Day 19: Argentina vs. Switzerland

[Pocho]

What a sweet win, hate those swiss bastards, eleven players defending on the box, go home!!

 

[gingerless]

 

[Marcosdeto]

what a dive, thank god it wasnt an argentinian or an uruguayan, we wouldnt hear the end of it

 

[Ish]

Oh come on, the guy has great vision, he chose the right option. Had nothing to do with being too knackered to shoot. You should stop letting the commentators do the thinking for you.

come on stack, was said tongue in cheek. I'm actually a Messi fan. He's never really that selfish.

 

[#07]

I don't know Argentina's obsession with crosses.

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When you have Messi, why bother crossing so much? Di Maria and Rojo were pumping crosses every minute.

Rojo will be missing the next match.

I asked this question to myself of Tata Martino's tactics this year a lot. I've yet to settle on any kind of decent answer.

 

[Ish]

what a dive, thank god it wasnt an argentinian or an uruguayan, we wouldnt hear the end of it

Or Robben

 

[Marcosdeto]

Or Robben

i'm still not convinced that robben dived there

 

[Stack]

come on stack, was said tongue in cheek. I'm actually a Messi fan. He's never really that selfish.

Shite, I get caught out again. Nice one ya bastard

 

[Ish]

i'm still not convinced that robben dived there

Yeah, it was an exaggerated fall. There was contact. I'm just saying - hardly anyone is going to mention Shaqiri, but if Robben did that, you'd not hear the end of it.

Shite, I get caught out again. Nice one ya bastard

No harm. It was actually something a poster @Speak said earlier in the Messi thread about "you think Messi would pass in the dying moment if he could get all the limelight - he's just like Cristiano"

Something along those lines. Even though those who follow Messi closely, know he's one of the most unselfish players out there.

 

[FCBarca]

Unless you have had the best belgian chocolate the neither have you

Love to get some recommendations on places to go in Belgium for fine chocolate...and fritjz

 

[Acole9]

What a boring game that was. I know they lost and were disappointed but I don't understand why some of the Swiss players were crying at the end, they've done well to get as far as they have and lets face it they were never going to win the World cup.

 

[FCBarca]

what a dive, thank god it wasnt an argentinian or an uruguayan, we wouldnt hear the end of it

Thought it was a dive too but the reverse angle shows he just clipped him - made a meal of it, of course

That was not an experience I care to relive, besides how boring it was I couldn't manage allegiances well

 

[milan4ever]

If Argentina reaches semi-final it will be a good tournament for them. Belgium has 50% chance of beating them.

 

[Reddevilboy]

If Argentina reaches semi-final it will be a good tournament for them. Belgium has 50% chance of beating them.

50%? Wow that's a big call. I'd give them 40% at most. Argentina will still be big favorites even they are crap so far.

 

[Lyricist]

Apparently Shaqiri ran an incredible 14.7 kilometers today. Messi only managed 10.6km in 120 minutes!

 

[Cristobal]

Finally, the team that deserved to win, won. Now you can talk and talk, but the reality is Argentina 1, eleven Suiss defenders 0.

 

[Marcosdeto]

Finally, the team that deserved to win, won. Now you can talk and talk, but the reality is Argentina 1, eleven Suiss defenders 0.

spot on