Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia

[Nalis]

Regardless of what happens here it will be very interesting to see how Canada do against Morocco and Croatia

[chuck'em]

That was the slowest counter attack I've ever seen. No pace in this Belgium side 

[StanSP]

KDB has had a poor game. 

[when_you're_smiling]

Just now, Aus Fox said:

KDB’s passing has been well off this game, some really poor decision making.

He’s been the worst player on the pitch.

[whoareyaaa]

1 minute ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Should have scored there. Big oof 

[NasPb]

Should be a penalty that

[Stuntman_Mike]

KDB looks as interested as Collina was in Collina's story.

[Lambert09]

don’t deserve to be behind at all! 

 

Got a few decent options from the bench. I’m a huge Cyle larin fan, he’s everything lukaku thinks he is 

[tom27111]

Just now, Stuntman_Mike said:

KDB looks as interested as Collina was in Collina's story.

If you were Collina, you'd listen to Collina though. 

 

He's fvcking scary 

[Jattdogg]

So bloody proud of Canada. We havent made it count when needed but against so called big boys we have taken then game to them and its lovely stuff.

 

If you grew up here watching the Canadian mens teams it has been painful. This is great stuff for us and im just so so proud right now. 

[tom27111]

Time for Martinez to earn his corn.

 

He needs to hand out a proper bollocking and hook at least 3 at half time.

Edited 23 November 2022 by tom27111

[Dahnsouff]

10 players off

Wout on

4-0 win

[Jattdogg]

Not to mention a sizeable portion of our squad are from 20km down the road in Brampton.

 

Brampton has always had great teams i think back to my days playing as wel as my younger brother who played  against the very teams that these players would have played on in their youth. So much talent there!

[StanSP]

Unfortunately I can't see Canada maintaining this high level of press and energy until FT. 

 

They're bound to tire. But it's 1-0 only so they're in with a chance. They need another Alphonso Davies further up the field. 

[ealingfox]

Bloody hope Martinez wasn't the manager involved in the World Cup we were supposedly holding out for.

[Tommy Fresh]

13 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

Michy might be bang average by Premier League standards but he's still a much better finisher than any of the Canadians.

 

That was always going to be a danger. Canada look great bombing forward but they've been very wasteful and they'd never want to actually have to rely on that defence.

Decent record away from England to be fair and solid for Belgium.

[OntarioFox]

Avoiding live threads as I'm at the lady's place and she's one of these new-fangled types without live telly. I learned about the penalty two minutes before the whistle blew and promptly threw my phone in the washing-up basket to keep it well out of sight. 

 

So, so unlucky that first half. Carving out chance after chance, but couldn't finish our dinner. And Davies' penalty was Mahrez-at-his-worst-esque. 

 

Still, I'm glad this performance will at least make people sit up and realise that Canada absolutely smashing the CONCACAF qualifiers was no fluke. This is one of the best counter-attacking sides in world football right now - it just, unfortunately, lacks players with a real brutal streak in front of goal. Belgium get one chance and hit the net with their second-choice striker. If you're Leicester, which Belgium might as well be, you love a smash and grab like that. They just need to bin off one of their shite CBs and get Wout on. 

See you at full time folks.

Edited 23 November 2022 by OntarioFox

[Vacamion]

 

That Canada manager, who came across very well in the interview shown pre-match, is going to have a lot of money offers thrown at him over the next month.

 

 

[StanSP]

Tielemans off! 

[Molson Canadian]

1 minute ago, Vacamion said:

 

That Canada manager, who came across very well in the interview shown pre-match, is going to have a lot of money offers thrown at him over the next month.

 

 

Jonathan Herdman. I don't think he will give up the national team job for a club job.  He did an amazing job coaching the Canadian Womens National Team as well.

 

Hails from Consett, County Durham and previously was a development team coach at Sunderland youth academy. 

[Dahnsouff]

1 minute ago, StanSP said:

Tielemans off! 

Not to Arsenal I hope. 

[hejammy]

1 minute ago, StanSP said:

Tielemans off! 

Not surprised. He's struggled a bit but I'm Suprised he's not gone with Wout 

[DanDare]

4 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Tielemans off! 

That's because he's bang average and being given the runaround by a bunch of Canadian ice hockey players  Haha 

[Foxdiamond]

4 minutes ago, hejammy said:

Not surprised. He's struggled a bit but I'm Suprised he's not gone with Wout 

KDB should have passed to him when in ideal position but hey ho

[FoxyLeon]

This performance by Belgium really highlights Tielemans's frailties, and why KDH is so vital to our midfield. KDH is to Tielemans, what Bernado Silva is to De Bruyne.