FIFA Club World Cup

[Longlostjack]

I am enjoying the competition.
Great to see some global club teams I had never heard of let alone seen play before.
Overall good standard of football.
Winning team gets £92 million so a change to preseason planning won’t bother them too much if win and if they don’t, this is far better to get a team to gel ( lots of new team players involved Delap etc ) and have a look at quality of your squad than many of the tedious preseason friendlies, in my opinion.

Fair enough. We’ll have to agree to disagree ;-)

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

I like the concept of a World Cup for clubs; What's not to like about the best club teams from all continents playing to be crowned World Champions, especially if it's in a proper format and there is enough money and clout surrounding it that teams actually give a sh*t.

Saying that, I haven't watched a minute of it

 

[Fbreath]

How long into next season will it take before Pep will be complaining that his players are tired and playing too many games.

 

[J_B]

How long into next season will it take before Pep will be complaining that his players are tired and playing too many games.

Half time, first game.

 

[airedale]

Do you think this introducing the players one by one as they come out onto the pitch will catch on.
I think it’s rather cringy myself

To me, bearing in mind that it’s a team game, the old maxim ‘There’s no I in Team’ has never been truer.

It’s a load of old donkey dreamt up by some PR twit.

 

[airedale]

How long into next season will it take before Pep will be complaining that his players are tired and playing too many games.

What I don’t understand is, if they started working in July 2024, what time have they had off since?

Not forgetting they are all internationals too.

And what about holibobs etc with their families?

 

[J_B]

It's true that there's no I in team.

There is a me though...

 

[Ichabod Crane]

What I don’t understand is, if they started working in July 2024, what time have they had off since?

Not forgetting they are all internationals too.

And what about holibobs etc with their families?

Sounds a tough gig, most of them earn millions of pounds a year though, and live a life of luxury most of us can only dream of. Swings and roundabouts I suppose

 

[airedale]

75 mins gone and most of the players on the pitch don’t seem able to make even a simple pass. It’s 38 degrees C though.

Does anyone think that summer games should be played South of the equator?

 

[airedale]

Forking ell, they’ve buggered off down the tunnel now!

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Another game stopped cos they’re scared of the weather. Tragic. What a pathetic abomination of a tournament this is.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Another game stopped cos they’re scared of the weather. Tragic. What a pathetic abomination of a tournament this is.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

“Fifa says: "Due to adverse weather conditions in Charlotte, including the risk of lightning in the vicinity of Bank of America Stadium, the FIFA Club World Cup match between SL Benfica and Chelsea FC has been suspended. A 30-minute break has been foreseen.

"FIFA will follow the established safety protocols, and the match will resume as soon as it’s safe to do so."

Uh yeah. Storms. Scary.

 

[Swanjaxs]

“Fifa says: "Due to adverse weather conditions in Charlotte, including the risk of lightning in the vicinity of Bank of America Stadium, the FIFA Club World Cup match between SL Benfica and Chelsea FC has been suspended. A 30-minute break has been foreseen.

"FIFA will follow the established safety protocols, and the match will resume as soon as it’s safe to do so."

Uh yeah. Storms. Scary.

Jobe done

 

[exiledclaseboy]

They appear to be still hiding from a storm that will probably never arrive. Snowflakes.