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Post by Slinger on Jun 22, 2018 12:41:08 GMT
Would the description "22 players of mixed ability playing like 22 average players" suit you better? Or would I still, in your opinion, be talking bullshit?
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 22, 2018 12:54:37 GMT
Yes of course it would be nice to see Messi playing at his best but as a team they certainly don't deserve to progress any further.
And despite the shortcomings of those players around him, Messi himself has not led by example, especially in the last game where he just wasn't looking to get involved enough and dropping deep when required.
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Post by Stratmangler on Jun 22, 2018 13:10:17 GMT
Two of the players in the Argentinian team have Premier League winners medals, and were part of a team that has kicked many Premier League records into touch. Hardly the stuff of "average players", is it?
Moving back to the subject on hand, the issue is one of management and team unity - there's probably little of either, and the responsibility for both is directly down to choices the manager has made. Team unity and belief goes a long way, and those two things have been sadly lacking. Manage a team properly and those two things become self evident.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 22, 2018 17:11:27 GMT
Second place in group D looks very open now but Argentina will need to thump Nigeria and Iceland must lose to Croatia for Messi and co to have a chance of getting through ...
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Post by Slinger on Jun 23, 2018 19:56:40 GMT
Bloody Germans! You just cannot rely on them being unreliable.  |
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Post by Stratmangler on Jun 24, 2018 14:00:43 GMT
I always delight in seeing England get knocked out You'll be delighted with today's result then  |
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 25, 2018 23:35:49 GMT
Anyone watch the second half of Portugal v Iran?
Very entertaining if for all the wrong reasons - amazing that with VAR things can still go so wrong!
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Post by John on Jun 26, 2018 4:05:56 GMT
The ref was very poor in that game. Ronaldo should of been sent off and no way Iran should of been awarded a penalty.
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Post by Stratmangler on Jun 26, 2018 21:05:24 GMT
Argentina managed to pull it off tonight, now that their manager appears to have been given the job of being on the touchline, and having no actual input whatsoever into what the team does.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 27, 2018 18:26:55 GMT
Bloody Germans! You just cannot rely on them being unreliable. As you were. It seems you can rely on them after all. |
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 28, 2018 6:17:24 GMT
Yay - I hate football. Well, except for this match |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 28, 2018 8:59:45 GMT
Hmmm, I dislike football and I dislike The Simpsons!
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 28, 2018 9:06:57 GMT
Oh no - you can't dislike The Simpsons !!  Have you know taste at all?  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 28, 2018 9:15:02 GMT
The Simpsons are wonderful !
All changed for me when I accidentally watched one and found so much humour there pointed straight at our generation
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Post by MartinT on Jun 28, 2018 9:25:45 GMT
All those highly irritating squeaky voices? No thanks.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 28, 2018 12:10:09 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 28, 2018 13:49:48 GMT
The Simpsons are wonderful ! All changed for me when I accidentally watched one and found so much humour there pointed straight at our generation Absolutely spot-on, as far as I am concerned.  Very few things make me laugh out loud - The Simpsons often bring tears of laughter to my eyes. |
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Post by Slinger on Jun 28, 2018 14:21:26 GMT
Of all the Simpsons "moments" I think this one cracked me up the most. It was a real "Did I actually hear that??!!" moment.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 28, 2018 14:54:06 GMT
Typical of Simpson humour. The kids take it literally. No damage done. The grown ups splutter  Will always remember Homer saying "Scuse me while I kiss the sky" Can only think of one place that came from |
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Post by Slinger on Jul 3, 2018 21:05:03 GMT
F*ck me! We're in the quarter-finals...after WINNING a penalty shootout.
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