Spain v Costa Rica: : World Cup Match Thread : 4pm 23/11/22

Olé

Year of the underdog and fallen empires...

Ruiz tap in smash and grab...

Gavi, Pedri & Fati are all absolutely different class, look forward to seeing them but Spain in general

Spain very tika-taka team with no goals. Still be far too good for a poor Costa Rica though. 4-0.

Come on Costoh Ricoh

What a touch from Olmo

Lovely goal that.

£#%&! me that was class

Originally Posted by est.1878

Year of the underdog and fallen empires...

Ruiz tap in smash and grab...

Hasn't started. Might get subbed on but he's 37 and not scoring at his club.

Ooh that was class.

State of the attendees, Tatton Park Flower Show crowd are livelier

& the crowd goes mild

Embarrassing lack of enthusiasm in the stadium.

Originally Posted by Baron

& the crowd goes mild

Embarrassing lack of enthusiasm in the stadium.

Spanish fans not exactly notorious travellers for both club and country. Costa Rica, small country £#%&!ing miles away and no hopers. Doesn't fill you with optimism does it?

Olmo next big money exit from Leipzig?

Shit goalkeeping.

This is murder

Asensio = asesino

So, so soft

Originally Posted by dunk

So, so soft

Looked blatant to me, you can't go through the back of anyone like that & expect to get away with it.

G.Nev's assertion that Spain can't score goals beforehand looking a smidge off the mark - Navas helping them out with that mind.

Originally Posted by Baron

Looked blatant to me, you can't go through the back of anyone like that & expect to get away with it.

G.Nev's assertion that Spain can't score goals beforehand looking a smidge off the mark - Navas helping them out with that mind.

He’s barely tapped his heel. They want players to stay on their feet and not dive then give fouls for the merest touch and collapse

United aren’t getting a penalty for that ever.

Third decent team so far. France and England the others. Can't see many more outside of Brazil.

Originally Posted by dunk

He’s barely tapped his heel. They want players to stay on their feet and not dive then give fouls for the merest touch and collapse

United aren’t getting a penalty for that ever.

There's no one in world football who wouldn't go down if tackled, no matter how softly, from behind like that when the ball is the literal other side of his leg - ridiculous from the defender.

Has Gavi signed that new deal yet?