin tore the Chelsea defence apart time and again in the cup final, and the Spanish U-21 is top, top class.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 5 minutes ago
Tbf Bellerin tore the Chelsea defence apart time and again in the cup final, and the Spanish U-21 is top, top class.
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Fair enough.

Akinfeev rolling back the years with a cracking save.

One thing is clear. Russia as the host for the WC have problems all over the field.

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 1 minute ago
One thing is clear. Russia as the host for the WC have problems all over the field.
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They'll have problems off it too.

Imagine if Russia met England at the WC.

They could end up being worse hosts than South Africa.

I refer to football only.

Seems Ronaldo is human after all. What a miss.

Guerreiro injured. Dortmund wont be amused

You'd think Russia would produce better players than they do.

CZE-ITA 1-0 U 21

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 15 seconds ago
Guerreiro injured. Dortmund wont be amused
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Good thing they took him off quickly.

Watching an injured Alexis being brought on, was facked up enough. Then he tweeted that pic of his swollen ankle.

Russia able to put a bit more pressure on Portugal.

Pepe

comment by Gillespie Rd. (U18361)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 15 seconds ago
Guerreiro injured. Dortmund wont be amused
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Good thing they took him off quickly.

Watching an injured Alexis being brought on, was facked up enough. Then he tweeted that pic of his swollen ankle.
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Wouldnt be suprised if Alexis will play against Germany on Thursday despite.

Just a dreadful game

Russia is just too poor. And Portugal doing as much as needed to win this.