LooneyToony 41 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Argentina would be good if they had Martin Dubravka in goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Don't cry for me Argentina. Actually have a soft spot for Argentina. Was on a refrigerated ship for 2 years carrying chilled & frozen meat from Buenos Aires to London, was in Buenos Aires every 6 weeks for a few days. Ran a ships football team and used to get a couple of games in every voyage, usually against the dock police or the customs dept. A lady in the ship's agency office used to set up the fixtures for me and arrange travel to the pitches. They say a sailor has a girl in every port. Not true, I had 2 in Buenos Aires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2942 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Icardi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2942 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 200 villagers having a blast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6986 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 One thing I've noticed about this world cup is the lack of an identity. Italia 90 was cool as fuck, USA 94 was full on yank, South Africa was dancing fans and vuvuzelas. Russia 2018 is just non descript concrete stadiums and shit loads of flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 867 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 I think that might be all of Russia, like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34828 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 That and the state sponsored racism and homophobia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2942 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3809 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 19 minutes ago, ohhh_yeah said: They've made the pub look a right shithole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4718 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Argentina just don't make sense. How can a coach like Sampaoli, who is no mug, have that set of players available and have them out playing with no discernible plan whatsoever. Even "Just give it to Leo" would make more sense than the non-entity that has shown up where Argentina should be this World Cup. Hows Caballero playing for them when someone like Geronimo Rulli isn't even in the squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I watched Croatia last night and it's years since I got as involved in a game as much not involving England or Newcastle. It was blissful. Croatia were so well organised and Messi didn't really get a kick, I was thinking why don't Spanish teams do what they did, with 2 and 3 around him every time he got the ball, well thinking about it, the answer is they do but they're not as good as Croatia. Magnificent stuff which will live long in the memory, well it probably won't with my fucked up heed! Great stuff though. The World Cup hasn't been at all bad so far and the genuinely good thing for your Colombia's, Croatia's and England's is based on the first 8 days of competition anyone remotely decent has a chance in this tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13794 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Andrew said: Argentina just don't make sense. How can a coach like Sampaoli, who is no mug, have that set of players available and have them out playing with no discernible plan whatsoever. Even "Just give it to Leo" would make more sense than the non-entity that has shown up where Argentina should be this World Cup. Hows Caballero playing for them when someone like Geronimo Rulli isn't even in the squad? There must be better central midfielders as well. Mascherano is completely finished and there wasn’t much better on the bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4718 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: There must be better central midfielders as well. Mascherano is completely finished and there wasn’t much better on the bench You'd think so but I think they really are suffering a lack of them at the moment, there are only Lucas Biglia and Lanzini missing, both hardly lighting the world up but pretty much dead certs to start until their injuries. Pastore maybe but he just wasn't called up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5176 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Decent piece on Argentina's failings here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/21/argentina-messi-shambles-croatia-world-cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 867 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Very flat game so far, I'm not sure why Brazil persist with these two defensive midfielders. They should be taking the game to Costa Rica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 The Costa Rica keeper has had little to do. 1-0 Brazil though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21812 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 if that's a dive, neymar has to be booked. VAR showing how so much in football is down to interpretation. some refs would have given that, even on review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5176 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I'm stunned that Brazil didn't get that decision Maybe there's some hope for football yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 867 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Get fucked Neymar, that was an absolute dive. Where was the card? That was as textbook a bit of simulation as you'll ever see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13794 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 This ref hates Neymar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21812 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 he dived after the contact, but there was contact. i've seen them given for less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 867 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Come on man, that was contact only of the "Close Encounters" kind. That was a stone cold dive, a blatant attempt to win a late, likely game-winning penalty in a game Brazil have been poor in. I'd like to see a retrospective ban for that, it brings the game into disrepute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5176 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 And now it doesn't matter anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Neymar's a massive cunt but that goal was coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15395 Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Aye, better team by a mile so the win's fair enough, but fuck me they're hard to like. To think they used to be everyone's second team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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