Mexico's Football Related Random Thoughts Thread - Volumen Cincuenta Tres

How many penalties will Messi and co get this tournament?

 

Anyone watch the draw? Why was group B ‘reserved’ for Seattle? Seemed odd

edit: nvm, said it was a host country thing

 

All three groups for Mexican teams actually look really entertaining, especially Monterrey

 

What a waste sending Meón there.

Hopefully Demichelis won’t go full Caca Martino and tank the game against River. Argies are goofy like that.

My predictions:

Palmeiras
Porto

Atletico
Botafogo

Bayern
Benfica

Chelsea
Flamengo

Milan
River

Borussia
Fluminense

Man City
Juventus

Real Madrid
Pachucasa

 

No voy a decir que la FIFA le puso el grupo más asequible posible al Inter Messi pero el sorteo le puso el grupo más asequible posible al Inter Messi… 😂 https://t.co/kTcOpBUoRb

— Luis Herrera (@luisrha) December 5, 2024

 

Nah, Ahly is usually always good. Aucklad city would have been the easiest team, then probably the Koreans. They won’t win a game in this group

 

It's still a pretty accessible group, even if they'll most likely end up without a single point.

 

I think Monterrey and Pachuca will go through, especially if Pachuca strengthens their squad (have heard rumors of a few Brazilian signings). Leon going to embarrass the league as always, Seattle is going to get romped too

 

Boring, I know, but...

Porto
Palmeiras

Atlético Madrid
PSG

Bayern Munich
Benfica

Chelsea
Flamengo

Inter Milan
Monterrey

Borussia Dortmund
Fluminense

Juventus
Manchester City

Real Madrid
RB Salzburg

 

This new CL format has for the top teams the unfortunate result, that they can't relax going into a match. Every goal counts. In the old groups set up it was like which of the two top teams comes out as nr 1 and which one as number two. Most of the times the last 2 matches didnot matter anymore, so you could throw in a reserve team.
Now you have to make sure you're one of the top 8 to qualify directly for the KO stage. Given at least 12, maybe even 14 to 16 are good enough to challenge for the 8 direct spots and probably several will end up with the same number of points, even every goal scored counts. If you don't make it in the direct 8, you come into the play off stage and have to battle it out with the other 15 clubs for the last 8 KO spots.
That means you get into serious trouble and alot of spent energy to make it or not.
So from the old system relaxing after 4 matches, you now even as a top team can't take a break in any of the 8 matches you have to play.
You have to perform, until you're points gathered can't be matched by a club below the 8th spot anymore.

 

What a vile human being, it should not surprise anybody in the least knowing where he came up.

 

Me: Who do you mean, Guardiola or the Liverpool fan?
@Colima24: Yes.

 

FC Messi loses all games without help. Knowing Infantino’s FIFA, they’ll give them two penalties a game and a red card for the opposing side.

 

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