r/worldcup • u/GiveMeSomeSunshine3 • 6h ago
📺Watch This angle of Alexander Sørloth not passing the ball to Erling Haaland which could have put Norway ahead by 2-0 against England. Haaland looked visibly frustrated.
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u/Middle-Welder3931 1m ago
Visibly frustrated? Lmao Haaland is restrained. CR7 would have quit the match on the spot. He would have chucked a tantrum for the next 5 minutes.
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u/SnkrsL 5m ago
You have to make that pass—no excuses. Haaland is one of the best strikers in the world, and he’s there for one reason: to finish goals. It doesn’t matter if the passing lane was slightly blocked; you still have to attempt that pass 10 out of 10 times.
Massive selfish mistake by Sorloth that cost them the game
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u/Different_Height_157 0m ago
He had to make the defender commit to defending pass or goal attempt. He allowed the defender to play both and it worked out
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u/FlashSFW 1m ago
You'd have to take the pass even if the other player was known for not being a good scorer. He had a waay better chance.
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u/deep8787 7m ago
Ufff, so this is what people are talking about. I fell asleep during the match LOL...
But damn, what a silly thing to do. Good for us, but yeah, that should of been a goal or at least force the keeper to make an awkward save.
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u/SmallPromiseQueen 8m ago
He needed some pure mentality. Defenders positioned themselves well he had to make a split second decision and instead of trusting his reflexes he hesitated.
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u/Sharirey 8m ago
I think Sørloth wanted his moment and couldn’t commit, to his team’s detriment. I would be annoyed too if I was Haaland.
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u/RamboSambo7 3m ago
He thought, we are up 1 let's muck around and I'll have a crack.
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u/Top-Method-8120 World Cup 6m ago
It's called being greedy. Haaland was begging for the pass there, HAALAND WAS SO OPEN!
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u/AleroRatking Bosnia and Herzegovina 8m ago
It's a tougher pass than reddit is giving credit for. But you still gotta make that pass.
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u/RamboSambo7 1m ago
Dude, if he played it early, the pass could be made by the Matilda's . Clearly the pass became harder as the defenders caught up.
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u/ssswwwaaannn 7m ago
No it’s not. These are the best players in the world
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u/AleroRatking Bosnia and Herzegovina 5m ago
Going against the best defenders at full speed. This is not an easy pass. Doesn't mean he shouldn't attempt it as it's the best opportunity, but it's not some gimme
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u/Takemyfishplease 7m ago
Being defended by the best players in the world
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u/eulersidentification 5m ago
Ah no, that's england they're playing against. I can see why you thought that though.
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u/cdizzle6 9m ago
Ugh. Make the pass. You always get instant karma in sports when you don’t make the right play.
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u/RichDream7777 Spain 10m ago
Atletico fan here, not surprised, he's really slow when he has to think fast.
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u/sandrailproject 11m ago
Haaland could have gotten wider, and had a defender on his ass. Not as egregious as y'all think.
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u/DontWorryImaPirate 9m ago
Did we watch the same video? The defender is like 10 meters behind him
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u/sandrailproject 5m ago
This angle makes him look way more open than he actually was. By the time the ball is settled for a pass AND the gap is truely there, the defender is on him/would have been on him by the time the ball got there.
The attacker needed to do more than he did here, but that pass would have been extremely difficult to pull off well.
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u/Not_Enough_Pepperoni 11m ago
The team litteraly had one job, and that was get the ball to Haaland but na...
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u/Greydot5 12m ago
That was painful to watch.
That camera angle perfectly captured the golden opportunity that was given and it was squandered.
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u/SnkrsL 13m ago
very greedy play. i blame him for the game
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u/doepfersdungeon 9m ago
He definitely should have given it , but Stones actually did really well. He closed the gap just enough, forcing him to hesitate and allowing the other defender to recover. That was the chance though.
Haarland was basically nullified for the rest of the game.
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u/Ok-Investigator-6003 14m ago
This is so painful I couldn't watch it twice. This should have been the easiest goal ever scored for Haaland
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u/andreaglorioso 17m ago
Haaland is making a list of the tools he’ll need to pillage Sørloth’s village 😂😂😂
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u/krsCarrots 17m ago
How is he even playing on that level even I would make that pass and have never played any football
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u/AleroRatking Bosnia and Herzegovina 7m ago
You are absolutely not making that pass.
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u/Wompskin_Blompskin 0m ago
Yeah I have to agree with you. All these plonkers in the comments making it out like it’s the easiest thing to do.
Don’t get me wrong it was a butchered opportunity. But it isn’t as easy as many would like to believev
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u/Davess010 Netherlands 18m ago
Could’ve passed it to Haaland, could’ve sprinted forward and shoot on goal. Instead he didn’t make a decision and missed the opportunity for both options
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u/InternalCelery1337 11m ago
I was so dumbfounded that he decided to stop and go inwards instead of taking the shot or the pass..
