Belgium v Russia (Group H) Sunday 22nd June

[Lea]

Still 0-0 25 mins into the match.

 

[DexterTCN]

Belgium look the better team easily.

 

[Badgers]

Yeah. Not looking good in front of goal though

 

[Doctor Carrot]

This is an unbelievably dull match. Hope it picks up in the second half otherwise I'm gonna switch back to the cricket, bowling on a flat pitch with a game of pass the zebra in the crowd is more exciting than this.

 

[ska invita]

i think theres a pattern where the first match of the day, played in the highest heat, is the one that is the most sluggish and potentially dull... its taken the best teams to make something of it, and even then they've struggled by their standards

 

[DexterTCN]

pretty rubbish

 

[Lea]

Yep keep thinking should I go for a siesta before the next match? Will I miss anything if I go for a little sleep?

 

[Badgers]

Gave up at half time on this....

 

[Lea]

Need some Latin American flare in this game or some Ghanean magic like yesterday!

 

[Lea]

That bloke on TV is falling asleep!

 

[Lea]

I'm so bored by this match that I am doing a Mexican wave by myself here!

 

[Silva]

Fell asleep before the game started, the second half so far making me wish I didn't wake up. Belgium proving having a good team in paper doesn't mean that will translate to good play when the moment comes.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Fell asleep before the game started, the second half so far making me wish I didn't wake up. Belgium proving having a good team in paper doesn't mean that will translate to good play when the moment comes.

I really thought England had settled that particular issue over the past decade.

Some people will never learn

 

[Silva]

I really thought England had settled that particular issue over the past decade.

Some people will never learn

But Belgium is not England so

 

[Lord Camomile]

But Belgium is not England so

It's the same damned principle, was my point!

 

[Silva]

It's the same damned principle, was my point!

Well, at least we're not looking at a Brazil 82 scenario.

 

[Lea]

At last a goal to Belgium!

 

[binka]

thoroughly undeserved

 

[spliff]

about time

 

[goldenecitrone]

Belgium are through then.

 

[Silva]

heh, just a few minutes ago there was someone on twitter saying Portugal would win the group easily if Capello was the coach

 

[Doctor Carrot]

That Hazard proved to be quite a big hazard to the Russian defence in the last 10 minutes.

 

[DexterTCN]

That Hazard proved to be quite a big hazard to the Russian defence in the last 10 minutes.

Missing a word there.

 

[ska invita]

heh, just a few minutes ago there was someone on twitter saying Portugal would win the group easily if Capello was the coach

I think the Portugese temperament would benefit from some Harry Rednap magic