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Road to Russia 2018

Spark

Global Moderator
Ish, although De Bruyne & Hazard, E will both be 27 by the tournament so this is arguably the World Cup we're most likely to see them closest to their peaks.

Defence is actually arguably on the slide slightly. Vertonghen & Kompany both past 30 now and Alderwiereld is getting there.
Kompany will probably be injured anyway tbf
 

Redbacks

International Captain
England have lots of pace, but football smarts and control in tight areas...not so much, but on their day could really pump a few goals past good sides.
 
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Burgey

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Australia playing pretty well so far away in Honduras. Just the usual issue of being unable to convert.

Comms just saying Australia averaging 10 shots for each goal scored throughout the campaign so far.
 

Furball

Evil Scotsman
Australia playing pretty well so far away in Honduras. Just the usual issue of being unable to convert.

Comms just saying Australia averaging 10 shots for each goal scored throughout the campaign so far.
That's about standard. Worldwide average is 8 or 9.
 

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
NZ actually still in this. Weird
Think we'll really regret not picking up a goal from one of those gilt-edged opportunities in the last 20 minutes. I mean, you can't really complain given that a 0-0 scoreline still flatters us. But still, things are going to get a lot harder in the 2nd leg, and a 1-0 lead would've been an absolutely crucial edge going into that.
 

Uppercut

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Just heard Italy haven’t been playing Jorginho. Suddenly their being on the verge of not qualifying makes complete sense.

Darmian also somehow getting minutes. In a sort of dual left-back role with Florenzi...

Seem to have gone from having one of the best managers to one of the worst.
 

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