Thuram kicked into him and initiated the contact before falling. Di Maria was kicked (albeit softly) from behind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
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Thuram kicked into him and initiated the contact before falling. Di Maria was kicked (albeit softly) from behind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
Even the French one, I would be ok if it wasn't given.
Bejaysus looks like I’ve missed a bit. Are we still on for the Messi shootout miss?
As he was already falling to the ground after diving.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
Mbappe winner here would be the greatest NARRATIVE thing ever to happen.
Imagine. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
He'd probably never be able to return to Argentina.
Top NARRATIVE outcomes:
1. Messi winner
2. Messi assists the winner
3. Messi pre-assists the winner
4. Messi touches the ball at some point before the winner
5. Messi is still on the pitch when Argentina score the winner
6. Messi is not on the pitch when Argentina score the winner
7. Mbappe scores the winner
Mbappe wants this.
What you're seeing here is the difference between three subs and five subs.
Kolo Muani should do better there.
Argentina all over the shop.
I was wondering this during the Argentina/Holland match. Assuming that you can keep your own cool and the momentum favours you, in situations like this could you come up with a plan to use people on the bench to accumulate yellow cards to raise the general seethe level and nobble the referee and opposition?
When Messi cut in there I thought that was the game.
That was crap refereeing to pull that yellow card back.
This referee is refusing to let france play advantage at times here
Absolute madness in the last 15 mins.
That Acuña is fucking useless. Scaloni has cost his country the World Cup throwing that dwarf on.
I'm fully down with sending players off for those tackles.
Yeah, I find it hard to believe adrenaline wouldn't have got AdM through another 20 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben
I don't think it was due to him being tired. He brought him off to put a left back in his place, so it feels more of a tactical choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
Frame the last few pages on here and hang it in the Louvre (or just have Mahow refer to it next time he makes a post mentioning me) :drool:
Mbappe, Muani and Coman stocks are skyrocketing but this is all Didier, what subs. I thought he'd fucked up with Griezemann off.
Griezman was useless all day.
What happens if your sub runs on and takes a player out if he's through on goal? Well worth a red for the sub only in that case for a world cup final? Basically playing with a free sweeper.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
Wonder what the odds were for France in, say, the 70th minute compared to now. How can they be so shit for 3/4 of the match and then come alive like this?
Very good question. I bet Mourinho has looked into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
I still wouldn't take a cynical red. Especially if you need that person for penalties.
It's just what France do. In every sport, for all time. Often the other way round as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7om
I’ve wondered this myself. I wonder if there would be some kind of disqualification.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
Already subbed off. Giroud for example who has a yellow since coming off. Or just a coach?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shindig
It is only a red for the sub (or already subbed player). When somebody eventually does that they will have to introduce penalty goals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
It is amazing that they might win a World Cup only playing about fifteen minutes per match.
Is this the best World Cup of most of our lifetimes? It's easily the best final, what with all of the others being shit.
Those are vintage Mexican league tactics, when ball boys would throw extra balls into the field every time the home team was winning and the opposition was looking dangerous.
The level has been shit but the games have been good. Qatar. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
Croatia ruined it a bit, otherwise it's up there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
My only hope is Infantino doesn't decide December is the time for World Cups now. Although it does get the Premier League's fabled winter break set in stone.
I'd say yes on both counts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
I was expecting it to be bollocks and not get into it, but it's been ace and it's going to take a few weeks to get back into the domestic shit.
No way to prove this, but I suspect it's been so good in part due to all of the players not being dead after a long season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shindig
Holy shit that block.
Not when he has 48 countries in a world cup soon. Nobody will be getting a break.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shindig
France need to win it here as Lloris ain’t doing shit in a shootout
That should have been it. Martinez should be fresh but he took forever to shoot there.
And again.
Upamecano has fucked up Martinez twice.
This has got real good.
Martinez has been a waste of space everytime he's played in this World Cup so today's no different really.
Under the three team group proposal, it's the same number of games, right? Even if we go back to groups of 4 it's only one more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gray Fox
Lautaro Martinez is dogshit.
Shades of Higuain.
100% they go back to groups of four. No way will Infantino get rid of it now it's been such a success in his beloved Qatar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yevrah
I was more getting at fewer countries missing out. For example Salah is having a lovely December break this year, but with 48 teams he'd be out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yevrah