Day 18: Croatia vs Brazil | Netherlands vs Argentina (QF 1&2)

[fallengt]

LvG's love for Blind is rather than weird. The whole country had asked him to play 4-3-3 but he persisted.
I guess Netherland is worse without LvG anyway so may be he knows best.

 

[MDFC Manager]

Shithousery mode initiated, and we're still in the first half

 

[Klopper76]

Ronaldo fans raging.

You must be really struggling.

 

[kouroux]

Excellent FK by Gakpo

 

[Dazzmondo]

Great ball by Gakpo

 

[TheReligion]

Ronaldo has never, ever, been capable of that kind of vision and pass.

yeah and?

 

[colombianmancunian]

He's just so much better than Ronaldo, isn't he?

Well, it’s not that hard to be better than current Ronaldo. Specially being younger than him.

Messi’s absolute best was better than Ronaldo’s absolute best, but CR7 was better than Messi for many seasons. Now is not even a question, Cristiano is finished, while Messi still delivers the goods.

 

[Tony247]

This two yellow cards rule must be reset after group stage.

 

[DixieDean]

Not the most talented dutch side I've seen.

 

[kouroux]

Romero

 

[FreakyJim]

Argie's coach has realised he can't have more than one passenger in the team. At least Messi is capable of pulling something out of his arse in attack. The likes of Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez are just lazy and useless.

 

[The Firestarter]

He played volleyball ad a kid

 

[Nick7]

Acuna looks and plays like a low iq thug from prison. he'll probably get another yellow late in the game.

He reminds me of Tevez

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Nobody can deny that was a handball.

 

[prateik]

Wtf was Romero doing

 

[Man-United]

The referee really wants all the attention here

 

[Malone_Post]

yeah and?

So age has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Messi is just a better player and always has been. Regardless of age.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Wtf was Romero doing

Going for a three pointer.

 

[The Firestarter]

Nobody can deny that was a handball.

You can see it was a handball because he struck it with his hand

 

[zbcrow15]

Argentina are always looking better when they have Messi surrounded by hard workers. Their all-stars selections never seem to work.

Not to take away from him but you have to make up for his lack of defensive work rate. It's the same with Ronaldo. Messi is just able to do what he does and produce magic at any moment.

 

[Smacky The Frog]

Who is this commentating with Martin Keown? Really annoying energy, somehow overshadowing Keown.

Match is being dominated by a piece of sublime Messi skill and the ref.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

You can see it was a handball because he struck it with his hand

 

[hellhunter]

So age has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Messi is just a better player and always has been. Regardless of age.

It makes Messi the better passer, not the better player. He may well have been, but there's nothing factual about it

 

[CloneMC16]

You must be really struggling.

 

[DarkXaero]

Gakpo's set piece delivery has been quality.

 

[Sylar]

Bench bookings

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Who is this commentating with Martin Keown? Really annoying energy, somehow overshadowing Keown.

Match is being dominated by a piece of sublime Messi skill and the ref.

Jonathan Pearce I think.

 

[VorZakone]

Bench bookings

 

[Man-United]

Where did they find this ref?

 

[Ananke]

What the hell is going on with these yellows

 

[DJ_21]

This ref loves yellows. Remember him from some European games.

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

You must be really struggling.

 

[GlasgowCeltic]

no way do I believe Keown is pronouncing Acuna correctly

 

[JPRouve]

Not the most talented dutch side I've seen.

I think that you are lying.

 

[Irwin99]

Argentina determined to get every player in their squad booked

 

[arnie_ni]

Argentina determined to get every player in their squad booked

Not sure how that wasn't a yellow

 

[Ole'sgunnarwin]

Argentina have a stupid red card in them. Need to show more composure.

 

[hellhunter]

Argentina determined to get every player in their squad booked

Brazil used every player, so of course Argentina needs to one up them

 

[Tony247]

This yellow card friendly ref going to ruin semi final match for one of these teams.

 

[phelans shorts]

This two yellow cards rule must be reset after group stage.

Absolutely not. The reset should be after the second round, reset it after the group stage and you make players too likely to miss the final for two innocuous incidents