Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia

[Super_horns]

Good on the ball but not many chances for Belgium .

[MrsJohnMurphy]

1 minute ago, Sunbury Fox said:

Youri will be gutted to be dropped having been a fixture in the Belgium side for the last 3 or 4 years and having been in great form in the month leading up to the WC. I'm sure he also saw it as a great platform to showcase his talents to potential suitors, an opportunity which he has failed to take, it seems. 

I'm sure this isn't the first time potential suitors will have seen him play 😄

[Finnegan]

It should be a crime to give a squad with so much talent to a manager as boring as Roberto Martinez. They're the most underwhelming team in the world, pound for pound, to watch. 

 

After England.

 

[Finnegan]

Man's playing fvcking Morroco with two holding midfielders, a back five and one of the most creative passers of the ball in world football on the bench. 

 

He makes Brendan Rodgers look like Kevin Keegan. 

 

Edited 27 November 2022 by Finnegan

[David Hankey]

Another moaning commentator, where does the BBC get 'em from? 

[StanSP]

Martinez needs to give his head a wobble. So restrictive. 

[Sunbury Fox]

10 minutes ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

I'm sure this isn't the first time potential suitors will have seen him play 😄

Obviously not but showing you can deliver on the biggest stage is clearly a good selling point, no?

Edited 27 November 2022 by Sunbury Fox

[Suzie the Fox]

So many games in this world cup have been dull and boring. I'm sure there was more excitement in previous years. Or do i have recency bias? 

[Sunbury Fox]

2 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Martinez needs to give his head a wobble. So restrictive. 

He's wasted this Belgian squad for years and now they're past their best. He's also repeating Southgate's mistake of being too loyal to players, even when they're off form or past it. Trossard should be starting over Eden Hazard, for example. 

[David Hankey]

Offside!!

[Suzie the Fox]

Hopefully the game will open more now in the 2nd half

 

Edit; Scratch that

Edited 27 November 2022 by Suzie the Fox

[Tommy Fresh]

This is off 

[David Hankey]

Correct decision VAR.

[StanSP]

Lucky Belgium. 

[Tommy Fresh]

Just now, StanSP said:

Lucky Belgium. 

Not lucky really, it's offside😂

[Jonezy]

Belgium lucked out against Canada and now again against Morocco. Bit early in the tournament to use your football karma up.

 

It was the correct decision though.

[StanSP]

Just now, Tommy Fresh said:

Not lucky really, it's offside😂

As in fortunate to go in at the break level as they've been shite. Half a head's width and a bit of shoulder on VAR! 

 

I get its the rules to be fair. They have to be followed. 

[RowlattsFox]

That's the right call. Don't know how much advantage you get from your forehead being offside but he is offside. 

[lcfcdamo]

22 minutes ago, TK95 said:

Can't work out who's more boring, Southgate or Martinez 

 

 

Both absolute awful awful managers the 2 worst at world cup by a mile 

[lcfcdamo]

11 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said:

He's wasted this Belgian squad for years and now they're past their best. He's also repeating Southgate's mistake of being too loyal to players, even when they're off form or past it. Trossard should be starting over Eden Hazard, for example. 

Trossard faes teliemans should 1 million percent be in this belgium side and absolutely anyone with at least 1 leg in there squad up front over Batshuayi

[TJQuik]

18 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Or do i have recency bias? 

Definitely.

[HybridFox]

I never knew how much Pablo Zabaleta looks like Mark Strong 

[TJQuik]

30 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

after England

Is it still underwhelming if you've been underwhelming for 50 years?

[Finnegan]

Hazard looks more finished than Ramsey did tbqh 

[cruzFOX]

Hazard brothers literally are a hazard to your health watching them just makes you frustrated! Belgium look more like a Sunday park team cobbled together for a kick about. Just awful. Some Great individual players + bang average fodder.

saying that this game needs a Tielemans screamer from 30 yards to liven this up