[Football] World Cup - Day Sixteen

[Mortdecai]

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

 

[Official Old Man]

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First time I've looked at the draw. Without doubt we have the better route, no Argentina or Brazil. But France, Spain or CR7 wont make life easy for us.

 

[US Seagull]

Mitoma on the bench again.

 

[Pevenseagull]

C'mon the Samurai Burū

 

[hart's shirt]

Mitoma on the bench again.

I think we can expect him to feature at some point.

 

[sagaman]

I can’t understand why Kaoru is not starting, even if he has been fantastic off the bench.

 

[Guinness Boy]

C'mon the Samurai Burū

This

 

[Zeberdi]

Such a good ball in from Ito - unlucky finish.

(Very open game so far.)

 

[US Seagull]

I can’t understand why Kaoru is not starting, even if he has been fantastic off the bench.

Because he's been fantastic off the bench. I think the coach sees him being most effective as an impact sub. Bring him on when the other team is getting leggy and watch him run circles around their defense. It's not an invalid strategy.

 

[US Seagull]

All the group winners have won their round of 16 games so far. A good sign for Japan? Not so much for South Korea.

 

[Zeberdi]

Can we sign Ito?!

 

[Guinness Boy]

Because he's been fantastic off the bench. I think the coach sees him being most effective as an impact sub. Bring him on when the other team is getting leggy and watch him run circles around their defense. It's not an invalid strategy.

True and it will likely be quite effective against an aging Croatia.

Potter did the same thing with him but De Zerbi started him and he was the best player on the pitch by a mile against Wolves so it shouldn't be a permanent situation.,

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Japan have a son'g which sounds exactly like our 'Stand or Fall

 

[Wozza]

Because he's been fantastic off the bench. I think the coach sees him being most effective as an impact sub. Bring him on when the other team is getting leggy and watch him run circles around their defense. It's not an invalid strategy.

Also, he arrived in squad injured, so potentially worried about fitness.

 

[Zeberdi]

Bring him on when the other team is getting leggy

The tempo Japan are playing that may be sooner than later - Croatia seem really sluggish at times.

Japan just can’t get it together in the final 25!

 

[Washie]

Japan have a son'g which sounds exactly like our 'Stand or Fall

Its a very popular football song, most teams use it.

 

[Titanic]

It's been coming! 1-0 Japan

 

[Zeberdi]

The tempo Japan are playing that may be sooner than later - Croatia seem really sluggish at times.

Japan just can’t get it together in the final 25!

Except they just did!!

Well deserved.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Goooalll!