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Mr. Charlie 06-20-2014 05:03 PM

Aye, much prefer the BBC coverage.

IvanMC 06-20-2014 09:37 PM

Holy ***t; who would have thought... Costa Rica were the absolute underdog here! Let's take our hats off to them; fine performance against the Italians.

YorkeDaddy 06-21-2014 11:52 AM

Messi tho

Cuthbert 06-21-2014 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christian Benteke (Post 1356750)
Messi to lift the World Cup and prove he is the greatest ever while playing like a man possessed

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christian Benteke (Post 1356756)
I know it's a cop out but I really do believe he's just been unlucky and he's gonna silence his critics good and proper next year. For me he is already the greatest of all time.

^

There's no doubt in my mind he is going to win it for them.

He's wonderful, the little man has got everything.

Mojo 06-21-2014 12:43 PM

I feel for Iran. They defended so well and still created chances. Argentina created many more chances but I didn't feel they really came any closer to scoring than Iran did - and then obviously Messi happened.

Anyway, gutsy performance. The only real difference between the teams in the end was the greatest player in the world. Not too shabby.

Cuthbert 06-21-2014 01:08 PM

A lot of people who've been peddling shite for the last four years were disgruntled when that one went in.

'Needs to do it in a World Cup'. And he is :cool:.

Once Argentina reach the knock outs and aren't playing teams who swarm Messi and stick 10 men behind the ball, Messi will have the freedom to roam the pitch and will come alive. Even the hipsters won't be able to deny his greatness.

#ExcitedChild

Mojo 06-21-2014 02:00 PM

I expect a different Argentina as well once they reach the knockouts. Even though they have been restricted and had to play through ten men I've been underwhelmed by them so far to be honest. But they still have been the better team in their matches, have six points, Messi is scoring goals, and I think in matches that are more open they will be much more dangerous.

A good start for sure.

Cuthbert 06-21-2014 02:00 PM

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnRK9KeKlc...00/ronaldo.jpg

IvanMC 06-21-2014 06:48 PM

Argentina don't stand a good chance. Everyone's expectations are sky high here, but I'm afraid the team won't live up to them. Maradona pulled it off on his own in 1986; Messi will not be able to make it alone. I think Argentina are a fine team, but they don't have the prowess they are thought to have: we lack headers; many players aren't strong enough or tall enough (these are not minor details, seriously); our defenders (with the exception of Rojo) suck - hugely. Remember what happened 4 years ago against Germany. It'll be absolutely tough from now on.

Goofle 06-21-2014 07:47 PM

Sooooo Zabaleta sucks?


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