PBP Thread: Match #4, Uruguay vs. Saudi Arabia, 20 June 2018 [R]

the Saudis wasting 2 minutes arranging their FK just to blast it into the Uruguayan wall SMH

 

Is it too optimistic? lol

 

maybe .... but it's realistic, too. You can't tell me that Uruguay don't have the quality or motivation to lead Saudi Arabia 3-0

 

how do they miss that corner?

 

Uruguay is not the type of team that scores 5+ goals, even against weaker opponents. Their system is very methodical and focuses on defense first. They don't commit many numbers into attack. A lot of their goals in the run of play come from only 2-3 players in the box, usually Suarez and Cavani. Of course when you have Suarez and Cavani, you can rely on quick individual attacks that don't require a ton of buildup.

 

bias. I think the WC is rigged and I'm not even joking anymore at this point. They've had so many upsets that they'll hate to see all big names gone home after 2 matches.

EDIT: I know that it makes no sense because it should have been a corner for Uruguay (not against them), but the key point in my statement was BIAS, not if it's logical or not

 

20 minutes passed and no goal yet from Uruguay...

 

no one expected them to score many goals anyway

 

Wow Saudi is so much motivated today...

 

GOAAALL!!!

 

yeeesh. set piece defending, guys

 

Suarez finally scores...pretty goal...He did not need to bite anyone...lol

 

Yess,Suarez!!

 

there's one....

 

90% of the time, Suarez woulda flopped during the grappling he was doing with the defender. Good for him he didn't this time.

 

Wow...I have never seen Cavani score for his country...

 

this time he felt he'd score, so he chose to play normal

 

Uruguay 1-0 Saudi Arabia
6 more goals to go.

 

Who's that?

 

Nice shot from Hatan from long distance...

 

Cavani?

 

Saudi has its chances too...Too bad...they can't finish...

 

yeah, never heard of this dude. Who's he?

 

Stop playing the ball out!

 

Why Uruguay players diving too much?