Argentina vs Switzerland 5pm / Tue 1st

Zico

The Mig wrote: »

Di Maria lost possession 37 times in that game!

He's made for the Premiership then.

newballsplease

Di Maria been slated by BBC. Dam right. He has been f**kin brutal today and people must be on drugs posting here saying he's played well.
Lineker said he gave the ball away 30something times.

super_furry

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Argentina are brutal, and they have one of the best teams at the tournament

I wonder if they'd perform better as a team without Messi. With everything set up to suit him, if he doesn't perform, Argentina don't. Di Maria, Aguero and Higuain are all quality players but you have to wonder if they're being sacrificed in this system.

LordAwesome

Zico wrote: »

He's made for the Premiership then.

Pity the Premiership no longer exists.

Alfred Borden

Ishmael

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Argentina are brutal, and they have one of the best teams at the tournament

On Paper they do. Other than Messi, none of the other big stars have really shown up during the games. On top of that, they really don't seem to play well together.

Argentina might get a goal in extra time against the Swiss but i have my doubts about them getting to the Final.

That_Guy

Robbie Savage being a fool again.

If I was Messi I would be saying to the rest of them 'any chance you could pull your finger out'. Argentina have been shocking.

In fairness to Messi, he's trying but he's too static before the ball gets to him. Could do with tracking back a bit more to help out and win the ball.

newballsplease

That_Guy wrote: »

Robbie Savage being a fool again.



In fairness to Messi, he's trying but he's too static before the ball gets to him. Could do with tracking back a bit more to help out and win the ball.

I think thats a fair statement. Messi is carrying that team.

Billy86

LordAwesome wrote: »

I'm glad I don't listen to Brady when placing bets. Argentina to win by 3. LOL :-)

I wonder if he asked Bill to write that one down too. :pac:

Swiss defence has been very solid today.

blueser

Zico wrote: »

He's made for the Premiership then.

Didn't realise he played rugby!

Maximus Alexander

That_Guy wrote: »

Robbie Savage being a fool again.

Shame he's not Messi. Then he wouldn't be doing bad punditry and we wouldn't have to listen to him.

That_Guy

newballsplease wrote: »

I think thats a fair statement. Messi is carrying that team.

It's true from an attacking POV. Argentina are a weird one though. Great players that just don't seem to know how to play together.

greendom

The Mig wrote: »

Di Maria lost possession 37 times in that game!

Can you imagine the crap he'd be getting on here if he played for Arsenal.

Billy86

Awful from Shaqiri, really needed to hold the ball as long as possible there.

Son Of A Vidic

super_furry wrote: »

Higuain are all quality players but you have to wonder if they're being sacrificed in this system.

Higuain has done absolutely nothing at this World Cup. The only discernible system I can see is, they depend 100% on Messi. And if they discarded Messi? Well they wouldn't have even got out of their group.

RobertKK

There are upto 1 million Irish Argentines, but can't help but support the European team.

newballsplease

That_Guy wrote: »

It's true from an attacking POV. Argentina are a weird one though. Great players that just don't seem to know how to play together.

He was talking about it from an attacking POV so why is he a fool for saying it?

That_Guy

Di Maria gave the ball away 37 times in the 90 minutes according to the Beeb. Jaysus.

That_Guy

newballsplease wrote: »

He was talking about it from an attacking POV so why is he a fool for saying it?

Fair enough. Perhaps my dislike of Mr. Savage got in the way there.

super_furry

This is worse than Iran v Nigeria.

Iused2likebusts

super_furry wrote: »

I wonder if they'd perform better as a team without Messi. With everything set up to suit him, if he doesn't perform, Argentina don't. Di Maria, Aguero and Higuain are all quality players but you have to wonder if they're being sacrificed in this system.

Stop wondering about it they wouldn't.

The Wild Bunch

Di Maria gave the ball away 37 times

Has this been mentioned?

on the river

Omg

Muff Richardson

RobertKK wrote: »

There are upto 1 million Irish Argentines, but can't help but support the European team.

You're on your own there, they're are boring as bejaysus and have given us a fair bit of heartache in the past. Hope they get knocked the f*ck out quick.

That_Guy

Love the 'Ole's'

Ompala

Ompala wrote: »

So far every day for the round of 16 one game has gone to extra time, reckon if the trend is gonna continue its going to be belgium and usa for extra time, think switzerland might just pip argentina in this one, argentina (besides messi) have been poor

Well.... feck

The Backwards Man

Referee has a better touch than anybody else.

That_Guy

Helloooooo nurse.

Billy86

The ref could CLEARLY see he was going to get in the way unless he moved. Shaqiri reaction was gas though. :pac:

Amazed Argentina didn't use their last sub before now, seems kind of stupid actually.

Washington Irving

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Higuain has done absolutely nothing at this World Cup. The only discernible system I can see is, they depend 100% on Messi. And if they discarded Messi? Well they wouldn't have even got out of their group.

You could argue that the dependency on Messi is what's holding them back.

Pro. F

Ref should book Shaqiri for that. Disgusting, childish reaction from him.

Pro. F

Pro. F wrote: »

Ref should book Shaqiri for that. Disgusting, childish reaction from him.

On another note, brilliant marking from the referee. Absolutely fantastic.

That_Guy

Why is Di Maria shooting there. Man over and blasts it right at the Swiss player in front of him.

Zico

Yep, I'm convinced Di Maria is looking for a move to the Premiership.

10.58 in ET and 15 mins in ET on the dot.

Two absolute cuties.

letowski

This is looking fairly dodgy for Argentina now.. its looking like penalties. It's a lottery now unless many the little mystro can do something.

The Backwards Man

Pro. F wrote: »

Ref should book Shaqiri for that. Disgusting, childish reaction from him.

Pity the ref couldn't book players for not finding their own man 15 yards away.

Might get a game then.:pac:

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

For any tennis fans;

Nadal beaten by Kyrgios.

Pro. F

Deleted User wrote: »

On another note, brilliant marking from the referee. Absolutely fantastic.

Accidents happen, especially after 100 minutes of running around in that heat. The reaction was so childish, fully deserved a booking.

JONJO THE MISER

Just got in. I thought Argentina would win this by a few.

corcaigh07

Don't remember Behrami being this good when he played for West Ham a few years back

Son Of A Vidic

Washington Irving wrote: »

You could argue that the dependency on Messi is what's holding them back.

And I think most would contend, they wouldn't have a chance without him.

The Backwards Man

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Just got in. I thought Argentina would win this by a few.

You'll need a few watching 15 minutes of this.

That_Guy

If Argentina get through this tie, it might give them a kick up the hole to perform better than they have.

Corholio

Brady would 'hate' to see the Swiss go through for the sake of the competition. He never annoyed me as much as he has the past few weeks.

That_Guy

Pro. F wrote: »

Accidents happen, especially after 100 minutes of running around in that heat. The reaction was so childish, fully deserved a booking.

I dunno pal. Massive game and they were on the attack in a crucial game. Emotions are naturally gonna be high.

JONJO THE MISER

The Backwards Man wrote: »

You'll need a few watching 15 minutes of this.

Got a 8 pack of guinness for the USA match.

That_Guy

Does that count as Di Maria giving the ball away?

Ulysses Gaze

I can see the Swiss goalie being the hero in a shoot out if it gets to there.

Paully D

corcaigh07 wrote: »

Don't remember Behrami being this good when he played for West Ham a few years back

From what I recall, he was played as a full back and sometimes winger at West Ham.