You celebrating Willie?

Didn't catch the whole match but what I've seen was impressive, fair fucks to them especially the guts they played with.

Clrnc wrote:

You still can time waste though, in the added time they don't count

Not this game Clrnc. 8mins turned into 14 or so.

jones wrote:

You celebrating Willie?

Didn't catch the whole match but what I've seen was impressive, fair fucks to them especially the guts they played with.

Nah man. Much as I hate Argentina I was hoping they gave them another 8 like Germany did in 02.

Yeah half expected it, your compatriots either love or hate them nothing in between.

I'm firmly on your side but have to give them credit for the way they played.

Yeah they deserved their win. The Saudi keeper had no difficult saves to make

don't care for Saudi, but it would be boring if all the big teams came through and beat up on the little guys. i declare the World Cup formally open

jones wrote:

Yeah half expected it, your compatriots either love or hate them nothing in between.

I'm firmly on your side but have to give them credit for the way they played.

😆 true but majority hate them.

Yeah you're right though. They played well, have to give it to them tbh.

Hope Denmark batter Tunisia. My dickead of a boss is from there 😆

Big Willie wrote:

Hope Denmark batter Tunisia. My dickead of a boss is from there 😆

i spent several months in Tunis right after the Arab Spring. was an difficult time for locals, but such a beautiful city and people. they should win 

Claudius wrote:
Big Willie wrote:

Hope Denmark batter Tunisia. My dickead of a boss is from there 😆

i spent several months in Tunis right after the Arab Spring. was an difficult time for locals, but such a beautiful city and people. they should win 

Never been Tunisia, don't know too many people from there either. I'm just hating on my boss haha.

they've been playing well. hope they win. senegal broke my heart yesterday. wish they had some of those eligible french boys like Ousmane Dembele playing for them

Yeah I was with Senegal. Unlucky having to play without Mane.

Maradona is still the greatest ever!

If Messi wants to surpass him he has to take Argentina to WC glory, today was a very bad start and turns the World Cup upside down (everyone predicted Brazil v Argentina semi final).

Lol. If Maradona wants to surpass him he needs to win some CLs.

Maradona winning seria a and World Cup with two average sides respectively is greater than anything that Messi has done.

Go to Buneos Aires and ask the people there who is the greatest and you will only get one answer.

Messi won CL’s with star studded sides, he was the icing on the cake. Maradona was the cake.

There will never be another El Diego!

Sicario wrote:

Maradona winning seria a and World Cup with two average sides respectively is greater than anything that Messi has done.

Go to Buneos Aires and ask the people there who is the greatest and you will only get one answer.

Messi won CL’s with star studded sides, he was the icing on the cake. Maradona was the cake.

There will never be another El Diego!

Genuine question. When were you last in Buenos Aires to ask the locals that?

So one player achieved more with his country and one achieved more at club-level and to settle the dispute you just need to ask the people from his country. Makes total sense.

Sicario wrote:

Messi won CL’s with star studded sides, he was the icing on the cake.

It's fine to prefer Maradonna to Messi but this is a bad take regardless.

Quincy Abeyie wrote:

So one player achieved more with his country and one achieved more at club-level and to settle the dispute you just need to ask the people from his country. Makes total sense.

You cant compare Barca 2008-2015 aka the best club side ever to Napoli 1985-1990. Seria a was much harder to win than La Liga for starters. Maradona's club achievements were greater. Dont forget back then only one team per country could play in the CL aka the European Cup so Maradona had less opportunities. He did win a UEFA Cup though.

Listen Big Willie, Maradona is in the heart of Argentineans, Messi is not. Maradona is a one off, polar opposite of Messi.

You don't need to have lived in the city or been there to know this. I've watched enough documentaries on both.

I think ppl that prefer Messi weren't old enough to have seen Maradona or they grew up with Messi.

Ask old footballers like Rio Ferdinand and any players that are 40 plus and 99% say El Diego.

When Maradona died, all the Brazilian legendary players showed their respect and called him the GOAT. That wouldn't happen to any normal player especially due to the rivalry between the two countries.

Messi cant tie Maradona's boots when it comes to GOAT debate and today again showed why Messi is far behind. When his county needs him he often goes missing (remember that pen miss in 2016 copa america when the pussy retired from his country like the coward he is).