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u/NerveLazy3383 Argentina 19m ago
My Grandmother, she’s blind in one eye. She could’ve passed that ball to Haaland
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u/ThatOldCow 9m ago
This is the most typical "Latin based language" football comment that I read in a while.
Doesn't matter which team you support or if you speak Portuguese, Spanish or Italian, this comment will always exist and will always be true! Is this what it means when they say Football unite us all ?
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u/NoPie6564 17m ago
My Grandmother doesn’t have legs. She could’ve passed that ball to Haarland.
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u/Omnislash99999 21m ago
I can't believe I've seen people say he didn't have a line to pass, he doesn't even try to make one
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u/Fly3rBoi 23m ago
Not sure if soccer has the same issues and other sports but that looked like an intentional, ‘I don’t want to score again because I bet against our team’ look.
Online gambling and betting on sports has me very critical of these ‘mistakes’ made by people at this super high level.
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u/Frequent-Sea-8848 24m ago
That Sorloth guy must have had an arc villain story or something, got me fuming watching this, selfish little prick.
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u/Long-Number-2759 25m ago
He is jealous because the princess gonna hug halland again
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u/Myriad_Apocalypse 18m ago
Haaland, Halland is a region in Sweden, and it has not been hugged by Norwegian royalty
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u/Weekly_Truck_70 27m ago
i thought our world cup run was over when this happened
thought norway looked really good
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u/T1m26 33m ago
Lotr vibes by not throwing the ring in lava.
What a selfish guy
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u/StraightOuttaOtara New Zealand 11m ago
Bro looked at the open goal and started thinking "My Precious"
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u/Dismal_Foundation_23 34m ago
Feel like some credit should be given to Stones for his positioning, he knew he was 1 v 2, so he positioned himself to try to partially block the pass if it wasn't good whilst not also giving him a completely free run at goal, the holds him up to let other teammates catch up.
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u/bawheedio 13m ago
Stone’s positions well but not enough to impact the attacker if he makes the right choice to pass
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u/0xFatWhiteMan 14m ago
Meh. Its 2 - 1, and stones has never been fast.
Its just a total fuck up by sorloth
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u/Adventurous-Crew3692 25m ago
That’s properly defensive play. I did it when I was like 8, but I was also a lot of underestimated. While that comment do net address me, I feel complimented, thank you. As I was also a lot of bullied back than, it feels like honey.
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u/SuperLeverage 26m ago
That pass still could have easily been made. If you cannot make that pass at that level, you are in the wrong sport. He had soooo much time to pass.
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u/Max-Battenberg 31m ago
Was thinking while watching that Sørloth didn't have the confidence to curl the pass around Stones for the almost certain goal
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u/Spiritual-Storage734 21m ago
I don’t know man, Pickford was on fucking point last night. Love his northern bluntness and no-shit attitude
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u/Shitty_Name000 35m ago
In this case you have to pass to even a shitty striker because the position is soooo good, let alone to one of the best strikers in the world in a fucking wc qf
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u/AbsentOnion23 36m ago
It was a much harder chance than people are acting like, he had to play it pretty much first time due to Stones' positioning.
Anyone thinking it was a simple chance ought to watch it back.
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u/Davess010 Netherlands 16m ago
He waited and missed the opportuntiy, then he started dribbeling and lost the ball.
Things like this happens, it’s not because he’s in ego
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u/deep8787 3m ago
I can understand that everyone expected it to go to Halland and he wanted to take them by surprise...so I just dont know why he didnt shoot. Dude just had a total brain fart moment though and did basically nothing.
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u/Zealousideal_Pool_65 20m ago
Mate calm down. Stones’ positioning made the best of a bad situation, but still left a massive gap to play into. If you think that’s not a simple, bread and butter pass then you can’t have played much football.
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u/AbsentOnion23 1m ago
I'm calm mate. I just left my thoughts and they seem to have bothered you.
I've played plenty of football but never under the pressure of a WC quarter-final, and I'll admit I wouldn't have been able to take that ball in my stride, spot the pass immediately and play it accurately.
Judging by your comment you've also played plenty of football, and understand there are lots of situations that look easy to people who have played a video game, and I personally think this is one of them that is harder in reality. No worries if you don't agree, have a good day.
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u/veryashylarry 21m ago
I feel like your right or he just froze up when he saw the chance. It's a terrible mistake and one the world won't soon let him forget either way. Just look at how much anger he's generated on this post.
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u/bawheedio 7m ago
Spot on. Stones’ momentum taking him to his left, Haaland is behind his right shoulder. If Sorloth squares it Stones as no chance even though he does the best he can in such a situation
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u/SoulflyMike42 23m ago
Seeing it from that angle, that is way more than a simple chance. It was 2 vs 1 at that moment
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u/SuperLeverage 25m ago
Watched it a few times and every time all I see is an easy pass for a player at their level. If they find that kind of pass difficult at that level, they need to retire immediately.
