World Cup 2014 thread

**Goofle** · 07-13-2014, 06:15 PM

Deserved really.

~Banshee~ · 07-13-2014, 06:27 PM

Messi wins the golden ball

14232949 · 07-13-2014, 06:41 PM

Yeah, no way Messi was the best player at the tournament.
I'd argue James, Robben, Blind, Mascherano, Muller & Neymar all had better tournaments.

**Goofle** · 07-13-2014, 06:43 PM

James, Mascherano and Neuer are the only ones who could arguably complain. But Messi has been fantastic.

~Banshee~ · 07-13-2014, 06:57 PM

I wouldn't say Messi has been fantastic in this tournament. Yes there were a few fleeting moments of brilliance, but he wasn't that good in the semi and for large parts of tonight's final. I wouldn't even say he's been Argentina's best player, Mascherano was. For me it should have been Rodriguez.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 07-13-2014, 07:14 PM

Four goals and four assists, if you compiled a highlights reel of all the best performers in this world cup I think Messi's would match most of them.

He's created more chances than anyone else as well, just he is held to a higher standard than anyone as he is near flawless.

Hate to say it but his chance was there on a plate and he missed it. He is still the goat but that was the perfect chance to silence his critics.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 07-14-2014, 06:14 AM

World Cup 2014: Argentina star Lionel Messi continues to mystify doctors with vomiting - World Cup 2014 - Football - The Independent

Mojo · 07-14-2014, 02:25 PM

Yeah I'm not sure if Messi deserved player of the tournament but I'm not particularly shocked he got it like a lot of people seem to be. He had a good tournament, the stats posted above are good, and he carried an entire squad bar maybe two or three other players to the final.

I don't really know what some people expect of him.

**Janszoon** · 07-14-2014, 02:41 PM

Can someone explain to me why the world cup trophy looks like a golden alien penis? Is this a recent design or has it always looked like that?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 07-14-2014, 02:45 PM

Would like to retract my four goals four assists comment, I think it was four goals and one assist, but even so that's still decent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emZk81mJOf8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ndMK1Rt1M - 1:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KAR5z4cWbo - 0:40

There was about three or four times last night he was surrounded by four Germans and still managed to get the ball past them or to a team mate either by passing or dribbling.

Can anyone remember that other world class pass he made? Not from last night, might have been against the Netherlands.

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~Banshee~ Groupie Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 18	Messi wins the golden ball

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14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	Yeah, no way Messi was the best player at the tournament. I'd argue James, Robben, Blind, Mascherano, Muller & Neymar all had better tournaments.

07-13-2014, 06:57 PM	#765 (permalink)
~Banshee~ Groupie Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 18	I wouldn't say Messi has been fantastic in this tournament. Yes there were a few fleeting moments of brilliance, but he wasn't that good in the semi and for large parts of tonight's final. I wouldn't even say he's been Argentina's best player, Mascherano was. For me it should have been Rodriguez.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Four goals and four assists, if you compiled a highlights reel of all the best performers in this world cup I think Messi's would match most of them. He's created more chances than anyone else as well, just he is held to a higher standard than anyone as he is near flawless. Hate to say it but his chance was there on a plate and he missed it. He is still the goat but that was the perfect chance to silence his critics.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	World Cup 2014: Argentina star Lionel Messi continues to mystify doctors with vomiting - World Cup 2014 - Football - The Independent

07-14-2014, 02:45 PM	#770 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Would like to retract my four goals four assists comment, I think it was four goals and one assist, but even so that's still decent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emZk81mJOf8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ndMK1Rt1M - 1:10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KAR5z4cWbo - 0:40 There was about three or four times last night he was surrounded by four Germans and still managed to get the ball past them or to a team mate either by passing or dribbling. Can anyone remember that other world class pass he made? Not from last night, might have been against the Netherlands.