The Copa America thread

The Cruyff Turn
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Inevitable. 11 vs 10. Slotted another one in.

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Yup probably see a couple more now.

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Ouch, near post.

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Why Is Fabinho there, they donā€™t let him play?

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148

Correct.

No problem with Casemiro starting but to even think that Fred is better than Fabinho. :joy:

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Different players. They could play both Casemiro and Fabinho in a defensive double-six, but then it would be a bit too defensive. They compete for one spot really.

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Could Messi finally lift a title with Argentina , What would be the odds on that?

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Iā€™m not enjoying the Copa. Even the telecast seems awful, itā€™s like the cameras are too far away from the pitch.

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Compare it to the Euros and itā€™s a few levels below as a competition.
They all know each other so well, so itā€™s petty rivalries, play acting, fouling, conning the ref. You can hardly enjoy a passage of play without a foul being committed. The games are too stop start.

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Quite enjoyed the Paraguay game last night.

The Argentina game was a bit depressing. The format doesnā€™t lend itself to exciting matches.

Bet the second Finnish match will be as dire as the first unless the opposition score for example.

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No games till Friday, 18th!!! Why???

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I think it has to be 3 rest days.

Probably should have just invited two more teams and made it 3 groups and best two third teams going through.

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Are the BBC using some random night shift staff to do these commentaries?

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Brazil won 4-0 Becker on the bench, Firmino played the last 15 minutes and Fabinho the whole match.

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Brazil rotating a little bit, probably knowing they have a bit too much quality, understanding between them under Titeā€¦ interesting approach. Neymar with 9 goals left to catch Pele and heā€™s not even 30.

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Heā€™s already played more games for Brazil than Pele did, though. Ratio is 0.84 goals per game for Pele compared to 0.63 for Neymar.

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Brazil manager rotating Casemiro & Fabinho and Ederson & Alisson. Nice. :+1:

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Peru gave them a scare at timeā€™s should have made it 2-1 and probably was a bit harsh, Brazil deserved to win but better teams might give them a challenge.

So Argentina.

Also that Neymar penalty that was given then receded was a joke, he should have been booked for diving.

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Donā€™t think Iā€™ve ever seen those two words in the same sentence before. :thinking:

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