The 2018 World Cup Superthread

ERG89

razorblunt wrote:

ITV and Southgate have gone very David Brent-esque, talking about how the team "carries more than just a team, its the psyche of modern day England" and all that shíte. MON on the panel saying he had no idea what he was on about at the end.

I must find this clip

FourFourRED

yourdeadwright wrote: »

They where absolute crap in both games,
This is a if my Aunt had nuts she'd be my Uncle type argument ,

Doesn’t mean they will be absolute crap tonight. I think they will beat Nigeria and go through. Im happy to be proven wrong but I’ve a feeling there could be a big reaction to the 3-0 defeat.

Stephen15

Why are Nigeria in their away kit despite being the designated home team and Argentina in their home

Will I Am Not

Mocha Joe wrote: »

Price was nowhere near that.

Well then he’s lying so.

~Rebel~

NIMAN wrote: »

How did this Danish team slaughter us.

They are awful. Very little ambition or interest in playing attacking football. Anti football.

Was always going to be the case in this case, with both teams guaranteed to go through with a draw. Neither side played above 70%

sligeach

There's only 1 Messi. GOAT.

Stephen15

Messi

LuckyGent88

Messi Messi Messi. What a ball and touch

eigrod

sligeach wrote: »

There's only 1 Messi. GOAT.

Agreed

raiders11

Brilliant goal, the pass, the touch and the finish

FourFourRED

Thought so :cool:

Shanotheslayer

Mocha Joe wrote: »

Price was nowhere near that.

It was 50/1

gormdubhgorm

I think Nigeria will get one back at least.
There seems to be a good bit of zip in both teams.

murpho999

Stephen15 wrote: »

Why are Nigeria in their away kit despite being the designated home team and Argentina in their home

That's the way it is nowadays.

People say it's rules but I'm convinced it's run by the kit manufacturers.

murpho999

sligeach wrote: »

There's only 1 Messi. GOAT.

Great player no doubt but I think Maradona was better.

sligeach

Great replay shot just there of Messi after his goal, down on his knees thanking God. Ronaldo runs to the corner and thanks himself. No ego about Messi, always humble.

IncognitoMan

That Messi goal was class. The touch and control before. France v Argentina would be good so here's hoping they get through now.

IncognitoMan

sligeach wrote: »

Great replay shot just there of Messi after his goal, down on his knees thanking God. Ronaldo runs to the corner and thanks himself. No ego about Messi, always humble.

You probably had a great view of the goal from Messi's arse to be fair. :pac:

FourFourRED

sligeach wrote: »

Great replay shot just there of Messi after his goal, down on his knees thanking God. Ronaldo runs to the corner and thanks himself. No ego about Messi, always humble.

Comparing how two different players celebrate scoring goals? Weird behaviour.

sligeach

FourFourFM wrote: »

Comparing how two different players celebrate scoring goals? Weird behaviour.

It is weird behaviour but then that's how conceited and narcissistic Ronaldo is.

StringerBell

Isn't his number 22 for Nigeria really one of the best two cbs the country has?

He is shocking

murpho999

sligeach wrote: »

Great replay shot just there of Messi after his goal, down on his knees thanking God. Ronaldo runs to the corner and thanks himself. No ego about Messi, always humble.

Bloody hell, so Ronaldo knows that there is no God or if there is that he's too busy to be controlling sports events and that makes him a have a bigger ego than a fairy tail believing Messi?

Will I Am Not

:pac: Probably a mirror in the sky?

StringerBell

sligeach wrote: »

It is weird behaviour but then that's how conceited and narcissistic Ronaldo is.

Certainly shows how he is on your mind day and night anyway.

Corholio

If Nigeria had any semblance of quality they'd beat this Argentina side. Need to get Musa in better positions to take them on. Mascherano must be one of the worst performing players in the cup so far.

eigrod

That’s goal of the tournament so far for me. What a player

StringerBell

Any credit for the pass no? Thought it was a super ball from banega

gimli2112

Did they just say Messi the first player to score in a WC as a teenager, in his 20s and 30s? That's not right Pele did it too surely.

nope looks like he was 29 in 1970

MD1990

Madness that Banega was not starting before this game. MOTM so far

Argentina also have Paredes,Icardi,Angel Correa & Joaquin Correa who all should be in the squad.

sligeach

StringerBell wrote: »

Any credit for the pass no? Thought it was a super ball from banega

Yes, it was a super pass.

Will I Am Not

So humble of Messi to takeover the managerial position. Did he have issues with the manager at the last WC too?

sligeach

He's the captain giving a final team talk before the second half begins. Shock, horror.

Corholio

Will I Am Not wrote: »

So humble of Messi to takeover the managerial position. Did he have issues with the manager at the last WC too?

Ronaldo criticised by some for similar things at the last tournament, and that was without any falling out or players turning on their manager in Portugal.

Rossi IRL

Delighted for Mascherano

Liamalone

Haha Mascherano

Gbear

Clear penalty. Mascherano has been ****e.

gimli2112

terribly soft, what's with all the penalties?

gormdubhgorm

Liamalone wrote: »

Haha Mascherano

The face on him pleading to the ref,

Will I Am Not

sligeach wrote: »

He's the captain giving a final team talk before the second half begins. Shock, horror.

Last WC he wouldn’t listen to the managers team talk. Now he’s giving it :pac:

sligeach

Very soft penalty.

Gbear

gimli2112 wrote: »

terribly soft, what's with all the penalties?

Unpunished cheating at set pieces for years. Finally getting punished.

gormdubhgorm

Game on now, ready now with the cheese toastie for decent 45 minutes of soccer.

StringerBell

sligeach wrote: »

He's the captain giving a final team talk before the second half begins. Shock, horror.

It was a bit cringy and staged to do so like that in front of the cameras, not enough time to do it in the dressing room ?

PR

blueser

Mascherano pleading his innocence there. Laughable.

gormdubhgorm

sligeach wrote: »

Very soft penalty.

He was hugging him this var thing will cut that craic out for good.
Itallian defenders will have nightmares if they ever get it.

adox

Gbear wrote: »

Unpunished cheating at set pieces for years. Finally getting punished.

Absolutely and it’s great to see.

marklazarcovic

Nigerian chap threw himself back into mascherano for me

sligeach

There's a lot of crap in the media about Argentina. Maybe they wanted to show everyone that they're united.

Rossi IRL

adox wrote: »

Absolutely and it’s great to see.

The more pens that are awarded for it now will mean less pulling and shoving in the future. Which can only be a good thing.

eigrod

adox wrote: »

Absolutely and it’s great to see.

Flip side is that you will now see the attacking players throwing themselves down under minimal contact at every set piece. It’ll go from one ridiculous extreme to the other.