Hate It If We Played It - Qatar World Cup 2022

Lol @ Lewandowski crying on the floor after scoring that

Wonder if the defender will still get his Rolls after that..

Lol muffed that one

0-0 huh..

Nice

Not so good: 1-1

Kylian killin' em

Credit to FRA. DEN looked dangerous at moments, it could have gone the other way. But unless DEN can beat AUS they are going home.

AUS-DEN will come down to which side can show the greater sense, or perhaps even sensibility

Argentina not really impressing so far, wouldn't be surprised if Mexico score.

Fingers crossed, it would be hilarious if the pre-tournament favourites went out.

If Arg draw and beat Poland they meet France.

France aren't as good as 2018 to me. It will probably be good enough to beat Argentina. Unless they improve.

If they improve now surely they beat Mex.

Argentina have scrapped their way into the game but look well short of form still

I was under the impression Brazil and France were the favourites

Argentina are shockingly poor though

Couple of really nasty tackles in the first half, wonder if Roy Keane has any funny comments to make about those.

A lot better and now a goal!

wowow

Mexico totally toothless tbh.

Yeah he's still got it (sometimes)

Just parked my car. What’d I miss?

👍

Fantastic goal

Awesome sauce, boss!

Guess I must have parked in my lucky spot.

2-0 is a very flattering scoreline but the goals were great at least. Going to be some tense final games in this group.

Mexico totally toothless tbh.

― Oh wouldn't it be rubbery? (Tom D.), Saturday, 26 November 2022 bookmarkflaglink

Almost never seen them be any good in WCs

Arg dominated that 2nd half. 2-0 is about right. Can see them taking out Poland no problem.

AUS-DEN will come down to which side can show the greater sense, or perhaps even sensibility

― imago, Saturday, November 26, 2022

Underrated post.

The play’s the thing

Gary Neville talked about players not fearing Messi is getting the laughs. Other good one was how apparently you could exchange the English and Argies and no one would notice!

I would like them to meet. Probably the only chance left for an England side to face Messi.

Neville and even Keane were very confident at HT about how poor ARG were.

Then at FT didn't really refer to this fact.

Impressed by Joe Cole saying that Messi's movement was "counter-intuitive".

Sorry for MEX, who have never gone beyond a WC QF if that.

Other good one was how apparently you could exchange the English and Argies and no one would notice!

I think it was worse than that, I think it was more "these players couldn't get in the England team". For a start we don't want to hear about the fucking England team at half time in an Argentina v Mexico game.

Who gives a shit

Copa America 2016

I know it’s a distraction, but I keep wondering where Kun Agüero is.

― Planck Generation (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, July 10, 2021 8:42 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink

Almost never seen them be any good in WCs

there was that one time they battered the much-fancied croatia in 2014, i watched it in a bar full of mexican students and they went absolutely bananas

and now all we hear about that tourney is "NO ERA PENAL!!!"

this Mexico team is one of the worst it's had in years (no wonder the US managed to beat them twice in a row for the first time in a while during Gold Cup/Nations Cup). few of the hallmarks of those successful, speedy, athletic Mexico teams that could just overwhelm you.

let's be real, a squad with better options wouldn't include Raul Jimenez who hasn't had competitive football in months

lol that definitely crossed my mind.

Wonder if anyone has watched that new thing about the Mexico-USA rivalry yet that I am curious about and think I mentioned already upthread sorry for spam

Seen lots of ads for it but haven't had the time to seek it out yet. Neando otm about El Tri lately though, their golden generation has aged and not accomplished much of late. Some of the best players from the past few years have been on the outside looking in because of pettiness wrt whoever was the coach at the time, so they haven't developed a solid core.

And fuck em anyway, lol

I just remembered watching them during Nations and thinking "didn't these guys used to be fast"

At least Cobi Jones is now safely ensconced in the studio, where he is no longer subjected to ignominious fouling by said rivals.

Should have said “Ned’s old schoolmate Cobi Jones.”

I was about to say. Thinking of him the other day!

I think it was worse than that, I think it was more "these players couldn't get in the England team". For a start we don't want to hear about the fucking England team at half time in an Argentina v Mexico game.

― Oh wouldn't it be rubbery? (Tom D.), Saturday, 26 November 2022 bookmarkflaglink

Can't he go back to licking Starmer's arse?

there was that one time they battered the much-fancied croatia in 2014, i watched it in a bar full of mexican students and they went absolutely bananas

― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Saturday, 26 November 2022 bookmarkflaglink

Good to hear. Given that support Mex should be a lot better.

The most lovable team are up in 45 mins, against the worst team, can't go wrong can it?

Ofc there was the 2006 Mexico Argentina game, which is why I said 'almost never' but I feel like they could've had a nice run to maybe a semi- once xp