World Cup Thread

[Boomstick]

Messi ? Pffff not fit to lace Ronaldos boot boys boots.

[Sprotyrover]

Don't cry for me Argentina I only lost £1 on you in a sweepstake at work 😂😂😂

[Drover]

Messi and Argies manager looked a bag of nerves just before kick-off,defeated before kick-off?

[DevilMayCry]

Argentina is almost Ca-BYE-ero 

[drfchound]

If Iceland win tomorrow it would leave the Argies needing to turn round at least a four goal deficit in the third game even if Iceland were to lose to Croatia.

[Filo]

What a joy to see Maradona blubbering in the crowd 😂😂😂😂


And who's the best player in the world? Ronaldo or Messi?

Ronaldo carry's his Country, Messi hardly gets a touch when playing for his Country, that says it all, Messi is nothing without the quality Barca players around him

[Glyn_Wigley]

If Iceland win tomorrow it would leave the Argies needing to turn round at least a four goal deficit in the third game even if Iceland were to lose to Croatia.

If Iceland win tomorrow I predict a nice cosy draw between Iceland and Croatia next Tuesday and b*llocks to Argentina.

[drfchound]

What a joy to see Maradona blubbering in the crowd 😂😂😂😂


And who's the best player in the world? Ronaldo or Messi?

Ronaldo carry's his Country, Messi hardly gets a touch when playing for his Country, that says it all, Messi is nothing without the quality Barca players around him

No point in Rovers trying to get him then.

[Herman Hessian]

                            

[Bentley Bullet]

Apparently, There was lightning at the end of the game. Maradona looked up and smiled because he thought it was God taking a photo.

[Glyn_Wigley]

What a joy to see Maradona blubbering in the crowd 😂😂😂😂


And who's the best player in the world? Ronaldo or Messi?

Ronaldo carry's his Country, Messi hardly gets a touch when playing for his Country, that says it all, Messi is nothing without the quality Barca players around him

No point in Rovers trying to get him then.

Would we want him after that performance?

[normal rules]

their manager could not even stick around to see his players off the pitch at the end. coward.

i would love to hear Jeremy Clarksons take on this

[drfchound]

What a joy to see Maradona blubbering in the crowd 😂😂😂😂


And who's the best player in the world? Ronaldo or Messi?

Ronaldo carry's his Country, Messi hardly gets a touch when playing for his Country, that says it all, Messi is nothing without the quality Barca players around him

No point in Rovers trying to get him then.

Would we want him after that performance?

He made Coppinger look even more amazing.

[hoolahoop]

Old coke head, barrel chested, hand of God cheating bas**rdos must be crying his eyes out...

Hahahaha

Harsh  but ..... Revenge at  the  " hands " of Croatia.  Lol

[Alan Southstand]

What a shower - no, not England, the Argies were embarrassing.

What a joy.

[BillyStubbsTears]

What a shower - no, not England, the Argies were embarrassing.

What a joy.

In fairness, over the past 4 years they’ve got to the final of one World Cup and 2 Copa Americas.

Every side has a dip after a while. When we’ve got a record like that, we can start calling other countries embarrassing.

[hoolahoop]

Sisto of Denmark caught my eye today, looking forward to seeing more of him.

Yes I spotted him from both games, however as a team they do lack quality ( Erikssen excepted of course ). Don't see that we will get much of a chance  God they seem so devoid of ideas most of the time - it's like watching paint dry.

[hoolahoop]

What a shower - no, not England, the Argies were embarrassing.

What a joy.

In fairness, over the past 4 years they’ve got to the final of one World Cup and 2 Copa Americas.

Every side has a dip after a while. When we’ve got a record like that, we can start calling other countries embarrassing.

Very true Billy but they were poor for most of the game , in fact both games - perhaps it's down to the lunatic that's managing them ? However there are enough players with genuine quality out there to have got that team motoring - they couldn't be bothered where was their leader?

[scawsby steve]

What a joy to see Maradona blubbering in the crowd 😂😂😂😂


And who's the best player in the world? Ronaldo or Messi?

Ronaldo carry's his Country, Messi hardly gets a touch when playing for his Country, that says it all, Messi is nothing without the quality Barca players around him

Utter rubbish Filo; one of the pundits summed it up when stating how frustrating it must be for Messi to have to play in that Argie team with players who aren't in his class. Do you honestly think Ronaldo would make any difference to that team? they were a f*cking disgrace to their country.

[GazLaz]

What a joy to see Maradona blubbering in the crowd 😂😂😂😂


And who's the best player in the world? Ronaldo or Messi?

