[Football] World Cup - Day Eight

[Mortdecai]

 

[Milano]

If Japan beat Costa Rica (and they will IMO) then Spain v Germany is going to be a cracker tonight.

 

[Official Old Man]

Sorry Croatia & Canada but four games a day is getting too much. Something has to give. Germany Spain is a big one.
Good news is that starting Tuesday it's 2 a day (well 4 but 2 time slots) but it's still 10 days until we get a day off!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Impact sub role for Mitoma today again then

 

[Swansman]

Impact sub role for Mitoma today again then

Seems they haven't learned that you need Brighton players to win games at the World Cup.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Photo doing the rounds with the caption
Gareth Southgate still picking Mason Mount as we start the 2042 World Cup

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Seems they haven't learned that you need Brighton players to win games at the World Cup.

They could really do with someone to make an impact v Costa Rica because they're making heavy weather of it this half

 

[Swansman]

They could really do with someone to make an impact v Costa Rica because they're making heavy weather of it this half

Yup. Don't think Costa Rica are as bad as they looked vs Spain but Japan should win this. First mission is to create a half-decent goal chance though.

 

[The Fits]

Mitoma not playing is nuts. Japan are a good team but we've seen enough of him to know that he should be starting.

 

[Swansman]

Mitoma not playing is nuts. Japan are a good team but we've seen enough of him to know that he should be starting.

Might be deliberate move to have him come on and torture tired defenders, rather than a case of the coach not thinking he is good enough.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Mitoma ON!

 

[dazzer6666]

Could arguably have got a red there……..

 

[KZNSeagull]

Oh boy. Costa Rica 1-0

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Looking like a great move not starting Mitoma now…

 

[A1X]

Terrible piece of keeping

 

[Swansman]

Well this time it seems it got punished to waste the entire first half playing deep defense hoofing it to one lonely bloke up front.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Japan have just displayed a lack of urgency all game. Punished for that now

 

[dazzer6666]

Terrible piece of keeping

…and the defending that led to the shot. Japan oddly lacklustre for them……..maybe the Germany game took too much out of them

 

[Pevenseagull]

Sorry Croatia & Canada but four games a day is getting too much. Something has to give. Germany Spain is a big one.
Good news is that starting Tuesday it's 2 a day (well 4 but 2 time slots) but it's still 10 days until we get a day off!

Or if Costa Rica beat Japan

 

[GrossTurn]

Japan have just displayed a lack of urgency all game. Punished for that now

Yeah it’s all been really ponderous. Even Mitoma doesn’t seem to have injected any of his usual pace or positivity.