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Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia have a decent pedigree too in terms of smaller nations.

Since France started Clarefontaine and rejuvenated their youth set up they've had so much success. They were good before that, but they have won the Euros once since then and been to four of the last seven World Cup Finals. The immigration factor has helped them too. Bear in mind they didn't...

I believe they only made the semi finals of the World Cup once before 2010. And that was in 1950 when the 'final four' was a mini-league (when Uruguay shocked Brazil in the Maracana with Ghiggia's winner, and Brazil only needed a draw to win their first World Cup).

They have three, He will say they two came in that golden generation though, so his point stands.

It's stuff like that, the low standards of wanking over every basic thing he does, that puts so many people off him and his fans. Like I said in the other thread, you can't tell me people would rave about that assist if it was Lukaku, Mudryk or Nunez who made it.

He's a risk taker and moments player, but the flip side of that is him giving the ball away and the other team getting counters, and less control in midfield. As we have seen extensively at Man United. And he is still not proven for Portugal against the top nations really, is he? Their...

I think that too. They're relatively cursed as a nation. In saying that, they could win it. But they shouldn't be so confident as to be seen as one of the two most likely.

He can also give away a lot of passes and set up counters for the opposition. Obviously he is capable of creating a moment of magic, but he's equally capable of being invisible and giving the ball away constantly - he's erratic. Anyway, we will see.

Good point on Spain to be fair. To be honest you are taking my point and making a bit of a strawman argument. Italy have pedigree, but they have inferior players to Germany and France too. Germany and France have pedigree and squad. And pedigree does matter in these tournaments.

Fernandes has only really showed he's a match winner against more modest nations at international level. Leao doesn't convince me to be honest - lots of pace and skill but poor decision-making in this tournament so far. Neto is a brilliant player for me and could start. Portugal fans say Silva...

Agree with most of that, but do England really deserve to be bracketed with France and seen above everyone else? Like you say they have an awful manager, but they play awful football too and have bottled every tournament since 1966. They don't have the pedigree as a nation to be seen this...

I had worked it out myself, but some guy on the Scottish football forum wrote what Scotland need to get a third place qualification. General third place stuff here.

I know he's a great player (or was), but imagine being a grown man and being desperate to get a photo with a world-famous celebrity. To the extent you do this and invade the pitch. It's proper emasculating behaviour, and shows how powerful celebrity worship is in our society. I understand kids...

It just depends on your own personal criteria. Some prize longevity, others prefer a better prime. I prefer a player who is best at his prime to a player who is less good over longer. Maradona can be argued to have a better peak than Messi and Pele, but Messi and Pele are close enough with him...

I'd say this is about right. With a few more names (Garrincha, Zico, Michael Laudrup and some others) who could go in the second or third tier. R9 in tier two on pure talent, and near the top of tier 2 (I know they're not ordered) The thing about Cristiano Ronaldo is that people know he's been...

That's Ryan Porteous for you. The guy is an absolute clogger who's looked poor in Scottish football (SPFL), never mind at this level.

I know you weren't, that is why I used it as an example - to show that, some people might like it more because it has more of that type of stuff in it, (and done far better) while also having all the deeper stuff of the Wire.

That's true, but with stuff of this quality I don't think we can categorically say one is definitely better than the other. Also, your argument (while not wrong) can also be said to be that BB appeals to a more mainstream audience because it's pure entertainment, whereas the other two are more...

Thanks, I will get to it eventually. There's loads. They're on hold right now but I am watching various shows. Some I am getting into are Mad Men, Black Sails (seen most of it several years ago but on a rewatch), Black Mirror. I'd like to watch Sherlock too and the Attenborough nature...

Lol I am not gonna be petty enough to let my opinion on a footballer none of us know affect that lol. yes I hate CR, but that doesn't mean all his fans are pricks.