Robbored Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 England are now favourites after the USA demise according to the BBC Nigeria up tomorrow at 8:30 am I’ll be munching thru my cereal as I watch the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 Come on Nigeria! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, TBW said: Come on Nigeria! Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Tough test Nigeria, like a lot of the African side male and female, they are physically very strong and from what I have seen that seems to count a lot more in the women's game at the current stage of its development. The biggest exception to this in my eyes are Japan, who are my favourites to win the whole thing, they have shown that they can take different tactical approaches and are equally comfortable with any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 One change. Walsh starts for Zelem. Will feel weird not being there having been for the previous games. Hope someone else has a BCFC flag 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Is the sound out of sync for anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Commentary in front of action on screen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Barrs Court Red said: Is the sound out of sync for anyone else? Yes. It's really annoying, hearing what's happened before you see it on screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Barrs Court Red said: Is the sound out of sync for anyone else? 1 minute ago, Shockwave said: Commentary in front of action on screen Yes, the commentators said the ball hot the bar before the shot was taken almost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNasty Filth Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Shockwave said: Commentary in front of action on screen F'in joke, looks like city ain't the only amateurs at this then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Worrying start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 How’s that not a penalty?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 That's shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Corner Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 I'm struggling to see how that wasn't a pen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsince1994 Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 No idea what it was given for in the first place then? Not like anything "new" was revealed from the check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNasty Filth Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Not a pen for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedred31 Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Dreadful decision. Ref gave it. Can only be overturned if a clear and obvious error. It was a stonewall pen. Utterly shocking decision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketh2nd Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Pen for me , the Nigerian stops Daly from getting where she wants . Really enjoying this game really has opened up end to end since the pen decision, fair play to Nigeria looking to attack as soon as they have the ball . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Nah that's not a penalty. She felt contact from behind and hurled herself to the ground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevedon Red Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, elhombrecito said: Nah that's not a penalty. She felt contact from behind and hurled herself to the ground. She got 9.4 from the ringside judges for the dive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, elhombrecito said: Nah that's not a penalty. She felt contact from behind and hurled herself to the ground. I haven’t seen an elbow like that since Lex Luger was in WWF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Well, Nigeria are making the pundit's pre-match talk of the 'lesser teams' look a bit silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Bedred31 said: Dreadful decision. Ref gave it. Can only be overturned if a clear and obvious error. It was a stonewall pen. Utterly shocking decision. Isn’t there a difference between the VAR panel overturning it (clear and obvious) and the match referee reviewing it? Fair play to the ref. For me, a very very soft penalty if that’s given. Edited August 7, 2023 by italian dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, elhombrecito said: Nah that's not a penalty. She felt contact from behind and hurled herself to the ground. It was 50/50. She definitely got shoved both just outside and inside the box. The second shove when she made the most of it and belly flopped looked a definite penalty but was eventually overturned by the ref being told to review her decision and decided that either the first shove was outside the box and/or thought it was dive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Jonas Eidevall was excellent describing the difference between different styles of play between European and African teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Bronze, Stanway and Walsh might as well sit down when Russo and James have the ball. They have a different page to play with and it doesn't involve passing to team mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Nigeria looked faster and slicker that half. Well organised and giving us no space at all. If they can keep it up for 90 mins we will see, but lucky to be level really. Fingers crossed we are better second half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Another let off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denbury Red Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 At the moment Nigeria look the fitter and quicker. Engalnd played better without Rachel Daly - perhaps they need to go back to the team which won the last game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 There's no denying we're second best all over the park so far. They made an interesting point in the discussion at half time thst the European national sides have spent too much time playing each other and have struggled when playing sides from other confederations. I think a lot of teams including England have massively underestimated how the game has improved globally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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