Day 23: Netherlands vs. Argentina

If Argentina win it'll be like Italia 90. Argies fluking it to the final only to be turned over by ze Germans.
 
Think it's been enthralling personally from a tactical point of view.

Meh, even though we're interested in the tactical side of the game there's only too long people can go before we want to see some excitement.
 
Exactly. When you're as good as him nine times out of ten you can get away with it, tonight though he's been disgraceful. Holland have literally just put someone on him and he can't be bothered to make the space for his team mates to find him. Part of me wants Holland to win now, he doesn't deserve to win the WC if he can't be arsed to play for it.

It's seems like he doesn't even want to play. How can a player be so lazy in a WC semifinal?!
 
Piss poor match, Holland finally started attacking in the final 10 mins, Messi is ruining Argentina's build up play, looks disinterested and not creating the space, actually quite disgraceful at this level. If Sabella had any balls he'd sub him and teach him a lesson.

Yeah take off the guy that can win them the game at any moment. Who else can do that in that team?
 
Apparently Jorge Lopez ( journo), friend of Messi, died in car crash earlier today

Could be a factor?
 
The quality has been quite poor for a world cup semi final. Highest level my ass. Hopefully extra time will be better.
 
Even though Messi's been poor they'd be stupid to take him off when we all know what he's capable of.
 
Messi's lost in showbiz these days, what with his The Rock-like expressions in adverts, and that suit made out of Quality Street wrappers he wore to the Ballon d'Or thingy.
 
Demichelis still shite then?...
His hair made him look shit. The Tarzan look gave an impression of a crazy character which is a character people perceive negatively in their judgement of him as a defender.

Nah, he's having a decent game but he was wank at City sometimes last year.
 
I had an eye on Messi this game.

He really is the laziest player on this planet, isn't he? I would never like to see a player like that playing for Bayern, no matter how good he is with the ball on his feet.

He doesn't run as much as he used to. He's still the best player in the world though I would have in a heartbeat.
 
This is shit. I really enjoyed must of the games during the knock out stages, low scoring and tactical as they were. But this is just dissappointing. It's Argentinia against the Netherlands, damn it, and it just sucks.