**The World Cup 2018 Official Thread**

[Black Nate Grey]

R9 was the greatest young talent since Pele.

Mbappe the greatest young talent since R9.

Don't @ me or quote me.

 

[1970s HeRon Flow]

Bout to go on a beer run reppin the Young Gawd

 

[LeMAO]

thank GOD france won, i cant stand this overrated messi

ohh he has no help huh what about that weak ass kick?

Casual fans just look at the boxscores, when talking about help people mean a mid that can control the mid, defenders that can defend. You expect Messi to be marked and doubled here because his teammates are not a treat. See the difference how easy for France to move forward meanwhile you can see Otomendi acting as a midfielder the one carrying the ball moving forward

 

[number21]

France is going to win it all

All that Black talent hey have is amazing. Only way US has a chance at the World Cup is if most of black football talent made soccer their primary sport. Until then, we will always be garbage.

Facts but it won't happen.

 

[Jermio]

Who would be considered the US best player? Or is there no such thing?

Pulisic

 

[[REDACTED]]

No team in this World Cup stands out, France just overwhelmed a weak defense/midfield not great overall

 

[African_brehda]

I live in the now breh. And those goals are due to a stacked barca team. Internationally hes avg as fukk

Numbers don't lie tho.
Not his fault he's playing in a stacked team, he's there based on merit.
600 goals and assists

You know you're THAT good when you get touted as the GOAT without international success

 

[I.AM.PIFF]

GOATs gonna GOAT.

Past GOAT to current GOAT to future GOAT

 

[Liu Kang]

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

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.

EDIT : And I forgot starting Higuain instead of Aguero

 

[nyknick]

Messi is not even that sad, he spected this anyway

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

 

[Jmare007]

@Jmare007,

Is there any politics behind Dybala not starting ?

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.

 

[Liu Kang]

If only the USA had nikkas with swag like Pogba and Mbappe

You guys have them, they just not playing football.

 

[BlackAchilles]

fukk sounds like I missed a real barn burner this morning

 

[Premeditated]

Kante is easily the second best midfielder after Godric

 

[BasketCase]

Absolutely legendary game. Best game of the tournament by far and Mbappe's performance today is the best I've seen from any player this world cup. What a player.