Group E: SWITZERLAND, ECUADOR, FRANCE, HONDURAS

Which 2 teams will advance out of Group E?


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Goal 1-0 Ecuador.

THAT MARKING
 

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The marking there made Mexes and Zapata look good.
 

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Shaqiri's set pieces...
 

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The Swiss look insanely disjointed. I can tell Shaqiri is getting pissed as he's drifting inside more. I fully expect him to absolutely turn into a one man show in the second half. The more I see Rodriguez, the more I want to kidnap him from Wolfsburg. He really is the best LB prospect in the world right now.

Switzerland desperately needs a proper #9.
 

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Caicedo looks like a predator. So badass.

Is that the dude with the crazy hair? I was thinking that myself.


Overall, the Swiss look like they're struggling to find any space. Ecuador look very well disciplined in defence and very, very quick on the counter. Lichtsteiner has struggled.
 

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Swiss has look horrible and Ecuador haven't even played that well.
 

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1-1 game on!

Again, with the defending from set-pieces.
 

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This has probably been the most uneventful match of the tournament so far. Quite typical of two teams slugging it out for the 2nd place.
 

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Ecuador most of the time seems like they can only play well in Quito. Anywhere else, they look horrible.
 

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Behrami with a tackle you couldn't get away with even in Rugby :fp:
 

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he has been appalling, his passing has been piss poor.

Both him and Inler are just so unimaginative. They have zero ideas going in the midfield apart from Shaqiri.
 

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really really poor. i fell asleep towards the end of the first half. i was really looking foreword to seeing xhaka but hes been dead. people that want us to sign shakiri:thumbsdown: no presence up front
 

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HOW did the Swiss just win that! Fucking hell Ecuador you chokers :fp:
 

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This WC gonna have zero draws or what?
 

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By far the dumbest thing, I seen from a player in this competition.
 

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brazil 2014. the shittest match of the tournament ends up with a ridiculous twist. Rodriguez for the swiss, 2 assists from defence defo motm. what was that cb thinking at the end? just stopped playing
 

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brazil 2014. the shittest match of the tournament ends up with a ridiculous twist. Rodriguez for the swiss, 2 assists from defence defo motm. what was that cb thinking at the end? just stopped playing

Don't try to rationalise it. They miss a perfectly good chance to win it and then the whole team just falls asleep when the ball goes up the other end.
 

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Thanks switzerland bwahahahaah
 

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Switzerland deserved the win and Riccardo Rodriguez, just wow. Seldom can a fullback dominate a game, but he certainly did. The officiating thus far has just been atrocious though.
 

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Switzerland deserved the win and Riccardo Rodriguez, just wow. Seldom can a fullback dominate a game, but he certainly did. The officiating thus far has just been atrocious though.

Ditto. On the other hand, Shaquiri was awful as he only can be. Most of Swiss team was bad however I have already watched many times if they play against an inferior team, they play on a really level low and if Switzerland play against a top team, they are ridiculous good.
 

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Shaqiri was Switzerland's only threat up front, but lacked any help. I'm genuinely surprised to have seen Xhaka play so poorly, but him playing in the hole was just silly anyway.

Would really prefer to see Switzerland play a 4-3-3 as the shape changed dramatically throughout and lacked fluidity.
 

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I change my mind. Switzerland won't pull off a dream run without a legit striker. Shaqiri isn't good enough to do it all.

Both Shaqiri and Xhaka seem to have got stuck in their development btw (I hadn't seen much of them last season)..
 
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