Bizza Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Messi going backward and forwards for trophies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Such a big trophy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 So happy for Messi, would have been a crime for him to never get an international trophy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackandWhite Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Brilliant. That’s what happens when you’re proper determined and refuse to give up despite set back after set back. So many lost finals, but they’re all history now. No more “He never won anything for his country” nonsense. Great to see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Messi has now won more Copa Americas than Pele and Maradona combined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, Dancing Brave said: Messi has now won more Copa Americas than Pele and Maradona combined. That's astonishing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) Delighted for Messi, he deserved to win something with his country given the enormous - probably never to be matched/beaten - gift to the game he has been. Edited July 11, 2021 by HTT II Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Messi deserved it and very happy for him. Now that won't hold him back when compared to Cristiano in the future (never should have, but now it definitely won't, although let's be honest here, the Copa America doesn't mean as much as the Euro's given how often it is played). As for the game, Argentina just wanted it far more than Brazil. Was a poor game and Argentina is an extremely limited side nowadays, but their willpower and obviously an individual error won them the game. That was a champions mentality they had for the 25 last minutes, whether you hate it or love it it usually works to be dirty and kill the game off every 2 minutes. I wish we had that in us, unfortunately under Tite we've won two Fair Play awards instead 1 hour ago, neesy111 said: That's astonishing. It's really not though. Not sure about Maradona, but as a comparison. Pelé played 1 Copa America as a 19 year old, scoring 8 goals, being player of the tournament and not winning it due to a draw against Argentina in Argentina with 85k fans. Messi on the other hand has played 6 Copa America, so at some point he should've won at least one, and let's be honest he should've won at least 3 of them given the talent he has played with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Mad to think what Messi could have won with Argentina with a moment going the other way here or there or with Higuain finishing properly. It could have been 3 Copa Americas and a World Cup I think. Great to see him finally get one with Argentina which is probably a weird way to look at it when it's a team sport, but he's had so much 'hasn't done it with Argentina' noncesense for years that its good to see that one ticked off the list. It seems fitting that it was probably the worst performance I've seen him have in a final that ended up being the one where they won. Am I right in thinking that the World Cup is now the only trophy he's been in contention for that he hasn't won? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Boy Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 That final was a masterclass in fouling, diving and all round shithousery. If you didn't have a good first touch you got nailed. Referee was superb and handled it really well . recognised the diving and just told people to get up. argentina just did enough to edge it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Excited for this. Going to try for a EURO/Copa America double dip that summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 No mention of host cities. We’ve been really lucky getting games in the San Francisco Bay Area. Fingers crossed. Perhaps they’ll pick host cities that are missing out on the World Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) Should make the expansion permanent imo. Eliminate the Gold Cup. Sorry CONCACAF minnows. Edited January 27, 2023 by Tomato Deuce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitude20 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Makes sense. It’s called Copa America, and so they should include North and Central Americas as well. I agree, this should be permanent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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