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

Uruguay 7-1 Saudi Arabia

 

1. Rarely do blowouts like this happen twice to the same team at the same cup.
2. Saudi Arabia won't be fasting during their next game.

 

Uruguay won't miss this opportunity to swell its goal differential.

No one wants to play against B1.

 

In.

 

12-1 if they play the same stupid possession soccer. That was some of the most embarrasing attempt at playing possession ball i have ever seen.

 

I still think they will lose 3-0. Even without fasting. Some of the things I saw from them was that they lingered too much on the ball and didn't press.

 

They will get humiliated if they press in the middle. Thats the thing about the saudis. The defense is so bad they're not evevn allowed to press. You press and get past the midfield and its all game over.

 

Saudi Arabia will be in damage limitation mode. Like they were in every World Cup save for 1994.

The fact that Russia put 5 past them doesn't mean Uruguay will put 10.
Football doesn't work like that.

 

You dont know anything about this new federation.

Wouldnt surprise me if they play open and procceed to get demloished.

 

Very unlikely, the score, not the Uruguayan victory. The Saudis will certainly try not to get embarassed, if Uruguay wins it'll be a narrow win.

 

I'd say Uruguay wins by 3 or so. They are on track to qualify comfortably here and Saudi has every reason to work hard an prevent another embarrassment

 

Something tells me this could be this World Cups biggest blowout.

 

Say want you want, but it has yet to happen in World Cup history for one team to have two blowouts at one tournament.

Not to mention Suarez seems to have left his scoring shoes in Spain.

 

I still think this will be 3-0. I also think Cavani will either score one or all of the goals.

 

unless B1 is Portugal

 

yes, like 6-0, or 7-0. That narrow it will be

 

Uruguay should win and advance today...

 

they will (3-0 at HT)

 

Does Jack White get royalties for this?

 

Saudi Arabia is bad. But they are not that bad as they showed in the opening game. I expect a much better showing now by Saudi Arabia. I predict a 3-1 win for Uruguay nevertheless. Meaning Uruguay will have to beat Russia for topping the group.

 

Uruguay 7-0 would put them ahead of Russia in the group. Just saying.

 

Uruguay's defense is hard to break by anyone, so how can the Saudis score??? I don't see it happening

 

is it me only or does Suarez look a bit chubby?

 

Saudi put Uruguay under pressure...