# Omnibus World Football Thread 2020-2022 (edited) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-soccer-fifa\ **Created:** [August 16, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264 "2020-08-16T15:38:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 89
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1762 "2026-04-14T20:19:11Z")
Great Atletico vs Barca second leg btw. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1763 "2026-04-14T20:45:43Z")
DOGSO red cards in both legs. Live by the high line die by the high line. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1764 "2026-04-14T21:03:47Z")
Damn! sigh… ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1765 "2026-04-14T21:40:58Z")
Damn! (I had hoped for a long and grueling campaign in the Champions League to degrade Lamine Yamal’s performance in the World Cup, now that falls on Julian Alvarez, Thiago Almada, Gio Simeone and the rest of the Argentinians in Atletico, well at least Griezmann is there too, and Dembele in PSG) ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1766 "2026-04-14T22:00:33Z")
Barca’s system is just insane. Crazy high line with not particularly athletic CBs; it’s wild they’re as good as they are. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1767 "2026-04-14T22:12:38Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > (I had hoped for a long and grueling campaign in the Champions League to degrade Lamine Yamal’s performance in the World Cup, now that falls on Julian Alvarez, Thiago Almada, Gio Simeone and the rest of the Argentinians in Atletico, well at least Griezmann is there too, and Dembele in PSG) Well, a big trophy like the CL title can be a big booster and motivation for individual players for a WC tournament, despite the physical effort. So what do you prefer? Disappointed and demoralized players with some fewer games played or those with the confidence of having won a great title? It’s still in the cards for Atletico. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1768 "2026-04-15T00:36:54Z")
The problem is that the most likely result is exhausted, disappointed and demoralized players because they’ll probably lose the final. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1769 "2026-04-15T21:37:06Z")
Bayern goes from 2-1 on the first leg to 6-4 on aggregate, with two goals in 89’+. The match started with Neuer trying to pooch a ball at 40 seconds and having it come back for a goal, and rumbled on from there. So glad to be through. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1770 "2026-04-15T21:53:17Z")
What do you think are their chances against PSG? I think this season, it’s a 50-50 game. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1771 "2026-04-15T22:25:57Z")
I haven’t watched PSG enough to know. But the more open the game, the better Bayern’s odds (in my opinion). ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1772 "2026-04-15T22:27:50Z")
It will be an open game, I guess. Both teams are not known for parking the bus. Probably there’ll be many goals, again. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1773 "2026-04-15T22:52:44Z")
Even as an Arsenal fan I’m not looking forward to Atletico v Arsenal. There will not be a lot of goals. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1774 "2026-04-15T23:04:13Z")
Yeah, I also expect a rather tactical game there, not a spectacle like Bayern-Real or probably Bayern-PSG. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1775 "2026-04-18T14:25:46Z")
Historical event: at the moment, Marie-Louise Eta leads her first game as the first female head coach ever not only in the Bundesliga, but in all five big European leagues, for Union Berlin. (and of course she and the club got hate mail and posts after this was announced 🙄) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1776 "2026-04-18T17:11:43Z")
To be precise, she is Union Berlin’s former Under-19 coach, was appointed interim manager last week after Steffen Baumgart’s dismissal and will lead Union Berlin until the end of the season before transitioning to the women’s side. She is > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > the first female head coach ever not only in the Bundesliga, but in all five big European leagues to coach **a men’s side** and began her tenure with a loss against VfL Wolfsburg, the club sponsored by Volkswagen. I wish her more luck in future games. They are currently placed 11th, six points clear of the relegation. The bottom of the table is awfully close. You are a Mönchengladbach supporter, right? Good luck against Mainz tomorrow, otherwise it looks like trouble. But if you win you could jump five or six places up! That’s how close together the teams currently are. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1777 "2026-04-18T17:17:55Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > to coach **a men’s side** Yeah, that was implied. > [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > You are a Mönchengladbach supporter, right? Good luck against Mainz tomorrow, otherwise it looks like trouble. But if you win you could jump five or six places up! That’s how close together the teams currently are. Yes, VfL Borussia is my club, that’s why I was doubly disappointed about Union’s defeat, first because I had wished Eta a better start, and second because Wolfsburg are one of our closest rivals in the battle about relegation. If we win tomorrow, it will have been a good match day, but if we lose, a horrible one. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1778 "2026-04-18T17:43:27Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > To be precise, she is Union Berlin’s former Under-19 coach, was appointed interim manager last week after Steffen Baumgart’s dismissal and will lead Union Berlin until the end of the season before transitioning to the women’s side Reminds me of Lionel Scaloni, now she only needs Lothar Matthäus to say she can’t direct traffic, let alone a club and the win the Champions League. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1779 "2026-04-20T08:12:10Z")
Arsenal and Tottenham looking ever closer to their respective dreaded fates. Gunners in real danger of bottling yet another title chance, and Spurs looking just as relegate-able as ever. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1780 "2026-04-20T08:32:26Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > If we win tomorrow, it will have been a good match day, but if we lose, a horrible one. I dare not ask what a draw after a last minute penalty kick awarded against you feels like. Köln, Mönchengladbach, Hamburg and Bremen, places 12 to 15 in the table, all have 31 points, five clear of St. Pauli, 16th, in relegation with 26 points. BTW: Hamburg, Cologne (Köln) and Hamburg used to be real Bundesliga heavyweights. Bremen perhaps not so much, but still some history and tradition. And look where they are now. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1781 "2026-04-20T11:01:03Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > five clear of St. Pauli, 16th, in relegation with 26 points. Hey! This is my second team you’re talking about, and they are only in relegation playoff. I have every confidence they can defeat whoever’s in BL2 position three. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264.md?page=88) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264.md?page=90)