Ronaldo carry's his Country, Messi hardly gets a touch when playing for his Country, that says it all, Messi is nothing without the quality Barca players around him

Utter rubbish Filo; one of the pundits summed it up when stating how frustrating it must be for Messi to have to play in that Argie team with players who aren't in his class. Do you honestly think Ronaldo would make any difference to that team? they were a f*cking disgrace to their country.

Ronaldo plays in a well structured team that plays to his strengths. Argentina are a shambles. Filo is forming an opinion on two games. If it wasn’t for Messi they wouldn’t even be at the WC. He carried them through qualification single handedly, he even got a hat trick in the last game they needed to win after going a goal down.

[dickos1]

Last World Cup it was ronaldo getting all the stick when Portugal didn’t qualify. And he’d been poor in all their games.

[NickDRFC]

I’m getting sick of reading how, on the basis of these two games, Messi is finished and the proof is there that Ronaldo is much better. Messi dragged Argentina to the World Cup more or less single handed, are you aware of that Filo or just ignoring it? Ronaldo was phenomenal against Spain but prior to this World Cup he had 3 goals in 13 games despite playing for a team that is built around him - not exactly the record of legends is it?

Ronaldo is an unbelievable athlete whilst Messi is a wizard with the ball at his feet. Can we (and I mean this as football fans generally, not necessarily this forum) not just appreciate that we are lucky enough to have spent the past 10 years watching 2 of the finest footballers of all time?

[BillyStubbsTears]

Here’s a thing.

Every generation has the privilege to see the greatest player of all time because the game gets that much better.

So Cruyff was better than Pele. Then Maradona was better than Cruyff. Then Zidane was better than Maradona. And now Messi and Ronaldo have been better than Zidane.

I wonder who the next one will be?

[DearneValleyRover]

The factor is Argentina aren’t a team just a bunch of individuals not playing for each other, Portugal are a team, a poor to bang average one except they have a superstar who elevates them.

[Alan Southstand]

Every side has a dip after a while. When we’ve got a record like that, we can start calling other countries embarrassing.

I was referring to last night's debacle, Billy! They were anything but the side you are referring to. Just enjoy the fact that it's not us you're having to defend!................yet!

[NickDRFC]

Here’s a thing.

Every generation has the privilege to see the greatest player of all time because the game gets that much better.

So Cruyff was better than Pele. Then Maradona was better than Cruyff. Then Zidane was better than Maradona. And now Messi and Ronaldo have been better than Zidane.

I wonder who the next one will be?

Agree to an extent but I've never heard anyone say Zidane was better than Maradona, and heard very few people say Cruyff was better than Pele.

[GazLaz]

Here’s a thing.

Every generation has the privilege to see the greatest player of all time because the game gets that much better.

So Cruyff was better than Pele. Then Maradona was better than Cruyff. Then Zidane was better than Maradona. And now Messi and Ronaldo have been better than Zidane.

I wonder who the next one will be?

Agree to an extent but I've never heard anyone say Zidane was better than Maradona, and heard very few people say Cruyff was better than Pele.

Zidane is probably the best footballer I’ve ever seen apart from Messi. I think he was better than Iniesta which is saying something.

[The Red Baron]

Here’s a thing.

Every generation has the privilege to see the greatest player of all time because the game gets that much better.

So Cruyff was better than Pele. Then Maradona was better than Cruyff. Then Zidane was better than Maradona. And now Messi and Ronaldo have been better than Zidane.

I wonder who the next one will be?

Alfie Beestin. 😉

[BillyStubbsTears]

Here’s a thing.

Every generation has the privilege to see the greatest player of all time because the game gets that much better.

So Cruyff was better than Pele. Then Maradona was better than Cruyff. Then Zidane was better than Maradona. And now Messi and Ronaldo have been better than Zidane.

I wonder who the next one will be?

Agree to an extent but I've never heard anyone say Zidane was better than Maradona, and heard very few people say Cruyff was better than Pele.

Go and watch the videos of them. It’s unquestionable that each generation is better than the previous one in absolute terms. Maybe Cruyf and Zidane didn’t dominate the era like Pele or Maradona did their’s, but they were fundamentally better players than the ones from a decade or so before.

As I say, go and look at the videos. It’s blindingly obvious when you do. 

[NickDRFC]

I know, everything has improved from preparation to mentality so that's no question that in absolute terms they look better. But that doesn't change the fact that when the world talks about the best player there's ever been, they don't say that Zidane was better than Maradona.