Quarter Finals

[RAFUH]

See it and execute it in match

...let alone a world cup with the pressure/expectation he carries

 

[MichaelEFC96]

Need big Davy with his ghost runs

Dutch have offered zilch

 

[Amw79]

France v Argentina final will be fantastic.

When do Wales play their quarter final game?

 

[evilwebby]

I'm gonna sound like a bitter, but I still don't think Messi had stood out this tournament. Yes he's had moments of quality which is why he's in the team, but he doesn't stamp him authority on a game - his workrate isn't great (understandable of course given his years) and a lot of the games just pass him by.

Yeah, superb pass for the goal, but I wouldn't say he's lifted the game other than that.

 

[Librarian]

People still banging the drum that Messi's the best player of all time.

Ha Ha Ha.

FFS that's amazing.

Couldn't lace this feller's boots.

Shades of The killer pass in the 86 final from Messi there, just shades mind, we’re still in the quarters

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

I think that's a cover for deep insecurity, personally. It's not enough to win. They're expected to blast teams off the face of the planet, the way Pele's sides did.

Ronaldo is the only player they have produced since who managed to stand up to playing in that kind of a shadow. As insane as it may sound, he holds the record for goals scored by a player that lifted the trophy in that tournament. The only question is whether scoring every goal in the semifinal and final is more impressive than Maradona single-handedly hauling Argentina into the final in the preceding two rounds.

Yep, I agree with that

 

[Amw79]

I'm gonna sound like a bitter, but I still don't think Messi had stood out this tournament. Yes he's had moments of quality which is why he's in the team, but he doesn't stamp him authority on a game - his workrate isn't great (understandable of course given his years) and a lot of the games just pass him by.

Yeah, superb pass for the goal, but I wouldn't say he's lifted the game other than that.

So aside from his 1 in a million pass for the only chance in the game, which led to the only goal in the game, he hasn’t done enough, right?

 

[davek]

Shades of The killer pass in the 86 final from Messi there, just shades mind, we’re still in the quarters

Messi would have been running home for his mum if he had to face the challeneges El Diego got.

 

[LinekersLegs]

People still banging the drum that Messi's the best player of all time.

Ha Ha Ha.

FFS that's amazing.

Couldn't lace this feller's boots.

“Lace his boots” always reminds me of this clip

 

[RAFUH]

 

[LinekersLegs]

Messi would have been running home for his mum if he had to face the challeneges El Diego got.

Pitches were quite different too!

 

[DanEFC92]

Dutch have been very unimpressive

 

[davek]

No acceleration now Messi.

 

[longers]

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Here’s his da lol

Alan Brazils exotic half brother

 

[Huyton Layne]

Just had a look at the stats as I'm not watching, did Martinez get the Holland job in the last few days?