Worst XI of the group stage
- Thread starter Pirlo
- Start date
Gareth Bale surely. Barely touched the ball over 3 games.
Jim Prideaux
Well-Known Member
The Qatar keeper was phenomenal entertainment v Ecuador.
ClockworkOrange
Well-Known Member
Leckie scoring the goal that put his country into the last 16 probably rules him out of being in the worst 11, even if he had been poor up to that point.
sami_rfc
Well-Known Member
The paedos won't like that one little bit.
I thought the lad Buchanan looked a decent player.
Some of the Belgians should be in there.
At least we knew and expected the Qataris to be shite.
At least we knew and expected the Qataris to be shite.
Pirlo
Well-Known Member
Lukaku was an inch away from putting Belgium through. He only had a limited number of minutes off the bench n’all.
prenzlauerbear
Well-Known Member
Daft team that. Ronaldo, Buchanan, Leckie and, grudgingly, Johnston have all been decent to varying levels.
Pirlo
Well-Known Member
He was dire. I think the team is based purely on the lowest collective ratings over 3 games. But I was surprised Ramsey wasn’t in there. Crap.
prenzlauerbear
Well-Known Member
De Bruyne has been my biggest disappointment.
Read his long read in The Guardian before the tournament started and you got the impression he had zero interest in being involved.
Read his long read in The Guardian before the tournament started and you got the impression he had zero interest in being involved.
Jelle1880
Well-Known Member
Lukaku played a single half.
Skyy Bluenose
Well-Known Member
Is that the scum's 3m signing at right back? Bwahahahahahahahaha.
Unclerico27
Well-Known Member
Batshuayi and Eden Hazard were awful. In Belgium’s final game, in need of goals, Batshuayi kept on the bench says it all.
Boabinho
Well-Known Member
That’s what I thought as well. I don’t think he was anywhere near the worst players.
Dean Learner
Well-Known Member
Usual - stats being used to tell you something that the eyes don’t. Load of pish.
That Qatari keeper was hilariously bad though.
That Qatari keeper was hilariously bad though.
ottawabear
Well-Known Member
His inclusion in this XI is laughable.
1BrianLaudrup
Well-Known Member
Bollocks including the Canadians, and total trolling behaviour having Ronaldo there. Room for a Belgian or Welsh player surely.
IbroxForever
Well-Known Member
The guy the scum have signed is woeful, signed purely on his running stats.
Bristol_bnose3
Well-Known Member
Aaron Ramsey was absolutely shit and that isn’t blue tinted specs either.
Pirlo
Well-Known Member
He’s one of the worst rated players though, it’s not like it’s one person’s personal opinion, so hardly trolling. Stuck away a penalty, stood around a lot, pretended to score against Uruguay and helped Korea to a goal.
Sure he’ll fair better against the Swiss though.
Beer Belly Loyal
Well-Known Member
And lowest rating along with the keeper for good measure
blue genes
Well-Known Member
There's been some poor players and some poor teams, but I do wonder how many of them Scotland would beat just now - not many I would imagine.
temperance
Well-Known Member
That’s hilarious
Blootoonboy
Well-Known Member
There is a serious hate for one of the best players of a generation, madness.
crookie_bear
Well-Known Member
Are we getting the wrong end of the stick here, or maybe I have? But it looks to me that this is meant to be the best 11 out of some of the worse teams at the WC
Last edited:
ottawabear
Well-Known Member
CaptainCourageous
Well-Known Member
Borjan, Hutchinson, Baba, Witsel, Batshuayi, Oviedo, Mæhle, Lozano, Bale, Ramsey, Moore, Estupinán off the top of my head have been dreadful.
I can think of a number of worse strikers than Ronaldo at this World Cup.
I can think of a number of worse strikers than Ronaldo at this World Cup.
55degreesnorth
Well-Known Member
Buchanan was very good I thought. Although I'm fully behind their new super duper world class right back being labeled "Diddy of the tournament".
GovanFront4
Well-Known Member
It's a lot of nonsense tbh. Buchanan showed lots of promise.
GovanFront4
Well-Known Member
I like Maehle, thought hedone alright. Same with Lozano.
GovanFront4
Well-Known Member
Despite his misses Lukaku really affected the game when he came on. Belgium only looked threatening when he came on.
Lance Uppercut
Well-Known Member
The boy the Americans brought on as a sub - Wright I think - looked like something from Jossie's Giants every time he touched the ball.
Sensiblesteve
Well-Known Member
Give it a few months and he will be worth mega millions like the rest of them despite not having won a European football match in over a year
So far this year we have Matt o’Reilly bought for £1 million but I quote Michael Ganning from the Record who said if Sellik manage to hold on to him this window then they could be looking at Tierney style money for him at the end of the season
Yes he really did say that ….
Then we have Tony Ralston’s understudy Juranavic been wanted by Chelsea and Man United and again worth millions despite being badly shown up in the European games he got in front of yip that superstar Tony Ralston
Next up we have the Greek hot head who has claimed he was promised better money when he came in but it’s not forthcoming ( surprise surprise) he’s been touted for a move also for ( yip you’ve guessed it ) big money
God forbid if this Celtic team ever had a good result in Europe or went all the way to a European final as I think we could be looking at a team with a valuation more than a Man City’s + PSG combined
Just imagine their Right Back ended up the top scorer in that competition, Barcelona would be building a team around him
Who’d have thought performances in Scottish football against the likes of Motherwell and Hibs would make a player worth Mega Millions as it’s sure as hell not in Europe that these Celtic players are been judged on or rated
A Club like no other ….
Bale won and scored a penalty
Blueranger45
Well-Known Member
Ronaldo in there because it will get people to pay attention, he's not been his usual self but he's nowhere near the two worst strikers at the tournament
one I'd throw up for a candidate is Lautaro Martinez from Argentina who was high on top goalscorer lists at the start and has been very bad throughout
one I'd throw up for a candidate is Lautaro Martinez from Argentina who was high on top goalscorer lists at the start and has been very bad throughout
I'm not sure Ronaldo deserves to be in that team but he has been absolutely shite and I think Portugal would be better without him.
dt17
The Jay Cartwright of FF
Must be the weight of the jersey when it comes to Argentina because Lautaro Martinez & Higuain both turned into absolute diddies when it's crunch time for their country,
sami_rfc
Well-Known Member
The guy is what is wrong with the modern day footballer, could have left Real Madrid 2/3 years before he did and start regularly with a new club but was happy to sit on his arse and collect £200K a week for doing %^*& all.
Partickblue
Well-Known Member
Tough call between the Qatar and Canada keeper for me. Both were howling. With a better keeper Canada might have done something.
