Marius_R Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Weezer said: What happened to Rulli? He's amazing in FM. He`s not even in the squad. No surprise tbf, Argentina have had some dodgy team selections for the last 3 World Cups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 If you exclude Messi, you could make a team of not invited Argentinian players that would probably have a close game against today's starting lineup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man11 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Weezer said: What happened to Rulli? He's amazing in FM. Injured, Sociedad had a weird GKing crisis where they had to use 4 different guys. He had a really bad season this year before the injury anyway. Still probably take him over Willy mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArsenalFan7 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Confusing how Iceland create entertaining games with such shithouse football, I mean 22 passes in 30 minutes is really impressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Just seen the Argentine squad and Caballero might actually be the best choice. The two other ones are 32 y.o. Guzman playing for some Mexican team (6 caps) and 31 y.o. Armani from River, who hasn't had a single cap yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man11 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, Marius_R said: He`s not even in the squad. No surprise tbf, Argentina have had some dodgy team selections for the last 3 World Cups. I mean doing his cruicate ligament in Febuary might have something to do with it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius_R Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Just now, G-Man11 said: I mean doing his cruicate ligament in Febuary might have something to do with it... Fair enough then, didn`t know that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Wonder if there is a transport problem in Iceland, seeing as they have sent 10 buses to Russia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 he's never been capped for Argentina apparently either, played in the Olympic side in 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Even the bloke playing the horn is sounding some sort of funeral slow march song. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Orzelek said: Just seen the Argentine squad and Caballero might actually be the best choice. The two other ones are 32 y.o. Guzman playing for some Mexican team (6 caps) and 31 y.o. Armani from River, who hasn't had a single cap yet So who are the other two in the squad for this WC? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Good tackle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius1998 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 That's a goal kick, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArsenalFan7 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 That's one critique I have for VAR, if he checks VAR he should be made aware it's not a corner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man11 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Just now, TM said: he's never been capped for Argentina apparently either, played in the Olympic side in 2016 Yeah he certainly should have played in the previous 2 years with Romero on the bench at Utd, was playing very well for Sociedad then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I mean though, Caballero only made his debut 3 months ago. At 36! What exactly did Argentina see in him whilst sitting on Chelsea's bench that make him stand out over every other Argentinian keeper? Just find it hard to believe there's nobody better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArsenalFan7 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 If they gave a pen for that handball I think football fans worldwide might have imploded Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaceCrusher Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, bestbrother said: Even the bloke playing the horn is sounding some sort of funeral slow march song. That's the Katusha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio_V Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Just now, ArsenalFan7 said: If they gave a pen for that handball I think football fans worldwide might have imploded I am expecting at least one very controversial VAR call in this WC, but that would have been insane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man11 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Weezer said: I mean though, Caballero only made his debut 3 months ago. At 36! What exactly did Argentina see in him whilst sitting on Chelsea's bench that make him stand out over every other Argentinian keeper? Just find it hard to believe there's nobody better. Argentina keepers suck! Not like Romero was exactly good. Willy was actually very solid for Malaga back in the day tbf, the clownshoes didn't seem to arrive until he came to England . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Nearly 2-1 Iceland! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius1998 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Loving this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Absolute shambles whenever Iceland is close to the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOORAY HENRIK Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 There’s Glen with his 80s football jibe. Still hasn’t recovered from 2 years ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man11 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Is it just me or have the Russian picture guys been awful at showing replays at this world cup? Never seem to go back and show an incident if it isn't immediately after the ball has gone out of play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius1998 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, GunmaN1905 said: Absolute shambles whenever Iceland is close to the box. They look a shambles whenever Iceland are in their half, tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 As for the penalty, I remember an exactly the same situation from Juventus-Inter game from last season and the explanation was there's no penalty if the defender blocks it and it deflects into his arm from while he's falling down. If it touched the arm first, it would've been a