It’s all setting up to be Messi’s World Cup.
Day 18: Croatia vs Brazil | Netherlands vs Argentina (QF 1&2)
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What happens if you dash off the bench to stop a goal scoring opportunity?
I hate this ref so much, fecking Mateu, just like in La Liga trying to be get the attention all the time.
Lisandro Martinez is the best player in the world
Imagine people wanting us to re-sign Memphis… let Barca pay his contract. I’d rather sign no one than this “lion”
"How to sink them like the Belgrano" - EXCLUSIVE with Ret. cpt Sir Percy Pifflebottom CBE
Nope. Spanish Michael Oliver.
I think they deserve it tbh, will be a fitting end to their careers, hopefully with Messi lifting it.
Technically, Nations League is still harder to win than Copa america
. So Ronaldo > Messi, even though he skipped that tournament for the major part.Supporting Netherlands today because my friend is a big fan, but the main reason is so that i wouldnt hear the phrase "Messi magic" anymore in this tournament. It irrationally triggers me now.
dont give someone like Simeone any ideas....his team warm up next to their own goal and sprint onto the pitch to prevent a goal. Luis Suarez would be up for it!That felt like watching Van Gaal's United: Decent start, lots of possession without really doing anything, the opposition capitalises on a mistake and bang you're behind.
I think he's a good ref because he usually doesn't fall for the histrionics and allows physicality but he is a bit attention hungry, yes. It's okay to try to maintain your authority but he's gone over the top in this match.
Ronnie will dive, score the penalty and lift the trophy. After coming off the bench first.
France couldn't ask for a better opportunity to retain their trophy. They are by far the best team on paper and don't even have to worry about Brazil now.
Portugal vs Argentina is not that far fetched anymore. Argentina will likely make it to the final, and Portugal will likely make it to the semi, so it's a case of Portugal overcoming France/England.
Ronaldo isn't even first choice for Portugal, so that's not going to be the case
It would be the media narrative so yes it would be the case.
I'm no fan of Lahoz myself, but I honestly don't see anything wrong with any of the cards shown so far. At least not the ones to the players actually playing. The guys on the bench could do with just a talking to.
He would do everything in his power to make sure he starts if Portugal plays Argentina. It may not be much, but you saw what he did to get out of United, he will go 10x harder to make sure he starts
Media narrative is irrelevant if Ronaldo is sat on the bench
And it will still be the media narratives whether you like it or not.
I fecking hope not
So our plan b is allegedly Kuuk de Jong and Woutweghorst up top
Nah. You can just tell by the way he carries on he fecking LOVES it when it's about him, even more than someone like Oliver does.
Spanish Mike Dean (and a couple of people have already called it
)There's still 45 minutes to play.
Nothing happening in the Dutch midfield, is de Jong really worthy of all the superlatives he regularly receives?
Acuna is so bad
De Paul has started the theatrics.
Martinez vs Blind giving me United multi verse feelings
FDJ vs enzo
I'd rather have Morocco vs Croatia than a Messi vs Ronaldo final.
Imagine the meltdown
The latter would mean we'd have a decisive outcome between those two. Nah, can't have that, their fans must suffer forever.
So our plan b is allegedly Kuuk de Jong and Woutweghorst up top
Such a shame that the Dutch don't have a Kluivert, Van Nistelrooy or Van Persie type this tournament. Even a Hassselbaink, Hooijdonk or Kuyt would probably do well in this setup.
Depay anonymous
Couple of good subs. De Roon is terrible, had to get rid of him
Arg are going to have a man sent off and lose in the end.