Disco Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Disco said: Such edgelords. Can’t wait to hear Laurens and Auclair crying later. Magnifique! Seething and crying about the ref. Muy delicioso. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Whinging about a ref that gave them two pens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 27 minutes ago, Wullie said: Argentina's only real weakness has been a fragility immediately after conceding that's seen them nearly blow several games they'd controlled for 80 minutes. They've only conceded 11 shots on goal in the entire tournament. They completely outplayed Netherlands, Croatia and France and are totally deserving winners. Yeah that is spot on. All four of their knockout games were remarkably similar really. Only the Croatia one they got that killer goal to prevent a meltdown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 (edited) Edited December 19, 2022 by nemtizz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 1 hour ago, ponsaelius said: Spain 2010 might have been a complete side but fuck me they were dull. Give me this Argentina side over them any day to watch. I know Messi skews it a little but it’s always preferable to see the side that is clearly team winning than the side that has the better individuals. Argentina by no means the best individuals but their spirit and togetherness as well as their clear willingness to do the hard and extra yards to enable Messi later in to games was superb stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 5 hours ago, Yorkie said: Anyone dabble with Matterface? Bet it was vile. I saw Matterface as a lesser evil than Goldfish Bowl on BBC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Tomato Deuce said: Keep watching this and with every time get ever more emotional. Hope to experience this myself one day with NUFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 7 minutes ago, toon25 said: Keep watching this and with every time get ever more emotional. Hope to experience this myself one day with NUFC Where were you last week when wor skipper held aloft the gold? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 24 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Madness. Love it. Must be a million or two there easily. That highway is absolutely fucking massive. Love that commentator, who I read hasn’t lived in Argentina for decades, still being absolutely incapable of saying the S at the start of Scaloni’s name in true Argie fashion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Messi content has me bricked up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 1 hour ago, joeyt said: This needs way more love Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, nemtizz said: Messi content has me bricked up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenkoDaLuz Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 16 minutes ago, Disco said: That level of respect is something that no one in the Portuguese squad would ever have for CR7. And rightfully so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 1 hour ago, ponsaelius said: Whinging about a ref that gave them two pens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 The team spirit and togetherness in that Argentina team was amazing. Player like Dybala always smiling and celebrating after only playing few minutes is amazing to see and even in World Cup it just doesn't always happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 3 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: Brazil 94-02 and Spain 08-12 were pretty much complete sides too - and I do think that Germany 14 and France 18 were clearly head and shoulders above everyone. This Argentina side are (IMO) the weakest winner in some time - they may be the weakest since Maradona carried their last winning side in 86, though there are arguments for Italy 06. It is odd though how Euros and Copa Americas spring up surprise winners and WCs don't. It is hard to imagine Denmark or Peru, or Greece or Bolivia winning a WC. It will be good for the competition if it ever does happen. They are certainly not. That Italy squad of 2006 was not great and had a lot of criticism going into the tournament. Also, 82 Italy should have been blown away by easily the best team to never win the World Cup. Zico had his shirt ripped off and the ref refused to call anything. Germany that year was not so strong and managed to brawl their way past a fantastic France side. Who can forget Schumacher’s infamous tackle that would be banned in the nfl? Some of the worst officiating in history put two very flawed sides into the 82 final. this Argentina team at least played with a lot of adventure, and had some incredible team counter attack goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgk_lfc Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 4 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: Brazil 94-02 and Spain 08-12 were pretty much complete sides too - and I do think that Germany 14 and France 18 were clearly head and shoulders above everyone. This Argentina side are (IMO) the weakest winner in some time - they may be the weakest since Maradona carried their last winning side in 86, though there are arguments for Italy 06. It is odd though how Euros and Copa Americas spring up surprise winners and WCs don't. It is hard to imagine Denmark or Peru, or Greece or Bolivia winning a WC. It will be good for the competition if it ever does happen. You cant rate a team just based on talent. This Argentina team had the intangible, grit, the desire to get over the line which is unquantifiable. Dropping a two goal lead in the 80th minute, then regrouping taking the lead, losing that lead again. Then having the clarity of mind to win it in the penalties - that mentality is immense. Also not easy winning the Copa America in Brazil in 2021. Not a lot of teams have managed to win the continental championship and the world cup in a few years time span. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 I bloody love Messi, man. What an absolute pleasure to have been able to watch to his incredible career and see him cap it off with a world cup. Best ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Lautaro is actually good for inter? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Not a final but they say West Germany v France in 82 was like this. Regarded as a classic but for most of the game was pretty drab they say. Watching this again now and it really wasn't a game for 80minutes notable for anything other than an exceptionally bad performance from France and a great Argentine second goal. As a foot note, couldn't watch Extra so tried to avoid, put the radio on (Metro) and the first song I heard in full was "Finally" by Ce Ce Peniston (also got a bunch of highlights on disk from the 78 World Cup to watch over Christmas) coincidence? Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, ponsaelius said: Whinging about a ref that gave them two pens Sounds like us tbf. ? Thought the referee had a great game. The call on the dive on Thuram was top notch. Edited December 19, 2022 by CPL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 53 minutes ago, CPL said: Sounds like us tbf. ? Thought the referee had a great game. The call on the dive on Thuram was top notch. I thought that at the time too. It was ballsy. Lesser refs would have ignored that, or worse, given a pen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Mad to think this has probably been the best world cup in my lifetime and final for drama,the one thing that keeps me away from going out to see football matches are idiot drunks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 6 hours ago, nemtizz said: Messi content has me bricked up. Bet he can't wait to be coached by Phil Neville in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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