SEE YOU! A brand spanking new modern fitba thread 2022/23

Best hold up player I've ever seen. Provided so many assists and key passes too. That's why France won the last World Cup and he didn't even score a goal. He's fuckin 6'4 220 and people expect him to have the speed of Usain Bolt.

He got so much shit at Arsenal. I hated it. He is just under world class level and was grilled for it. People still blame his goal drought for Arsenal not winning the title in 2015. I watched all of those games and he and no service most of the time.

 

Not far away from 2-2, although Mbappe should have made it 3-1.

 

Lloris got beaten like a drum there. Luckily it hit the post.

 

If that had gone in from Giroud...

 

He's quite a handful Mbappe

 

Looks like France are turning up again this year.

 

Quality from Mbappe, quality from Giroud. France look a real handful.

 

Giroud > Benzema

 

Australia were winning 1-0. What they should have done is not allow France to score any goals and therefore win the game. Instead they are losing. Sack the manager.

 

I'm going for Canada to beat Belgium tomorrow. I'll probably be way off with my prediction, but I'm sticking with it.

 

You understand it's not a hockey game right?

 

Poland blew it

 

A bit bold. I know nothing about Canada other than Alphonso Davies, who is brilliant, but again a defender and not someone you build a team around. Belgium might be aging but they are utterly stacked with talent, so not sure what you're seeing here.

 

Stupid ass question!

Mario Lemieux is dropping a hat trick on Belgium tomorrow, and that's final!

 

Fucking BBC desperate to work their little boy Mbippey into every narrative.

Rabbit....fuck Rabiot, right???

4 goals . He's got ONE. .......here's the story....

 

I thought he was MOTM. Deserves the headlines this time.

 

If Mario took up football instead of hockey he'd have about 12 Ballon d'ors and Canada would have at least three world cups.

 

Not quite my point........it was the emphasis on Mbippey to the exclusion of the other goalscorer,Rabiot, that caught my eye. Why compliment two goalscorers for "combining" and not the other??

 

Theo Hernandez caught my eye too after coming on early in the 1st half. Excellent left foot. Pin point passes curled in and did a job in defense.

 

Very bold and likely very stupid. It's more of a hunch pick for this one. Hearing Davies is actually injured and will miss the game. I guess many would have laughed at those who picked the Saudis over Argentina. But they showed with heart, determination and belief, you can get the result against a star-studded team so Canada have them to look to for inspiration.

 

My picks for today:

Morocco 0-1 Croatia
Germany 1-1 Japan
Spain 3-0 Costa Rica
Canada 2-1 Belgium

 

If you can't be arsed to run a comp, no-one is interested.

MTF

 

France have players, no question. They've always had them....but you know I can never back them, ever, obvious reasons....it's not just the handball, it's their own nasty internals too.

 

Harsh....it'like that time you weren't prepared to offer running tips until I started eating water and posting my L's every week

 

Canada?

It's C A NADDA

 

:: I think Xplosive or whiskey would do a fine job in running a predictions league.

 

Morocco causing Croatia plenty of problems.

 

I'm more interested in the battle of the Axis powers after this.

 

Had a feeling Morocco-Croatia would be a shiter and looks like I was right. Germany-Japan will be a much better match up.

 

If this end 0-0 it's three out of four that will have gone that way. Right now we're seeing a lot of thumpings and a lot of stalemates.