The Official World Cup 2018 Megathread

[Paddingtonwolf]

He just rolled it in when the keeper was diving away. Maybe the contact wasn't Harry Kane levels of crisp, but it didn't need to be.

 

[darlowolf64]

Another penalty! Nope outside of the area

 

[slink]

Awful penalty, too. Armani just guessed wrong.

It's a great penalty. His run and Armani going early allows him to put it where he wants and so he just rolls it in.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Just outside. Fuck knows what Tagliafico was doing.

 

[Jack Regan]

Another penalty!

Nope! Right on the edge, more tremendous pace from Mbappe.

 

[Tredman]

Mbappé is on form today, lovely touch to bring that down.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Suicidal defending without wishing to take anything away from Mbappé. They're ridiculously high.

 

[slink]

Argentina are so poor and yet they don't seem to have tried to do anything about it. I thought France would be quite negative as usual but this could end 4 or 5 if they want it to.

 

[Tredman]

Urgh.

 

[Dire Wolf]

I thought that the contact on the penalty was outside the box as well to be honest.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Argentina are horrific. Messi totally peripheral. Can't string anything together.

Will probably score.

 

[Jack Regan]

Argentina are so poor and yet they don't seem to have tried to do anything about it. I thought France would be quite negative as usual but this could end 4 or 5 if they want it to.

They can't really, their squad is terrible. Nothing in midfield, shambolic defenders and two world class forwards in Aguero and Dybala who can't get in the team.

 

[Tredman]

Argentina were worse than Nigeria the other night, who, as we all know, are turbowank.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I thought that the contact on the penalty was outside the box as well to be honest.

Continued into the box (Marcos the chav thinks it's a good idea to give an extra shove near the end too) so it's a pen.

 

[Freddeno]

Higuain, Agüero and Dybala all on the bench..I would be livid if I was Argentinian..

 

[slink]

They can't really, their squad is terrible. Nothing in midfield, shambolic defenders and two world class forwards in Aguero and Dybala who can't get in the team.

Their squad is terrible i agree but they could have tried to change something. Biglia instead of Mascherano, get Dybala, Messi and Aguero in the team and bin off the other crap attackers they keep playing. It really doesn't make any sense.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Higuain, Agüero and Dybala all on the bench..I would be livid if I was Argentinian..

Throwing on All The Strikers doesn't work though, they did that once they went behind vs Croatia and got picked off, Steve Bruce did it countless times last season with Villa and it never worked. You have to get the ball to them with quality or there's no point.

As I say Higuain has done absolutely nothing for Argentina for ages anyway.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Well Mascherano is picking the team so Biglia is never getting a gig.

 

[Freddeno]

Throwing on All The Strikers doesn't work though, they did that once they went behind vs Croatia and got picked off, Steve Bruce did it countless times last season with Villa and it never worked. You have to get the ball to them with quality or there's no point.

As I say Higuain has done absolutely nothing for Argentina for ages anyway.

I know you cant do that...i would have gone for Higuain and Agüero with Messi as a 10, Dybala to come in later

 

[Tredman]

Christ Argentina are a bunch of fuck heads.