VAR is BACK in the spotlight.
Originally, fans were worried they wouldn’t be able to cheer goals (that turned out wrong). Then they were worried the drama would be sucked out of the game (so SO wrong). Now, they are FURIOUS that sometimes the human looking at the replay doesn’t get it right. THEY WANT HUMANS GETTING IT WRONG WITH NO REPLAYS BECAUSE IT FEELS RIGHT.
The Iran/Portugal game ended up a draw when the ref incorrectly called a handball on a player who handled in the box when he couldn’t really see what the fuck was going on. Sometimes refs give it, sometimes they don’t. I didn’t think the decision was right, but I was glad the ref had a full understanding of what he was doing.
For me, I love VAR. Neymar shouldn’t get away with being really good at cheating. The hopeful offshoot of that is maybe they’ll start thinking more about putting on a spectacle than trying hoodwink the ref and the fans.
One of the reasons we need VAR is because outside the sheer speed of the game, players were getting exceptionally talented at cheating. Look no further than the Champions League final. Ramos freely committed ABH on Karius early on and concussed him into errors later in the game. He also judo rolled the arm of the hottest player in Europe so he couldn’t carry on. Who felt good about the CL result? Who would have felt better if the dark arts of the games weren’t of value?
Most of us, unless you’re the sort of traditionalist that preferred the good old days when you didn’t have to wear a seatbelt whilst you were driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway way on 3 pints of Super T.
VAR is already var better than it was in the Bundesliga. There have been huge jumps in efficiencies already. Give it 2 years and the refs will be watching replays on their armPads or some shit like that and the whole process will be way quicker. There is no joy in shite decisions, there is no justice in a system that consistently rewards those who cheat really fucking well.
MAJOR news about Torriera. Not only did he rock 94% pass completion for Uraguay as they toasted Russia, his Sporting Director is on the record as saying he’s left the club.
“Tomorrow we will have our first meeting with Giampaolo and that is when our transfer window starts. An excellent player like Torreira has left us but we will replace him. The squad will be company will be competitive as always.”
The PERFECT news. A real DM. What a moment.
Ever Banega is on our radar according to Ed Maylon. He says the club have no intention of selling him unless someone comes in and pays his massive release clause of £17m (for a 29 yr old).
‘A high-ranking Sevilla official told The Independent on Monday that Banega is not for sale under any circumstances, and they are planning talks with the player on his return from the World Cup to reassure him that the project at the Sanchez Pizjuan is the best place for his talents. They also believe that Arsenal have higher priority targets, whereas Banega remains at the heart of their plans.’
Any outfit worth its rep as a selling club needs to shift on older players for big money, they’re absolutely desperate to move him on and the player is likely gagging for a Premier League payday.
Gelson Martins is attracting interest from Italy and Arsenal. We apparently bid £30m for him, he’d be a lunatic to turn down Arsenal, the greatest sporting project in the world. Caglar Soyuncu has denied contact with Arsenal, it sounds like he’s fishing for a club, so we’ll see what happens there. Jack Wilshere isn’t of interest to Juventus… what a shocker.
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Marko
Sounds like Rose is just in the wrong business.
Football is basically the entertainment industry and the pressure that comes with it is intense. So much at stake and your entire career can end with an injury, also there’s the early retirement and finding yourself essentially retired in your mid to late 30s.
Not for everyone despite the money and fame.
Wikipedia Redruth….Gerd Muller, possibly greatest ever‘Fox in the box’. Lionel Messi, one of the all time great footballers. Quoting their goal scoring stats as some sort of overarching comparison is feeble, even for you.
“”Receding – You must be bored 24/7 then you sad cunt.””
Be that as it it i do not use it as an excuse to come to a footballing blog and try to tell the posters that messi is a fraud. That is your specialty
Your abusive words are kinda lame..you keep saying dense and dumb then throw in the c word …..rolls eyes
Rohr is setting up Nigeria in a 3-5-2 formation .
Can’t say i approve to be honest
WengerEagle
Gerd Muller: World Cup Winner
Lionel Messi: World Cup Loser lol
“Now give mummy back her phone”
You can talk with your mum later
Really not sure what will happen tonight.
NIGERIA WIN.
ARGENTINA WIN.
DRAW.
Don’t know.
If Argentina play to their strengths (ie Messi and Aguero) I feel it will be arrivederci Nigeria.
My gut says Nigeria will go for it, which will open the door for Messi.
What does anyone else think?
Do Argentina have to win by two goals?
Shite, should be a great game.
Receding – Point out where I said Messi is a fraud.
You’re just a low intelligence mong that can only deal in strawman arguments and red herrings.
Messi is noted for his goalscoring prowess so it’s a fair comparison.
