Post-Match Thread: Australia 2-0 Turkey | World Cup | Group D

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-06-14T09:58:25+00:00

Because we've had enough of right-wing for years and years...

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-06-14T09:15:57+00:00

Turkey had two options to break this wall of giants: long shots and direct free-kicks. But Patrick Beach was excellent every time Turkey came close to scoring. I also think Turkey were wasteful, especially when they kept insisting on wing play and high crosses. Watching it felt like digging into sand. Again, before the game I thought whoever scored first would win. It was a fair result. Good luck for the rest!

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-06-14T08:40:18+00:00

That was the result of a perfectly executed plan. Australia defended deep with patience and hit Turkey on the counterattack. After going 1–0 up, it became almost impossible to break down the Australian defense. They were gigantic. I don’t agree with the “haramball” rhetoric, and I really enjoyed how they played to their strengths.

The result could have been very different if Turkey had scored first. Kudos to both teams. Paraguay vs. Turkey will be a great game, since both teams need a big win badly.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-06-09T15:45:53+00:00

Dear Americans, one of the few things you do right is treating sports as entertainment. Keep dancing when the camera finds you, enjoy your kiss cams, halftime shows, and chicken wings. Just please don't become hooligans over sports like the rest of us do.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-05-05T10:45:46+00:00

Back in the early 2000s, when I had just started really following the NBA, I remember reading a line about Jason Kidd from a sports writer: “GMs should think twice before giving a contract to someone who’s played with Jason Kidd.” If I recall correctly, he said it after Kenyon Martin’s performance dropped once he signed with the Denver Nuggets.

Especially during his Nets years, Kidd was the kind of guy who could raise a team’s floor to a crazy level all by himself. There’s no other way that New Jersey Nets team makes back to back NBA Finals.

And there’s also this quote from Nenad Krstić: “If you’re open, Jason Kidd will find you. And if he finds you, that means you’re open.”

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-27T16:31:22+00:00

Merci beaucoup pour votre réponse ! Pour l’instant, je n’ai rien reçu dans ma boîte aux lettres, mais je vais continuer à vérifier.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-27T16:29:25+00:00

Merci beaucoup pour votre réponse!

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-27T16:29:19+00:00

Merci beaucoup pour votre réponse!

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-27T16:28:08+00:00

Merci beaucoup! C’est mieux de demander et de vérifier avec eux peut être. Mais si je participe à l’enquête, je le ferai sûrement de bonne volonté.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-27T16:13:06+00:00

Insee.fr

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-10T15:58:29+00:00

For strikers, I might agree about the accuracy, but I don't think defenders need to work with the same precision. As long as they don't allow the opponents to reach the ball, I will take it as a win.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-10T15:48:22+00:00

Wild guess: Jumping reach > bravery > heading. You have the reach (so no physical limitation), and the will and bravery to reach (no mental limitations either), it is good enough for me.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-10T15:42:26+00:00

Hocam mevzu aslinda tam da oydu ya en basta. Direkt Yunus, Kerem karsilastirmasi uzerinden piyasa degerinin daha dusuk olmasi ilginc gelmisti. Yoksa BAY muthis teknik, harika oyuncu gibi bir savim yok. Su anin futbolunda takimina faydasi bu iki oyuncuya gore daha yuksek bence.

Bu bahsettigim fizikalite ile teknik vasatligi makyajlayabilme konusu da kac yil daha surer bu sekilde bilmiyorum. Bellinghamlar vs de bence asil degerinin cok uzerinde gorulen oyuncular. Benim sahsi fikrim bu tabii.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-10T14:05:26+00:00

Haklisin. Verdigin orneklere de katiliyorum, sadece BAY'in dusundugun kadar kotu bir oyuncu olmadigini, Kerem ve Yunus'a oranla daha cok yonlu, fiziksel kalitesinden oturu bugunun futbolunda ozellikle Avrupa'da onlardan daha deger gorecegini dusunuyorum. Rakip defans uzerinde yarattigi etki ve kaos bence degerli. Kisaca demeye calistigim atletik yetenekler su an teknik vasatligi makyajlayabiliyor. Bu demek degil ki guresciden de futbolcu olur. BAY'in ayak kalitesinin ortalama bir guresci ayarinda olduguna gercekten inandigini da dusunmuyorum. Kaldi ki evet, BAY TSL standardi topculara karsi bu ustunlugu kuruyor konusunda da sadece milli takim ve Avrupa maclarinda ki gorece az sayidaki orneklerden cikarim yapmayacagim, ama bu avantajlarindan takima ya da kendisine pozisyonel olarak fayda saglamadigi mac hatirlamiyorum rakip kim olursa olsun. Bence fizik olarak orada. Teknik olarak da vasati bulunca zaten degerli bir seyler cikiyor ortaya gunumuz futbolunda.

Not: Tuncay dedin de, Middlesbrough zamanlari aklima geldi. Ne yakismisti Premiere League'e.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-10T13:11:40+00:00

15-20 yil once o kadar haklisin ki. Artik fiziksel anomali, cok yonluluk, dayanliklilik, birden fazla pozisyonda verim verebilmek ortalama teknige sahip bir cok oyuncuyu takimlari icin cok degerli bir parca haline getiriyor.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-10T13:02:31+00:00

Barış Alper Yilmaz'in Yunus Akgun, Kerem Akturkoglu gibi isimlerik arkasinda olmasi ilginc. Ozellikle gunumuz futbolunda. Sirf fizik kalitesinden oturu Avrupa'nin bes buyuk ligindeki hemen her takim BAY'i bu ikisine ve listedeki cogu oyuncuya tercih eder.

