Topic: 4 of Internationals - Semi finals!

[Elzar]

Betty Blue



VS

Drinks Sangria




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VBG




VS

Lastrador




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[Sarge]

Easy this, Betty and Bobby.

[vivabobbygraham]

Easy this, Betty and Bobby.

Agreed 

[El Lobo]

Yeah Betty and Bobby

[Crosby Nick]

Is Betty going to do a Denmark?

[Samie]

I was thinking the same thing mate.  Who's Yugoslavia of the draft though? 

[Drinks Sangria]

That scoreline is egregious. Betty’s team is good and from my position as completely 100% objective, I can tell all who’ll listen that mine is much better.

[Lawnmowerman]

Easy this. Sangria and last

[Betty Blue]

Is Betty going to do a Denmark?

Euro 1992 Denmark or Euro 2020?

[Samie]

At least you're not the Jon Dahl Tomasson era Denmark.

[Hazell]

Betty and Last. First game in particular was really tough to call though.

[Lawnmowerman]

Betty and Last. First game in particular was really tough to call though.

The difference maker for me between the two was Sangrias defense. I know Nesta is in there but the rest of that defense aren't up to much. The fullbacks won't offer much going forward, left with very narrow play. Sangria options all over the entire width of the battlefield. Do love Bettys frontline though so can see how they got through
Second game. Marcelo will get absolutely mullered by Carlos Alberto. He'll hang back resulting in a flat back 4 and bobbys midfield being a weird 3 in the middle with jairzinho watching on the sidelines. Those 3 midfielders of tardelli, overath and netzer will get overwhelmed by lastradors 4. All time great King Alfredo reaping havoc

[vivabobbygraham]

The difference maker for me between the two was Sangrias defense. I know Nesta is in there but the rest of that defense aren't up to much. The fullbacks won't offer much going forward, left with very narrow play. Sangria options all over the entire width of the battlefield. Do love Bettys frontline though so can see how they got through
Second game. Marcelo will get absolutely mullered by Carlos Alberto. He'll hang back resulting in a flat back 4 and bobbys midfield being a weird 3 in the middle with jairzinho watching on the sidelines. Those 3 midfielders of tardelli, overath and netzer will get overwhelmed by lastradors 4. All time great King Alfredo reaping havoc

And I thought you knew the game. Jairzinho watching on the sidelines? You mean he's unmarked? Carnage. So Carlos is going to hang back? Hope so. Marcelo will have a field day playing from deep. I love las team. It's a tight one but your analysis is woefully short of insight lawman and deserves my scorn.

[Lawnmowerman]

And I thought you knew the game. Jairzinho watching on the sidelines? You mean he's unmarked? Carnage. So Carlos is going to hang back? Hope so. Marcelo will have a field day playing from deep. I love las team. It's a tight one but your analysis is woefully short of insight lawman and deserves my scorn.

I appreciate your scorn No, marcelo is the one hanging back i said, not carlos alberto. I voted for you in the last one because i felt with marcelo you could get some good width but he was opposite maicon in that game. Carlos Alberto is a different beast. Jairzinho can be unmarked all day. He's not getting the ball off your midfield, you haven't got it mate

[vivabobbygraham]

I appreciate your scorn No, marcelo is the one hanging back i said, not carlos alberto. I voted for you in the last one because i felt with marcelo you could get some good width but he was opposite maicon in that game. Carlos Alberto is a different beast. Jairzinho can be unmarked all day. He's not getting the ball off your midfield, you haven't got it mate

Okay, mate, get you now. Your lack of faith in what is a perfect midfield and Jairzinho playing where he did for Brasil though is not correct. If you'd seen Jairzinho play you'd know you couldn't keep him out of the game for 90 seconds never mind 90 minutes.

Exhibit A

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/brNieY4uBc4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/brNieY4uBc4</a>

[Betty Blue]

That scoreline is egregious. Betty’s team is good and from my position as completely 100% objective, I can tell all who’ll listen that mine is much better.

[vivabobbygraham]

Bliss. Some funky music soundtrack too. Enjoy

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/w5__lsTL5n0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/w5__lsTL5n0</a>

[Crosby Nick]

I had to do a double take as well. Flash bastard.

[Lawnmowerman]

Ah listen he's great. Lot of space in the midfield getting him that ball though. I've voted for your team twice in this comp so you can take the rough with the smooth, champ

[vivabobbygraham]

Ah listen he's great. Lot of space in the midfield getting him that ball though. I've voted for your team twice in this comp so you can take the rough with the smooth, champ

That's sound, mate, I'm joshing with yer. But Jairzinho is one of my all time favourites. It's like dissing our kid 

[Sarge]

Betty v Bobby it is.

[Lastrador]

Well done Roberto, quite a team you got there. Probably my favourite of the draft along with Betty’s. Thought I was going to get slaughtered but my boys held their own.

Good luck on the final boys.

[Drinks Sangria]

Well done Betty, very nice team despite my blustering.

[Hazell]

The difference maker for me between the two was Sangrias defense. I know Nesta is in there but the rest of that defense aren't up to much. The fullbacks won't offer much going forward, left with very narrow play. Sangria options all over the entire width of the battlefield. Do love Bettys frontline though so can see how they got through

Fair point, although I always thought Buchwald was a good player (that might just be me rating all Germans of that era highly because of how good their national side was). To be honest, this match could have gone either way.

[Betty Blue]

Well done Betty, very nice team despite my blustering.

Yeah, well in mate. Thought you had an excellent side and was not looking forward to facing it.

[vivabobbygraham]

Well done Roberto, quite a team you got there. Probably my favourite of the draft along with Betty’s. Thought I was going to get slaughtered but my boys held their own.

Good luck on the final boys.

Cheers, Las, a gentleman and a scholar