Sicario wrote:
Quincy Abeyie wrote:

So one player achieved more with his country and one achieved more at club-level and to settle the dispute you just need to ask the people from his country. Makes total sense.

Ask old footballers like Rio Ferdinand and any players that are 40 plus and 99% say El Diego.

You are talking about something generational though. 

I have a very different relationship with Italia 90 (my first World Cup) than I do with any other World Cup. Even USA 94. I remember practically every game from those 2 tournaments. Ask me to name a game from the 2018 tournament other than the semis or final, and I will genuinely struggle. The players who shaped how you see football are deeply important to you - and it is important to understand that is why icons like Pele, the Beetles, Maradona, Michael Jackson are so revered by people who have had prominent voices in media to date. 

Claudius wrote:

they've been playing well. hope they win. senegal broke my heart yesterday. wish they had some of those eligible french boys like Ousmane Dembele playing for them

Dembele is Mauritanian not Senegalese I think.

jones wrote:
Claudius wrote:

they've been playing well. hope they win. senegal broke my heart yesterday. wish they had some of those eligible french boys like Ousmane Dembele playing for them

Dembele is Mauritanian not Senegalese I think.

I believe he is Mauritanian on dad side and Senegalese on mom side.

Sicario wrote:
Quincy Abeyie wrote:

So one player achieved more with his country and one achieved more at club-level and to settle the dispute you just need to ask the people from his country. Makes total sense.

You cant compare Barca 2008-2015 aka the best club side ever to Napoli 1985-1990. Seria a was much harder to win than La Liga for starters. Maradona's club achievements were greater. Dont forget back then only one team per country could play in the CL aka the European Cup so Maradona had less opportunities. He did win a UEFA Cup though.

Listen Big Willie, Maradona is in the heart of Argentineans, Messi is not. Maradona is a one off, polar opposite of Messi.

You don't need to have lived in the city or been there to know this. I've watched enough documentaries on both.

I think ppl that prefer Messi weren't old enough to have seen Maradona or they grew up with Messi.

Ask old footballers like Rio Ferdinand and any players that are 40 plus and 99% say El Diego.

When Maradona died, all the Brazilian legendary players showed their respect and called him the GOAT. That wouldn't happen to any normal player especially due to the rivalry between the two countries.

Messi cant tie Maradona's boots when it comes to GOAT debate and today again showed why Messi is far behind. When his county needs him he often goes missing (remember that pen miss in 2016 copa america when the pussy retired from his country like the coward he is).

Damn mate. What has Messi done to you? Didnt want to sign your shirt?

Haha I am massive Maradona fan. Childhood hero so I may be biased as Claudius said.

Just think sometimes he is under appreciated in the GOAT debate.

Poland Mexico is a bore fest.

Maradona, Lacazette and Mourinho die hard. Good trio

Clrnc wrote:

Maradona, Lacazette and Mourinho die hard. Good trio

Nope. Only Maradona die hard. Laca was just a good servant for us, not even in my top 10 Arsenal players of all time. Jose is a cunt but top 5 manager of all time.

Ochoa what a brilliant WC keeper

Only seen the first one (I think there are five episodes), but great watch so far.

Some of you lot are perhaps too knowledgeable for this to bring anything new to the table, but I'm not. 😆

Giroud up front for France.

Saliba, Varane and Kounde all benched for Pavard, Upamecano and Konate. Camavinga and Fofana benched for Rabiot.

Rabiot doesn’t strike me as a WC style player. He’s too loose, not someone you can count on.

Deschamps don't deserve any success with that shit lineup. Lucas Hernandez instead of Theo too, yucks

Just realised France only have Muani, Coman and Thuram as backup attackers after Deschamps refuse to replace Benzema. Amateur

Southgate and Deschamps have waste extraordinary talent for successive tournaments. Crimes against humanity. Saka took it out of Southgate's hands and must have absolutely killed it in training just to edge out Foden.

Yep it's been coming for Deschamps

That's the tournament done for Lucas too probably, but that's good news for France

Think its been pretty one sided in France's favor. They're not much with it though, barring silky and elegant breaches by Mbappe.

There you go, what a cross from Theo

MistaT wrote:

Rabiot doesn’t strike me as a WC style player. He’s too loose, not someone you can count on.

The fuck do I know 😆

Oh I’d forgotten how much I hate giroud.