**The World Cup 2018 Official Thread**

[African_brehda]

Them keeping on with this Messi false 9 nonsense baffles me to no end.

This man tried that shyt with Mascherano as the Busquets, Perez as Xavi and Banega as Iniesta

With Pavon, Meza and washed Di Maria as Henry and Etoo

 

[ShenJingPoQi]

Kante is one of my favourite players to watch. His influence in the game is so understated

A steal by Chelsea. He's worth 100 million pounds.

 

[Liu Kang]

Dybala himself admitted he can't figure out how to play along side Messi and compliment each other on the pitch, that pretty much buried any chance he had of starting in this team and playing in any situation that wasn't a complete desperate one.

Do you think he could have started out wide on the right ? I felt like putting Messi as a 10 with Aguero and Dybala up front could have been money.

 

[Yung Pharaoh]

If Argentina had scored with that last possession that shyt would’ve been legendary. Sad to see Messi go out like this now gotta prepare ourselves for a France v Brazil final if they don’t meet each other before then. Best game of the WC so far

 

[ShenJingPoQi]

It's all over for Messi. He has lost that edge, spark, sharpness, turn of speed, agility, quick thought and rapid dribbling ability. He's a former shell of himself. Still great but his best days are clearly behind him. Barcelona's system will save him; hence the reason he never left.

1 Maradona GOAT
2 C Ronaldo
3 Messi
4 Pele

 

[SmarkMero]

Where your shirtless Giroud smiley.

 

[hashmander]

nikkas in the US wouldn't take that shyt layin on the ground like pogba did tho.

yes they would because they would have grown up playing an organized game and know that fighting would have gotten him a straight red and then missing a min of 2 games when there are only 3 games left if you make the finals.

 

[Roid Jones]

It's official Now let CR7 show us how it's done

Dap and rep

 

[LeMAO]

Same for me, I can't wrap my head around his tactics. I was expecting very good things for Argentina with Sampaoli as his coach (off his Chile's rep as I didn't know his coaching much tbh) but Sampaoli really frauded it up in this WC. The stupid 343 formation against Croatia with a no man's land midfield (dude left Banega on the bench for this lol) and now this false 9 stuff without wingers cutting inside (Dybala would have been perfect starting on the right wing but he put Pavon). All that while keeping a washed Masche as his starting 6 His coaching has been nonsensical.

I thought he is the missing link for Argentina then the WC qualifiers i realized he dont have any tactical ideas.

 

[Premeditated]

nikkas in the US wouldn't take that shyt layin on the ground like pogba did tho.

lol

Pogba is brutally strong, but a peaceful dude. I remember last season this one player from a bum team was mad as shyt coming at him full speed with all his might and momentum while Pogba was just standing there all confused only to grab said player by the waist and man handling him away without even any strength.

 

[The axe murderer]

 

[DStyles]

If Argentina had scored with that last possession that shyt would’ve been legendary. Sad to see Messi go out like this now gotta prepare ourselves for a France v Brazil final if they don’t meet each other before then. Best game of the WC so far

They can’t meet each other in the final.

Only in the semis.

 

[DillaTUDE]

That Mbappe run was real reminiscent of Ronaldo's '98 WC run against the Netherlands.



Can't wait to see him dominate for the next 10+ years

 

[FLORIDA BOI]

yes they would because they would have grown up playing an organized game and know that fighting would have gotten him a straight red and then missing a min of 2 games when there are only 3 games left if you make the finals.

these nikkas don't even act like they want drama tho. even the African teams didn't talk enough shyt to me .

 

[LeMAO]

If you stepped on the plane to Russia with Willy Caballero, Otamendi, Rojo, Flabby Mascherano, Flabby Biglia and Meza you wouldn't be surprised either

After the WC Qualifiers i think his expectations is zero