gbandit Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Finally starting to come down from the anxiety that France might win that unjustly. I hope Messi continues to play for Argentina as he’s still the best playmaker in the world and as a fan I want to get every last drop out of him before he retires but for his sake I can imagine that retirement would feel like bliss when you’re at the peak of achievements Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sima Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Has it been confirmed that Messi is retiring from the national team after today? It's 18 months until the next Copa - so he could probably still contribute. And he's two goals away from 100 for Argentina. But you do kinda feel he'd be better ending now at the highest point. I’d possibly look to retire on a high. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Flip said: I hope he’s done. Argentinas team without him is as good as Paraguay basically. Dunno, in Fernandez and MacCallister they've got a couple of quality CMs and if Scaloni stays put you figure they'll show up and be a well organised team that's hard to beat. Contending will come down to whether Alvarez can turn into a top class CF. Doubt they'll be favourites any time soon but could see them being dark horses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Absolutely brilliant game to end a brilliant tournament. Also delighted to see Messi lift it before he eases his way out of things. History made and I was lucky enough to watch the whole thing. This is the ultimate in the sport, it does not get any better than what we saw today. Peak football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 29 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: All things aside, never has a side deserved more by such a slim margin. France were shit, Mbappe bagging a hattrick in that was akin to Klose being the all time scorer, baffling. Italy beating England in 2012 on penalties after dominating 99% of the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 24 minutes ago, Flip said: Being told 1986 final was as good if not even better than this. Can anyone confirm? Much better quality, i mean France were pathetic for most of that game. West Germany weren't. No dodgy pens. Counter attacking goals to match Di Maria's and a clean win (not pens). Not as dramatic maybe but better, unless drama is what you're looking for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Ha of course Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, The Butcher said: Squeal piggy squeal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, joeyt said: Ha of course he gave them two penalties Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 19 minutes ago, midds said: Absolutely brilliant game to end a brilliant tournament. Also delighted to see Messi lift it before he eases his way out of things. History made and I was lucky enough to watch the whole thing. This is the ultimate in the sport, it does not get any better than what we saw today. Peak football. Word. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Thought the ref was genuinely a huge part of why the game was as good as it was. Anything borderline he just told them to get on with it. Football is supposed to be a physical game and it felt like it today. So many people seem to think going down when you are contacted should entitle you to a free kick and it just makes for such stop start shitty games so often. Plenty of refs would have blown for a foul on Messi for that second France goal and it would have cost us a wonderful goal from Mbappe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 40 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Gets lost a bit considering what happened after he went off and what almost felt like a different game - but Di Maria was absolutely superb. After Messi he's the player who also deserves his medal. Couldn't agree more with this. Such an underrated player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I thought Aguero was taking thepiss trying to work his way in to everyone else's photo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Bizza said: Foiled in his attempts to stop Messi winning the trophy, Lauturo is now trying to ruin his post victory celebration pictures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I can't remember a better world cup final in my time, Goals galore, two ATG's at their peak both scoring for fun, and such a great atmospere considering the hosts had barely any history of football. I imagine the 1970 final where Brazil scored 4 was maybe better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Incidentally, I thought Chedirra was the worst striker the world has ever seen, but that Martinez ran him close. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 28 minutes ago, joeyt said: Ha of course Such edgelords. Can’t wait to hear Laurens and Auclair crying later. Magnifique! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Remember when folk used to actually have debates about whether Messi or Ronaldo was the greatest player of all time, and some people used to say the latter. Absolutely wild. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Nice to see a young emo flourish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Wullie said: Remember when folk used to actually have debates about whether Messi or Ronaldo was the greatest player of all time, and some people used to say the latter. Absolutely wild. Ronaldo is top 10 based on power of his achievements and longevity. Suggesting he is the best ever was always nuts. Messi is now ahead of Maradona and Pele after today for me. Edited December 18, 2022 by ponsaelius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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