Deuce

Could melt steel beams with that stare

Until they (he, Lewa) get to important games in final stages of the biggest international compeitions against the best teams World class players can/would do it then, though Nah, that’s nonsense. Messi/Ronaldo setting the bar so incredibly high that you forget that there are other players today who are genuinely exceptional and/or among the best who’ve ever played in their own right.

We were blatantly asked what we would do if one of our friends were an alleged pedophile, you absolute rectangle. You were involved before that, not that the question changes anything about whether you were showing off or not like. Could just be that you’re a miserable person. In which case I do empathize, but which ultimately isn’t my fault.

Unless they go ahead and set up that European super league and they both fall flat every week, you’re never going to be able to make a convincing case that the likes of Lewandowski and Cavani are “overrated.” All they can do is score goals against the teams in front of them, which they both do with incredible efficiency.

Who I’m sure makes plenty of money playing professional football. He’s not putting in a shift at a call center after practice.

World class strikers perform in the big games, not against Bundesliga dross when you're playing for a side miles ahead of the rest. Are you impressed with Cavani for scoring 82 league goals in the last 3 years in Ligue 1? He rarely does (perform in big games), the only one I can remember was in the CL semi a few years ago against Atletico. Goals in the big games are what separate the world class from just "very good", Lewandowski isnt world class imo (ignoring Messi and Ronaldo in this, man. They're not comparible to anyone). Yes he's very good but aye.. overrated Yes, because 82 goals in 3 years is fucking impressive ffs they’re not up against pub league teams. The likes of Cavani and Lewandowski take the piss out of professional footballers on a weekly basis. Messi and Ronaldo being superhuman has melted people's brains.

Christ that was painful.

Yeah tbf those stats aren't bad at all. He's clearly an excellent player but he just seems a step down on the very best strikers when I watch him recently Messi and Ronaldo aside, who would you consider better strikers than Lewandowski? Genuine question. I can think of maaaybe 2-3 who I'd accept an argument for.

This seems like another knee-jerk World Cup "hottake" tbh.

He's scored 20+ goals in all competitions in 10 out of 11 seasons as a top-flight footballer. "Overrated," fuck outta here.

I'm not sure those stats are really backing up your point very well. I see that he has 22 CL goals over the past three years, that he has scored against PSG, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, and Juventus, in addition to scoring plenty against everyone else. He's quite clearly a world-class striker.

Imagine choosing *this* as the hill to die upon, in a thread about child sexual abuse.

We were blatantly asked what we would do if one of our friends were an alleged pedophile, you absolute rectangle.

Mame Biram Diouf starting in a WC in the year of our lord 2018

Pekerman’s quite easily one of the better national team managers in world football. They’re also a man down, missing their best player, and are still the better team. Didn't look like it on the evidence of the shape of the team on the Japan goal, but will bow to your better understanding of him. Like I said they have talent but a lot of errors in them and I agree they've been way the better side. Not sure what the face is for, but he's getting cruicified here on Canadian TV, for the subs he made, not particuarily the Cuadrado sub but the others. Like I said, I've paid zero attention to colombia so if you say he's great, then so be it, not a great start to the world cup though for them. Nah it was in response to my own post

Get in, Japan. Really likable team

Japan!

Honda’s one of my favorite random players in football

Pekerman’s quite easily one of the better national team managers in world football. They’re also a man down, missing their best player, and are still the better team. Didn't look like it on the evidence of the shape of the team on the Japan goal, but will bow to your better understanding of him. Like I said they have talent but a lot of errors in them and I agree they've been way the better side.

Can't remember anything he released after Whatcha Say. get outta here

Venga, James.

What happened to Jeison Murillo?

Pekerman’s quite easily one of the better national team managers in world football. They’re also a man down, missing their best player, and are still the better team.