I think too. They play their next two games against Danmark and England and I think they will lose two times (or maybe it's better to play crunch with an enthusiasm of 1 that play TIE with an enthusiasm of 8) and they will also lose against Germany.
i am not sure. i am sure that they'll go TIE against germany, but i expect them to Crunch on one of the 2, and go TIE on the other one. if they can get a second win in their upcoming 3 games (so that would mean a win against england or a win against Danmark) then they will have a decent shot at the 2nd spot. remember that they'll got an 'easy' end. the Cypriotic coach took a gamble, and it paid off for them by winning against us. now all will depend on their games against Danmark and England. will those countries make the same error? if so, then Cyprus will have a decent shot at getting hold of that second spot. if both Danmark and England do repeat our mistakes, and win their games, then it is as LoD said. then they threw away their chance of getting anything, and put us in a much difficulter spot (possibly ruined our chances at qualification)
it's just as Joe wrote earlier: this seems like a trap, just like the game against Marokko. the only difference here, is that we aren't the underdog anymore. we were the sub-favorites, and we'll have to work really hard and grind out our opponents if we want to have that second spot. we knew in advance, that is was going to be a though road. with this loss, the road just got a bitt more bumpier. now we'll have to prove, that we can overcome though situations.
Now we have to win every game, and especially the next one against Georgia. Another crunch against us?
we'll this statement is true if it you don't want to depend on results of the other teams. in reality, it will probably be decided on the goaldifference. the chances that others will slip somewhere are quite big. i think it would be more logical their we 2 teams with each 5 wins and 2 losses (presuming that Germany will win all their matches ofcourse). i wouldn't excluded a scenario where their are 3 teams with 4 wins and 3 losses either. we got 3 teams who want that second position, and we got 2 outsiders ( Cyprus and georgia) who are likely to decided who will get that ticket.
We are in a special situation. We are not good enough to scare our opponents but we are good enough for that our opponents take many risks to win against us. Now I know what it is to be the theoretical second best team of a pool...
Cyprus was an eye-opener. we now all know very well what it means to be seen as the second best team. this monday, we'll need to prove that we still are a force to be reckoned with. losing next week monday, and then the chances of qualifying are reduced to 0.01% or so. winning it, will almost automatically mean the elimination of Georgia for the second position.
so let's overthink every possible scenario, and make sure that we get all the tactics right. no margin for error here. we all know that when Belgian teams are put into a difficult position, they have the 'annoying' reputation of pulling through. just think of the 2000 WC quarter finales of Belgium vs Brazil. we were really close of eliminating the Brazilians. the Brazilians only woke up after Wilmots 'goal'... let's just show what Belgium is made off. i'd even say, forget the first match, the real works starts here and now!
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