Board 8 > World Cup 2018 Discussion part 3

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FlyingForever posted...

The_Ctes posted...

The times in Messi's international career where he has been under a decent coach are few .

Cause coach plays game and scores goals

Cmon now, no player can win 1 against 11. A lot of "strategies" have been giving Messi the ball and hope he does some magic.

Barcelona isn't doing that. They're playing with him.
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Whew

If France scores it better not be something like that.
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OK I take back what I said at the start this game is fucking great

Knew it was in the second he hit it
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Beautiful as well.
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What a beautiful shot.
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Goal of the tournament surpassed by a new goal of the tournament in the same match.
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France 2 - 2 Argentina

What a game so far, and now both teams have had their own equalizer goal each!
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Mbappe is so good
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What a fucking game

I think Deschamps sensed Argentina's vulnerability (not that that was hard) and played with a bit more aggressive, attacking intent this time. A bit like how Mourinho went straight for the jugular in that 3-1 against Arsenal this season, rather than his usual defensive tactics in big games. And it was working because they were well on top. But Di Maria and half-time have sparked Argentina's talented individuals so we now have a rough approximation of what France vs. Argentina should be with the level of talent they both have
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I, for one, can't wait for the 0-0 draw we're about to get in the next game.
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Did not expect Hernandez to play out of his mind this half.

He's another youngster
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France 3 - 2 Argentina

This second half is a wild one. 3 goals in about 20 minutes!
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LMAO cmon!
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Taking off Enzo is gonna give France a lot of space.
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Guess it was inevitable once Argentina started going for it

Mbappe has been just outrageously good. One of the best individual performances of the tournament, probably the best
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France 4 - 2 Argentina

France is really taking control now. I don't know if Argentina can keep up.
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Mbappe'd
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Argentina isn't even playing bad.

France is just playing better right now.
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wow Argentina what the hell happened
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France is getting some very unnecessary yellow cards.
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jcgamer107 posted...

wow Argentina what the hell happened

France playing really good is really all that happened.
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Also they changed their shape and took a chance, left a ton of space. Too much space for Mbappe to run into.
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Mascherano that was pathetic
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Griezmann off?

No problem we have a Fekir coming on!
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Aw Messi

Could have been highlight reel stuff had he finished
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Argentina is playing solid right now and finishing a lot better than they started out this tournament.
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These young French kids are alright
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too little too late :(
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ARGENTINA NOT GIVING UP lol
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Sad Whistling Argentina Child is going to grow up to be a supervillain
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Giroud you moron
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oh my god
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and that's a wrap, France advances
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God damn for just a second I thought that was going in

Fantastic, fantastic game
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Best match so far, no contest.
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Woooo now Icardi and Dybala can finally play properly
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The_Ctes posted...

Best match so far, no contest.

I agree
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Great match, hope the rest of the knockout stage is at that level. Still expecting quite a few boring 1-0 games though.
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Ringworm posted...

Great match, hope the rest of the knockout stage is at that level. Still expecting quite a few boring 1-0 games though.

Tonight should have few goals but I hope they absolutely beat the shit out of each other
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Thing about that last Argentina goal is it really shows what could have been if Sampaoli hadn't gotten it so badly wrong
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Legend:
QTF = Quarter Final
SMF = Semi Final
TPP = Third Place Playoff
FIN = Final

[A1] = [Uruguay 3W-0D-0L]
[B2] = [Portugal 1W-2D-0L]

QTF>[??] = [---]
QTF>[C1] = [France 3W-1D-0L]

[C1] = [France 3W-1D-0L]
[D2] = [Argentina 1W-1D-2L]

SMF>>>>>[??] = [---]
SMF>>>>>[??] = [---]

[E1] = [Brazil 2W-1D-0L]
[F2] = [Mexico 2W-0D-1L]

QTF>[??] = [---]
QTF>[??] = [---]

[G1] = [Belgium 3W-0D-0L]
[H2] = [Japan 1W-1D-1L]

FIN>>>>>>>>>[??] = [---]
FIN>>>>>>>>>[??] = [---]

TPP>>>>>>>>>[??] = [---]
TPP>>>>>>>>>[??] = [---]

[B1] = [Spain 1W-2D-0L]
[A2] = [Russia 2W-0D-1L]

QTF>[??] = [---]
QTF>[??] = [---]

[D1] = [Croatia 3W-0D-0L]
[C2] = [Denmark 1W-2D-0L]

SMF>>>>>[??] = [---]
SMF>>>>>[??] = [---]

[F1] = [Sweden 2W-0D-1L]
[E2] = [Switzerland 1W-2D-0L]

QTF>[??] = [---]
QTF>[??] = [---]

[H1] = [Colombia 2W-0D-1L]
[G2] = [England 2W-0D-1L]
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I'm rooting for portugal next game, but i have a feeling it's going to be a defensive game and at most a 1-0 victory
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Uruguay were very authoritative in that Russia game so it might come alive a bit

But Portugal are often a black hole of enjoyment
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Dark Silvergun posted...

[C1] = [France 3W-1D-0L] - 4
[D2] = [Argentina 1W-1D-2L] - 2

jumped the gun a bit, eh?
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the shot from behind him in slow motion is art
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XIII_rocks posted...

Thing about that last Argentina goal is it really shows what could have been if Sampaoli hadn't gotten it so badly wrong

Yeah, away with him. Hopefully a younger generation of Argentina will bloom next time.
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jcgamer107, thanks for pointing that out, I made an edit fix just now, oops!
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BBC crew pushing that whole "A star is born/coming out party" for the world's 2nd most expensive player >_>
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Yeah

Pretty annoying, it's the kind of thing that leads to this ridiculous "only the world cup matters" garbage.
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FOX says Mbappe is donating his national team salary to charity, what a guy
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