Day 14: Netherlands vs USA | Argentina vs Australia (Last 16 1&2)

JPRouve

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♫♫Argentina hoy te vinimos a ver,
Pongan huevos hoy no podes poder,
Te llevamos dentro del corazón,
Esta hinchada se merece ser
campeón…♫♫
 

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Massive Spanner said:
Oh ok, that’s fine, your wording was a little backwards.

in fairness Ronaldo is two years older. He was still banging them in at 35. Messi is the GOAT though.
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Goat for me too. I’ve always admired what Ronaldo has achieved but Messi is the one I’ve always been excited to watch.
 

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Argentina unimpressive. Aussies will still believe
 

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2mufc0 said:
Argentina are shite though.
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Everybody is shit, goddamn. It's the world cup, small teams are giving their all and not allowing the so called big teams, to do whatever they want with the ball.
 

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Argentina is really not scary as they used to be, I can't see them winning the whole thing. Their lineup is very average, and so is their play, Scaloni doesnt seem to be a great coach either, they dont have a plan offensively. Boring game so far.
 

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One moment of class is the difference. A shite game though and as well as Australia have done, they don't offer a threat.
 

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I mean Ronaldo is actually finished whereas Messi is still elite level.

They are both often talked about as if they are both at the end. Messi could still perform at this level for at least 2/3 more years.
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Right, yep, agree
 

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Chief123 said:
I mean Ronaldo is actually finished whereas Messi is still elite level.

They are both often talked about as if they are both at the end. Messi could still perform at this level for at least 2/3 more years.
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Ronaldo is 2 years older, and this is Australia buddy.

I love Messi, but Messi can definitely have a bad game against Brazil/Netherlands and get knocked out, it has happened before when he was at his prime.

Also the best games of Messi now are mostly in Ligue 1 against french minnows, he has been mediocre in the UCL against decent teams.

He is still a great player obviously, but he is completely terrenal now, and can have a bunch bad games against good teams...the Messi from 2009-2018 is gone.
 

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MUnchies said:
Everybody is shit, goddamn. It's the world cup, small teams are giving their all and not allowing the so called big teams, to do whatever they want with the ball.
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They won't beat an organised Netherlands.
 

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What a good performance from Messi.

he chased the ball down to win it. Took the free kick that came out of him frustrating the right back, and took the ball off Fernandez to score a brilliant goal.

well done.

he is truly carrying this team at the moment!
 

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Angola
Albania
Algeria


And we know Argentina and Australia

4 more…
 

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Messi’s grandpa football keeps paying off. It feels like kick in the teeth for all those players working their socks that the laziest guy on the pitch keeps getting the plaudits.
With the way I see him playing on this tournament it surprises me how good his statistics are this season in France.
All things that didn’t go his way for his country throughout his career now fall his way. It seems written in the stars that Messi will be crowned the greatest player of all time this tournament.
 

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JPRouve said:
♫♫Argentina hoy te vinimos a ver,
Pongan huevos hoy no podes poder,
Te llevamos dentro del corazón,
Esta hinchada se merece ser
campeón…♫♫
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Muchaaaachooos, ahora nos volvimos a ilusionar
quiero ganar la terceraaa, quiero cer campeo mundiaaaaal♪♫
 

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Argentina, such a bunch of cheating tw”ts, FIFA refs fall for it every time and there’s no sign of anything changing here.
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feck off, they’ve been class all the WC so far. Almost no fouls or yellow cards.
 

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Australia has given it a good go, the Argentines have been almost as bad as as they were against Poland, yet there's nothing remotely surprising about Argentina leading 1-0 thanks to Messi. Argentina will likely come into it more in the second half, like they did against Poland, once the Aussies decide to come out and try and chase a way back into the game.

This Argentina side is pedestrian. There's no real zip in Argentina's play, they don't close down particularly well, there's nothing very special about them besides one man: Messi. Compared to the Argentina teams Messi has played in, with players like Zanetti etc, this may be the worst one. If he can drag this team to winning the World Cup it'll cement his greatness. It'd be like an artist making a masterpiece with crayons.
 

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huyn said:
Argentina is really not scary as they used to be, I can't see them winning the whole thing. Their lineup is very average, and so is their play, Scaloni doesnt seem to be a great coach either, they dont have a plan offensively. Boring game so far.
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This team has the one thing you need to win something like this: Being solid defensively. Arabia was an anomaly, but this team is pretty solid.
 

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wangyu said:
Messi’s grandpa football keeps paying off. It feels like kick in the teeth for all those players working their socks that the laziest guy on the pitch keeps getting the plaudits.
With the way I see him playing on this tournament it surprises me how good his statistics are this season in France.
All things that didn’t go his way for his country throughout his career now fall his way. It seems written in the stars that Messi will be crowned the greatest player of all time this tournament.
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he is the greatest of all time no matter what happens in this World Cup.
 

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Austria
Aruba
Armenia
America
Asia
Al Jazeera
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Not quite

But yes add Armenia and Austria for sure

I thought Aruba was a networking manufacturer, is it a country?

Does America count?
 

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Judging by today, Netherlands-Argentina is gonna be a snoozefest
 

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wangyu said:
Messi’s grandpa football keeps paying off. It feels like kick in the teeth for all those players working their socks that the laziest guy on the pitch keeps getting the plaudits.
With the way I see him playing on this tournament it surprises me how good his statistics are this season in France.
All things that didn’t go his way for his country throughout his career now fall his way. It seems written in the stars that Messi will be crowned the greatest player of all time this tournament.
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What are you going on about? Utter drivel :houllier:
 
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