Nigeria will have to play out of their skins tonight. But one thing is they have some clumsy ass defenders Messi be relishing that.
2-1 to the argues although I want Nigeria to win.
Come on guys! Why so much hostility? That people have different opinion here and can debate it makes this place great.
Argies
Still reckon Spain are going to win wc.
Redruth: Miserable troll
Redruth…fair comparison….’known for his goal scoring’ laughable.
Messi is also known for incredible dribbling, outstanding passing, numerous assists but hey if you want to highlight ‘goal scoring’ as a like for like basis for comparing two very different players….go with your narrative- you always do anyway!
Red just jinx it. Mess will now go and be pivotal in getting Argentina through.
Messi is noted for his
goalscoringfootballing prowess so it’s a fair comparison.Uruguay for me.
Fixed it for you Ruth.
Caglar confirming that we’ve made an offer and he’s keen on the move according to SSN. Kind of makes a mockery of the stuff stroller comes out with honestly. You cannot put a number on the ins and outs at Arsenal this summer. Such is the desire of Emery and Sven and Raul to do well. Also says a lot about the squad Arsene left them
Arsene who?
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Be that as it it i do not use it as an excuse to come to a footballing blog and try to tell the posters that messi is a fraud. That is your specialty
Literally never said he was a fraud. You know if you’re so bored with so much time on your hands why not learn to actually read what people are saying instead of just being a contrarian all the time
So as I wanted Banega and Di Maria in the starting 11.
Pretty average side but at least Banega and Di Maria start.
Messi will have to play out if his mind to pull this off, Argies backline is shockingly poor and Nigeria have a goal or two in them.
Argentina will win in unconvincing fashion because Nigeria are kind of really rubbish. But they ain’t coming close to winning the thing
Would have played Rojo at LB and Masch CB, Biglia CM with Banega and Le Celso personally behind Messi, Hig and Di Maria.
Enzo Perez is shite.
Would have personally*
so if the aim is not to prove that Messi is a fraud pray tell what the aim is? A dude spends days listing out Messi’s supposed flaws and using Chelsea as some kind of barometer… lol
naija has a game now so I am in full patriotic mode
Mad how it’s best of a bad bunch with Higuain over Aguero rather than an agonising choice between the two.
Hig’s been better in tournaments for Argentina even with his big game misses factored in, Aguero really is shite for the NT.
‘Would have played Rojo at LB and Masch CB, Biglia CM with Banega and Le Celso personally behind Messi, Hig and Di Maria.’
Exactly, I thought this would be the most obvious starting 11 but God knows what Sampaoli has been thinking.
Argies look like they are shitting themselves.
Shitty Willy dropped as well 🙂
The biggest world cup match in Nigeria’s history and Iwobi’s on the bench.
Time to get rid of him, he’s useless.
“so I am in full patriotic mode”
Makes a change from full on spaz mode.
The aim? We were having a discussion about the greats of the game.You don’t do that without referencing flaws.
Stick to being a miserable tit who feels it worthy to mention being bored of Salah.
Imagine that. Loves Ozil but finds Salah dull.
Would think (well would hope) that it was always more wishful thinking rather than legitimate hope that Iwobi would amount to anything because we have been so starved of young talent.
Been evident for a good while now that he’s gash.
Who has streaming links for the Nigeria match please
How the fuck is that a foul on Messi lol
France were not very good again but then, what about the Danes ?
Literally stopped playing for the last 30 minutes.
Guess their fans are extatic right now.
Hate anti-football..
Come on Nigeria !
lol
I just posted a link from a well written article on Salah. You seem to think liking Ozil as a football talent is an insult so knock yourself out.
And Salah exceeded his usual level last season so there is nothing wrong in pointing that out you bitter dude
Stick to being a miserable tit who feels it worthy to mention being bored of Salah. Imagine that. Loves Ozil but finds Salah dull.
Got a weird infatuation with some and a weird dislike of others. I mean Salah? I don’t get it
Perceptive analysis Danny, Iwobi doesn’t get picked so we should sell him….
Bet if Wenger signed Salah back in his Basel days and he was getting about 10 goals q season for us Receding and the like would be talking about him being brilliant but he plays for Liverpool and just scored 40+ goals so for some reason he hates him
That’s the 3rd time Mascherano has made a shiity suicidal pass.
Fekir was better in 20 minutes than Griezmann in 3 games..
Been very disappointed with the latter so far..
What a goal!
Banega makes such a difference.
What a finish
Nigeria so shit, that’s why Messi scored….sorry Messi haters got that in before you could.
Messiiiiiiii
Why the fuck is Yessssssss by itself a banned word on this blog?
Fuck Messi
Should turn this game into a cracker.
lol
Maradona coked up to the eyeballs in the stands.