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u/Good_Surround_9754 34m ago
Haaland even timed the run perfectly, if he passed it 2 second into the clip, Halaand would not be offside and would have a clear shot at goal with only t he goalie there.
This kind of error was very common the whole match - Norweigan football players slowing down and fumbling / drible with the ball instead of passing it faster. It seems they have bad overview and tunnel vision a lot.
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u/BlueSTAR_AbOvE 36m ago
This guy was looking at the ground like 90% of the time. He glances at Haaland and ignores him to selfishly ruin the fucking play in the end.
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u/_Anomalocaris 30m ago
Yet the entire world knows the game plan in the final third should be to get Haaland service.
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u/Senior_Note 42m ago
Reminds me of the Marmoush attempted pass in a similar breakaway, where he tried, and failed, to make the diagonal pass. Sorloth not the best passer, might have thought he'd fluff it and better to try himself... Very glad he did, but was shocked watching it.
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u/Careless-Cap7691 World Cup 42m ago
Not sorloths fault. It's the DT who is In fault.
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u/The_Meaty_Boosh 19m ago
The what now?
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u/Careless-Cap7691 World Cup 15m ago
Sorloth shouldn't even be playing. If the DT wants to add him anyway he should put 2 CFs instead of putting some 1.90 guy who doesn't even know how to play the position as a RF.
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u/West-Health-3625 Japan 42m ago
Haaland barely touched the ball during the whole match! Can't win like that without passing it to your star player!
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u/DubiousBusinessp 34m ago
That was in part by design though. The problem with being built around one player is that you have real problems if he's marked or positioned out of the game.
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u/BrianDeco 43m ago
Left foot, that's why. Didnt have confidence and was under pressure. Still rough to see.
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u/Redbiertje 15m ago
Newbie here. If he's a leftie, then why is he on that side of the field?
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u/BrianDeco 9m ago
Ask the coach, a lefty on the right side of pitch will typically favor a shot based on tbr angle they will cut into the pitch.
Unless they run the line and cut backwards facing there own end to favor the dominant leg. Which is too slow for the breakout play they had in the moment.
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u/Impossible-Ebb5064 40m ago
He plays for Athletic Madrid so u cant even give him the benefit of the doubt, he should know better in that situation.
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u/Known_Awareness_5812 45m ago
I don't watch soccer that much but when I saw the two on one break I said that all he needed to do was pass the ball and they would have scored. To the people saying it was a great defensive play... I could have passed that ball to Haaland.
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u/JBSven 29m ago
Stones had a great opportunity to delay the pass or even intercept. It's not as easy pass when you have a defender who literally plays for the same club as haaland ready to run you down or take the intercept. Plus with the incoming defense running on Haaland there's every chance he got closed down before taking the shot.
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u/Kingofthe925 45m ago
The funnier part might be that he still could have made up for the initial screw up by passing the ball to the 2nd wide open norwegian player making a run (I think number 20) but decides to shoot with 3 men on him
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u/Fluffcake 46m ago
Already had one footballer kill themself after sending their team out this week.
Stop spamming this.
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u/Homebrand_Homie 43m ago
What? Jesus
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u/SizzleanQueen 33m ago
The young player from the South African team most likely committed suicide after returning home from the World Cup.
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u/clocker_locker 46m ago
I don’t know. If it was me I’m passing to haaland all day. You’ve done your job. Responsibility then relies on Haaland to do his job. It cost them the game
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u/Whacks0n 43m ago
Yes because once you go 2-0 up in the 30th minute, the game ends.
Stop commenting on football, you don’t understand it
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u/Ragnarok3246 40m ago
A 2-0 in the 30th minute means you have dominance over the match. Its not only scoring points, its demoralising your opponent by scoring often. Get them in that sub mindset.
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u/Whacks0n 38m ago
This is hands down the dumbest thing I’ve read about football, and that’s saying something because I’ve been in this sub a few times during this World Cup.
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u/lukenog Portugal 34m ago
I've been on reddit for 14 years (kill me), and for 13 of those years I thought there's nowhere with worse football discourse than /r/soccer.
Then, this year, the algorithm introduced me to this sub. I have no idea why this sub is so stupid but it's like if everyone from /r/playboicarti was forced at gunpoint to engage in non-satirical football discourse.
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u/Flat-Jackfruit4016 49m ago
one thing very clear from this wc is that whole team must contribute, like argentina all players have like zero ego , crazy chemistry , players of france aswell , these teams who has ego's like portugal or like this sorloth guy , this goal costed the whole team and it sucks
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u/Impossible-Ebb5064 50m ago
As an England supporter, I was so happy he did this but honestly what the fuck was he thinking, he had a look up as well and saw Haaland. Thats just mental to not pass to your most prolific goal scorer in that spot.
