Switching to a back five was insane

by HCE, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 05:46 (22 days ago) @ Bryan (IrishCavan)

All that that talent, and he opts for an overrun midfield and almost no threat on the counter. I still can't fathom what he thought he was doing.

I wonder if the KNVB is taking a look at Arne Slot right now.

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FU: Y'all watching? - Grantland, 2026-06-29, 11:01
- Ecuador getting CONCACAF'd. - PMan, 2026-06-30, 13:23
- FWIW, we all had that one wrong - HCE, 2026-06-29, 19:37
- Netherlands vs Morocco - Mark, 2026-06-29, 19:32
  - The Dutch got what they deserved - HCE, 2026-06-29, 21:04
    - Never understood how he and Martinez keep getting big jobs - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-06-30, 03:33
      - Switching to a back five was insane - HCE, 2026-06-30, 05:46
        
        Completely concur - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-06-30, 06:04
    - Holland certainly worked harder to give the game away - Mark, 2026-06-29, 21:07
  - Header of the round - bobbywal, 2026-06-29, 19:36
    - Hold my beer. - Morocco - Domer99, 2026-06-29, 19:57
      - Biggest winner of this match? Canada. - Mark, 2026-06-29, 20:40
    - I take it back - bobbywal, 2026-06-29, 19:53
  - And yet, there's Cody Gakpo - HCE, 2026-06-29, 19:36
    - Are we 100% sure that wasn't a hand ball (pass) on the goal? - hobbs, 2026-06-29, 19:53
- Germany and Paraguay on to penalty kicks. - bk, 2026-06-29, 16:22
  - Deutschland unter Paraguay (on PKs 4-3) - hobbs, 2026-06-29, 16:29
    - That was fun… - bk, 2026-06-29, 16:37
      - The Paraguay keeper was a monster in the second half... - BillyGoat, 2026-06-30, 08:02
        
        He seems big even for a keeper… - bk, 2026-06-30, 08:34
        
        Can't be a tight end - Greg, 2026-06-30, 09:41
        
        Mackey voters would prefer Bowers at keeper. - BillyGoat, 2026-06-30, 08:39
      - 100% - Mark, 2026-06-29, 16:42
        
        Thought the Germans were going to win after - hobbs, 2026-06-29, 17:37
        
        Nit: the first one was missed, not saved. - Savage, 2026-06-29, 18:50
        
        My mistake. - hobbs, 2026-06-29, 19:27
- Japan-Brazil has been fun so far. - Savage, 2026-06-29, 11:25
  - Casemiro is carrying a piano on his back - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-06-29, 12:06
    - He had no chance to catch the guy who scored. - San Pedro, 2026-06-29, 12:43
  - Spoiler - Grantland, 2026-06-29, 11:59

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Switching to a back five was insane