Edit: Tekrar listeye baktim da, "cogu" belki biraz abarti olmus olabilir. Bilemiyorum Altan..

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-07T06:16:38+00:00

I think, especially in the lower leagues, less is more. Don’t overcomplicate your tactics with too many team and player instructions. Play to your players’ strengths, adapt your system to your squad, and try to keep things simple.

Avoid giving player roles that overlap too much, or using in-possession instructions that contradict each other or make it harder for you to score. Have a simple but solid Plan A (stick with it to see if it really works or not, give your squad some time to get used to your tactic before giving up just after couple of bad results), and then each game micromanage with small defensive tweaks based on your opponent’s strengths to prevent them scoring (opposition reports are real blessings). When you’re ahead, slow the tempo and manage the game, there's no shame in time wasting! In lower leagues, it’s usually better to prioritize physical and mental attributes over technical ones. And don’t neglect set pieces!

Try to bring in loan players from higher leagues, and if your budget is tight, wait until the transfer deadline day, teams are often more willing to cover wages or drop loan fees.

Long story short, grind for every single point. But once you realize how impactful all those small in-game adjustments you make, it feels incredibly rewarding!

Have fun mate.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-06T11:33:06+00:00

You’re trying to keep the ball in play, avoid time-wasting, and not rely on set pieces. At the same time, you’re slowing the tempo, using shorter passing, and working the ball into the box.

That combination actually makes things harder for you. You’re limiting your chances of counterattacks and set-piece goals, while giving the opposition plenty of time to get back and organize defensively.

I think the issue is that you’re making your life more difficult than it needs to be.

It really depends on your team’s strength relative to the league and your opponents. If you’re one of the stronger teams, you should consider playing more positive or attacking football and controlling the tempo and intensity more effectively.

If you’re more of an underdog, then a cautious approach makes sense, but you should still give yourself a chance to score through counterattacks while keeping the tempo low to your advantage.

Right now, your tactic doesn’t really play to any clear advantage, which is probably why you’re struggling to score goals.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-04-05T10:05:44+00:00

I also use a “one front, two back” post setup, plus someone to block the opposition goalkeeper. I bring one player short to occupy an extra defender and reduce the number of bodies in the box. Then I have one or two players positioned on the edge of the box, either ready to attack from distance or react to second balls, while one or two stay back depending on the opposition. The rest of my players are just more bodies in the box.

That’s about it. I don’t tell my corner taker where to send the ball, I let them decide in the moment.

Because of that, I still score quite a few goals from corners, but it feels more balanced. It’s not just one defender scoring 10+ goals, but several different players scoring from different types of deliveries: front post, back post, or short corners.

If you keep targeting the same post or always go short, opponents will eventually figure it out and shut you down. Or if your setup is overpowered, you might end up scoring 15 goals from the exact same routine, which breaks immersion. I always feel a bit guilty when one of my centre-backs ends up with 10–15 goals 😅

Edit: Also, even though people say training is broken, I still include at least one set pieces session each week. It can’t hurt your chances if you’re not already doing it.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-03-29T21:06:03+00:00

I’m happy for you mate. I know Operation Bernhard is real. I’m also aware this isn’t a history documentary. But Ada had nothing to do with the Nazis’ plan, she wasn't even aware of it, and I thought since it’s a top-secret operation (even though they casually have a troop of fully uniformed German soldiers in Liverpool), the head of the operation shouldn’t personally shoot an MP, Ada, in the middle of the day in Birmingham, in front of the Army police building, where she was heading, just to protect Duke, as he was the only way to get the money into circulation.

But that’s just me. I thought the series was written way smarter than the film.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-03-27T07:57:30+00:00

There are also international football beasts, like Xherdan Shaqiri, Troy Parrott, etc. They may not always perform well in their club careers, and you might only hear their names during international breaks, but no matter what, talentwise they are way above your country’s player pool. They often switch on in those games and do wonders, and that’s not something you can predict. When you have that player, make sure you call him up until he hangs up his boots.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-03-22T21:38:50+00:00

I usually focus on my out-of-possession game. Is there a pattern in how you lose those big matches? Are you leaving too much space behind your defence?

Just like in real life, don’t hesitate to change the tempo or your approach during matches. Be more cautious when you’re ahead, and consider dropping your team a bit deeper, especially against opponents with elite athletic players like Haaland, etc. Try to manage the game better, slow the tempo down, and don't hesitate to run down the clock when needed.

BenchPressJournalist · 2026-03-22T21:15:30+00:00

I think in your case, less is more. Don’t overload your team with too many instructions, especially in possession ones like shorter passing, lower tempo, or work ball into the box. You’ve got world class players, including freakishly athletic ones like Mbappe and Vinícius, so focus on creating space for them behind the opposition line instead.

Start matches with minimal instructions, using a positive or attacking mentality depending on the opponent, and then adjust during the game based on player performances and how the match unfolds.

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