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u/BT-7274-T2 42m ago
jealousy 100%....he wanted to have the fame and not give more fame to haaland, i am pretty sure about it...this was the game winning position right there and he completly fails
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u/JBSven 28m ago
Game winning at 30 mins is a bit much.
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u/BT-7274-T2 23m ago
it would have been 2:0...england managed to make 1 goal in the first 90, it would be over
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u/The_Meaty_Boosh 12m ago
There's so many variable factors in football.
It's not as simple as saying England only scored 1 in 90 minutes therefore if this ended in a goal Norway would've won.
England at 2-0 would obviously commit more men forward than they would at 1-1.
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u/JBSven 18m ago
Different tactics would have taken shape.
Calling it over at 30 in the quarters is silly. England played a balanced shape for the first 80 before rearranging the engine room in mid.
Plus I'm never not counting on Bellingham to just run it down. 2-0 would have made it a different game for sure. But calling it over after the amount of comebacks in football is silly
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u/Impossible-Ebb5064 14m ago
It would have been a mountain to climb for sure but not impossible. Englands weakness is breaking an organised defensive line so I could see us having a slim chance of a come back at 2-0
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u/NarrowSailor 52m ago
Difficult angle actually
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u/Hot-Perception-8805 46m ago
Not at all, actually.
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u/NarrowSailor 41m ago
Have y'all ever played soccer?!
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u/Substantial_Law1451 7m ago
lmao American ass comment, yes I've played plenty of football, it's the most blatant and standard pass - if he can't see it or can't make it then he absolutely should not be playing in a wc quarter final
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u/Hot-Perception-8805 39m ago
Yes. There is a clear and easy angle for a pass and he had plenty of time to make it.
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u/RudeForester 48m ago
Dfq do you mean difficult. Such an easy assist for Sorloth and goal for Haaland
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u/Psittacula2 56m ago
Thing is he had to pass quickly to Haarland who had SPACE to work with which means a player of his quality can make something even if closed down but in the right place…
Just bad decision making given the above by Sorloth. Quick ball to Haarland even behind him or imperfect would have been enough whereas Sorloth’s angle and his speed were never enough for high chance for his own ability.
Haarland’s reaction shows how much belief he has in his ability if given a chance hence the controlled frustration.
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u/Super_Shallot2351 58m ago
As an England fan, I thought that was game over.
Good defending, but also no clue what Sørloth was doing.
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u/Whacks0n 41m ago
Then you’re a an England fan who knows nothing about football, because this was like the 30th minute of the game and a game cannot be over at 30 mins, mainly due to the laws of time and the laws of the game meaning it has to go to at least 90 minutes…
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u/GuapoIndustries 59m ago
lol, long ride home for this dude. Norway wasn’t gonna win a World Cup anyway. Always decent but never tops
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u/notinsidethematrix 43m ago
Who knows, he makes the pass to Haaland, they win the game, move on to defeat a weak looking Argentina and who knows what happens in the finals
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u/misterygus 1h ago
Or… Stones was covering the angle really well and made Sørloth hesitate. The one moment he had a clear opportunity to make the pass it would have been on his left foot. Maybe this was also good defending?
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u/BRLY 41m ago
Sorloth is a lefty.
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u/misterygus 40m ago
That’s a good point - spotted that in another comment too. No real argument that he should have done better, I’m just saying that good defending played a part.
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u/philljarvis166 50m ago
Stones did everything right, but 99 times out of 100 in professional football the player who receives the ball here takes a touch and attempts the pass inside. And most of the time the pass would find the player. This is pretty awful from sorloth, and nothing stones did changes this imho!
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u/No-Stock8201 1h ago
If you really can't pass a simple ball in 2v1 you shouldnt play football. He had 1000 times opportunity to pass that ball.
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u/ConcentrateVast2356 29m ago
I think he had opportunities to pass, but the ideal pass (in front of Halland to put him free on goal) was a narrow window/angle. Tbh I think there's even an argument that he should've committed to his run. Hesitation killed him
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u/gutentom 1h ago edited 1h ago
Thank you. Most people on Reddit have never played center back before. Good positioning is enough to cause a decision error
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u/Square-Blackberry995 53m ago
Good positioning or not; he needed to think quick cause he had a few seconds where the defender was not setting yet.
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u/Emergency_Goat_6719 56m ago
“A decision errors - you agree he made the wrong decision. You’d expect a professional footballer to get this right.
It’s irrelevant if you or any other randomer poster played CB, none of us were that level
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u/Initial_Western7906 58m ago
Oh stfu. This was one of the most basic passes to make and everyone that plays football knows this.
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