What a shit keeper lol
Who,s the Daddy.
what a pass from Banega
Shit defending from the boys it must be said… u don’t let Messi drift away from you
Azed, why would you want to fuck Messi?
Bob
I’m Nigerian.
What a touch by Messi. It’s such a privilege to be watching football at a time with both Messi and Ronaldo. My Messi vs Ronaldo final could be back on.
Perceptive analysis Danny, Iwobi doesn’t get picked so we should sell him….
I mean we should probably sell him because he’ll never amount to anything more than a bench warmer at this club. I don’t even dislike him like others on here but it’s pretty clear he’s not good enough to start for a team like Arsenal
The ball hits Messi’s thigh and still he gets the ball to drop exactly where he wanted ……genius
Qna
They can’t meet in the Final, if Argentina and Portugal beat France and Uruguay they meet in the QF.
We should sign that Banega fella up 😉
Great goal though and nice to see the big guy found himself a decent coke dealer out in Russia.
This is what Paulinho meant by off the ball movement and that Messi does this not too often, especially playing for his NT.
My guess is that he was there because he was told that this will improve his outcome. And it did.
Always about how shit the keeper is with you Red it’s never about the player scoring. Little weirdo
Shit defending from the boys it must be said… u don’t let Messi drift away from you
One could almost say it was naive Receding
Barking Arsene
” and nice to see the big guy found himself a decent coke dealer out in Russia.”
I’d be disappointed in Maradona if the coke snorting is not associated with sexual orgies.
He is in Sankt Petersburg after all.
Plenty on offer there.
Messi hatrick coming up today. I can smell it.
WE. Shit.
Raptora – Linked to confidence and knowing you’ve got the beating of who you are up against, so he makes an off the ball run due the liberation that feeling gives him.
Marko – Don’t, you’ll give Receding a headache.
Aguero must have affairs with the wives of every Argie manager. Absolute joke Higuain starting ahead of him.
Chika
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Simply amazing touch and then the right footed finish. One of the greatest players of all time at his best right there. Enjoy the moment guys.
Who cares if you hit the keeper straight in the face if that can get you a pen ?
Loving football more and more these days…
Hig offers fuck all outside of the box. Never shows for the ball never gets involved. How Icardi never made the squad is beyond me
Paulinho. Maybe team chemistry will be better. Something had to be done. They are still far from all being on the same page, but better.
Banega brilliant so far
Dumb defenders can see this ending up 5-0
Paulinho
Aguero is shite more often than not in tournaments for Argentina.
They haven’t had a quality CF performer since Crespo.
Diego Costa talking about how disloyal the Iranians were …
That particular one had me in stitches
Red card. Definitely the last man. Maybe his last touch took it away from being a goal scoring opportunity but I didn’t think it mattered if you were the last man. The second defender was not getting there.
Messi on this freekick surely
He is on.
hit the post?
bit too cute that one
WE -Thought he looked as sharp and dangerous against Iceland. He was in my fantasy team so I was watching him like a hawk ha ha.
QNA could be right about chemistry but Aguero gives you that burst that it is worth persevering IMO. Also mentally more likely get a big goal.
Fingertips on the save. I think that was going in.
You maybe right Marko about Iwobi. I guess I’m still hoping he’ll improve enough to deserve to stay- home grown lad and all that.
I was slightly provoked by the comment that because Iwobi was not selected for this particular match, he should therefore be sold.
“I’d be disappointed in Maradona if the coke snorting is not associated with sexual orgies.”
To be honest I’d be slightly disappointed if hey weren’t up in the stands with him!
Defender was lucky to stay on there.
Banega smashing it as well.
How the fuck was Acuna playing over Banega all this time. One is absolutely shit and the other is quality.
This game could be wrapped up in time to see if Iceland can do the business.
Paulinho
Aguero for me is low-key the most disappointed I’ve been in a player.
He was world class at Atletico as a teenager, has gone on to be a great goalscorer obviously but his all round game underwhelms for the talent he has in his locker.
Think he’s too happy to plays second fiddle, he’s never been the guy even at atleti it was Forlan although Aguero was better.
Wired differently to Messi and Ronaldo.
Typical toothless African display.
Still on a knife edge, Iceland nearly scored there.
DiMaria is pants too. But you can see clearly the difference Banega has instead of yet another DM being played in the middle. Keeps them ticking along nicely very energetic too looks younger than 29
Dunno if Iwobi deserves to play or not, but Iheanacho is such a nothing player. Will never make the next step.
Reading through some posters comment here one might be tempted to conclude this is the first time Messi has made an off the ball run in his career
talk about an an agenda
Maradona bugging out.
Nigerian right back completely out of his depth..
He’s having a mare.?