World Cup Play-offs
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I dunno Portly, seeing that greasy haired cunt whinge when they get knocked out is one of the highlights of an international tournament for me now!
You mean like this:
oh Farky ....
In the latter half of 2004 this photo with a speech bubble saying "I wish I was Greek" was all the rage in Greece.
In the old days when Liverpool used to compete in European competitions, I always hated it when Liverpool were drawn against a Portuguese club side. It's not just the diving and general simulation, but in the game at Anfield they would use negative strategies to stop the home side getting any kind of rhythm - like constantly falling to the ground and demanding protracted treatment by the trainer.
Not if your county is Australia
Aaaaaaaaah I kid. I'm sure they've got a couple of not awful players
That's a fine bunch of fellows...
They should have gone for someone with more experience at a big tournament like this.
Yep I'd rather Swedish fans in Brasil 🙂
Nonsense. They're a shit side and no manager is going to get them past the group stage.
They need someone who's not going to focus on the short term.
For once, they've thought of the long-term. It's a wise move.
Trouble is, when you play Portugal it's never a straightforward football match. It always becomes a bizarre piece of theatre involving simulation, manipulation of the referee and the trainer coming on every 5 minutes. Remember when C. Ronaldo got Rooney sent off?
Personally I would rather avoid the buggers.
You're trying to get a fake Australian passport for an obscure relative as we speak, aren't you?
Ha. 4 years on from coaching me he's gonna be coaching at a World Cup. How the mighty.
The long term for a world cup finals?
What is the point in that?
And who's to say the right manager can't get them out of the group or at least make them hard to beat.
They can start their rebuild after these finals when the last of their older players retire.
Putting in a manager with zero international experience with a poor set of players to begin with looks like diaster waiting to happen.
I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm sure it's shit.
By not installing some flash European name who may give them some semblance of a chance next year - they have demonstrated that focusing on any short term gains they may get out of that are fruitless, because the intent of any of those coaches is not to build for future success.
By installing an Australian, and someone with a history of long-term development of youth players, they've focused on the right things; future-planning, youth development, sustainability.
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