[Football] Argentina v Croatia

[Kinky Gerbil]

Called it before the World Cup.

People too busy looking at the front line to look at the rest of the team which is trash.

 

[Weststander]

I have definitely enjoyed that match the most (apart from our game obviously)

Mexico v Germany was beautiful to savour.

 

[Weststander]

Called it before the World Cup.

People too busy looking at the front line to look at the rest of the team which is trash.

All the experts in the know said the same as you.

It was only a few lazy BBC / ITV commentators, who very boringly tried to turn this WC into a shoot out between Messi and Ronaldo.

 

[AmexRuislip]

FAT chance!

"I won't cry for you Argentina,
The reason is you are f@ck1ng sh1t!"

Typical cynical South American tackling of old, wonderful stuff, even VAR was in puberty when that was going on.
Great game though

 

[Durlston]

Could even go through with a loss since they lost 3-0 Argentinas goal difference is so bad.

Nigeria may ask Argentina what score they want and then ask for their personal bank details, allegedly.

 

[Simster]

Called it before the World Cup.

People too busy looking at the front line to look at the rest of the team which is trash.

You did indeed, and I was in full agreement - they were way too short at the bookies before the competition. Additionally, I believe I called their dogshit goalkeepers might prove an issue.

 

[portslade seagull]

Will be about 1/2 odds the draw if not shorter if that is the case

Soton v spuds springs to mind

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

That baldy Argie manager is bloody annoying

Is it just me that thought he looked somewhat camp as he was prancing along the touchline dressed all in black?

 

[Durlston]

Called it before the World Cup.

People too busy looking at the front line to look at the rest of the team which is trash.

That 6-1 thrashing to Spain in March set alarm bells ringing and also only just qualifying.

Good call. Hope you had some money on them to lose in the group stage. Looks a formality now.

 

[Blackadder]

Mexico v Germany was beautiful to savour.

Oh agreed but Argentina were annihilated and look to be going out, in what looked like, a home game. ** (and I did miss most of the Germany game as I was at a family birthday bash)

** I will probably change my mind if Sweden do the same to Germany in the next game.

 

[Simster]

Anyway, enough about Argentina - the fact is that Croatia could win this competition because it is as wide open as I can remember a World Cup ever being. They have Mandzukic, Rakatic and of course Luka Modric, they are incredibly well organised and are getting more than the sum of their parts from that team. Players like Lovren and particularly Vida look far better than ordinary in that side. I can't believe they finished below Iceland in qualifying.

 

[Saunders]

Nigeria may ask Argentina what score they want and then ask for their personal bank details, allegedly.

haha

 

[essbee1]

Anyway, enough about Argentina - the fact that is that Croatia could win this competition because it is as wide open as I can remember a World Cup ever being. They have Mandzukic, Rakatic and of course Luka Modric, they are incredibly well organised and are getting more than the sum of their parts from that team. Players like Lovren and particularly Vida look far better than ordinary in that side. I can't believe they finished below Iceland in qualifying.

I was thinking the same - and you know what, it would be fab if they did. A small country beating the big boys.

 

[Dick Head]

Nigeria may ask Argentina what score they want and then ask for their personal bank details, allegedly.

 

[Seagull1989]

Anyway, enough about Argentina - the fact is that Croatia could win this competition because it is as wide open as I can remember a World Cup ever being. They have Mandzukic, Rakatic and of course Luka Modric, they are incredibly well organised and are getting more than the sum of their parts from that team. Players like Lovren and particularly Vida look far better than ordinary in that side. I can't believe they finished below Iceland in qualifying.

Absolutely ! Croatia played as a team and their midfield dominated today . I hadn't rated Modric that highly until today but he was brilliant , his range of passing cut Argentina apart .

 

[Guinness Boy]

No of course not, but as England fans surely we recognise what we are seeing from this embarrassment of an Argentine side. Good players picked out of position with no tactical plan. Argentina ceded the midfield to a team featuring arguably the best central midfielders in this World Cup. They played three at the back when they do not have wing backs in the squad. Then players freezing under the pressure from back home. Pretty sure I have seen this story in most recent tournaments from England.

The midfield domination is a good call and I agree that Croatia probably have the best combination in the tournament. And let's not argue about little things on such a glorious night

I think my clumsy, three pints down, point is that no matter what happens with team selection there were errors tonight that were so uncharacteristically Argentinian (and as you point out we've seen it in our own team). If the final policy of a calamitous campaign is to select the "best" players for the sake of it then those players looked technically inept tonight.

Believe it or not I backed the Argies to win as part of a treble today because I got evens on them. That, to me, was basically a 50/50 shout on Messi winning it by himself or not. I thought they represented value - the Argentina of yesteryear would have been long odds on against Croatia. I'm absolutely delighted to have been done at the post. I’d never have backed them for the tournament. As [MENTION=232]Simster[/MENTION] says they were stupidly short given their qualifying.

If they've any sense they'll use this as an opportunity for a massive clear out

 

[The Rivet]

I know it's a late post to the party but hey ho...

Why do I feel such joy at the humiliation of Argentina? I thoroughly enjoyed that game and result.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Leo Messi's beard winds me up

 

[Bolton va va]

Is it just me that thought he looked somewhat camp as he was prancing along the touchline dressed all in black?

Even more so when he took off his jacket to reveal his man tits & crap tattoos.

 

[1066familyman]

I know it's a late post to the party but hey ho...

Why do I feel such joy at the humiliation of Argentina? I thoroughly enjoyed that game and result.

I'm late too having only just finished watching. We feel joy because Argentina are, and always have been, a nasty cynical football team, and bad losers.

I'm now imagining their manager doing a Pops from The League of Gentlemen in the dressing room after the game The prick wouldn't even shake hands with the Croatian manager at the end