penalty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio_V Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I would never have thought so, but Iceland can win this game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aiston Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Caballero just knocking the ball back into the middle of the box as if it could never go wrong doing that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhikapp Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Surely Armani or Guzman might be better. Caballero doesn't fill me with confidence. And he looks too similar to Johnny Sins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Btw, I didn't see any comments about Messi jogging around and getting caught offside basically at the center, while everyone shat on Ronaldo last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio_V Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 minute ago, aiston said: Caballero just knocking the ball back into the middle of the box as if it could never go wrong doing that. Iceland don’t have a problem with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man11 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 minute ago, GunmaN1905 said: As for the penalty, I remember an exactly the same situation from Juventus-Inter game from last season and the explanation was there's no penalty if the defender blocks it and it deflects into his arm from while he's falling down. If it touched the arm first, it would've been a penalty. Well yeah the handball has to be deliberate, if it hits another body part and bounces into his arm it's not deliberate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunkerossian Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Iceland doing well. A potential way to punish Argentina for a very high back line would be playing Bodvarsson together with Finnbogasson, so that their long ball play works better. It means they need to pull out a MF, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedrik Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 So fascinating to see that Iceland is not at all impressed or whatsoever with whom they are facing. Usually you can see in some teams this huge respect for the opponent which makes them completely choke, but Iceland is like ... yeah that's Messi, that's Kun Agüero, that's Di Maria there, not bothered at all we're just going to play our own game and stay calm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantine Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, G-Man11 said: Is it just me or have the Russian picture guys been awful at showing replays at this world cup? Never seem to go back and show an incident if it isn't immediately after the ball has gone out of play. And they barely show hot babes at the stand... Disgraceful! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio_V Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Just now, GunmaN1905 said: Btw, I didn't see any comments about Messi jogging around and getting caught offside basically at the center, while everyone shat on Ronaldo last night. Thank you. He makes one defensive effort per half and is an amazing two way player while Ronaldo is a selfish striker. Please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, G-Man11 said: Argentina keepers suck! Not like Romero was exactly good. Willy was actually very solid for Malaga back in the day tbf, the clownshoes didn't seem to arrive until he came to England . True. Tbf I can't remember any decent ones since Goycochea (sp?!), and even he probably wasn't as good as my 13 year old self remembers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_jagster Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, Rio_V said: Thank you. He makes one defensive effort per half and is an amazing two way player while Ronaldo is a selfish striker. Please. Who was saying Messi was a great all round player in attack and defence? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Weezer said: True. Tbf I can't remember any decent ones since Goycochea (sp?!), and even he probably wasn't as good as my 13 year old self remembers. was decent at saving penalties was going to say Pumpido but I remember what he did in the opening game V Cameroon and then he broke his leg in the 2nd game in 1990 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio_V Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 The bigger problem than the Keeper is the defense allowing those chances. That doesn’t bode well moving forward. Any backline with Otamendi is going to be suspect and he might be the best of the 4. And mascherano is past it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliss Seeker Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Missed the first half, can someone give me a summary? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArsenalFan7 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I'd hate to see Iceland win, Argentina will be pure entertainment in the knockouts vs. a bigger side (in a bad and good way), loss will be detrimental to their hopes of qualifying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Just now, G-Man11 said: Argentina keepers suck! Not like Romero was exactly good. Willy was actually very solid for Malaga back in the day tbf, the clownshoes didn't seem to arrive until he came to England . Romero was very good in the last WC, but in general he's mediocre. Caballero has really had a funny career - he was solid at Malaga, but before that he played for ages in Segunda Division. If someone would've tell him 10 years ago that he would play for two of the biggest clubs in England and at the 2018 WC, he probably would think they were mad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio_V Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 minute ago, The_jagster said: Who was saying Messi was a great all round player in attack and defence? The point is that he gets a free pass where Ronaldo doesn’t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio_V Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Bliss Seeker said: Missed the first half, can someone give me a summary? 1-1. Could be 2-1. 😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Just now, Bliss Seeker said: Missed the first half, can someone give me a summary? Aguero got one chance, scored it. Iceland realised how crappy Argentina's defence was and got an equaliser from it and have looked dangerous any time they've been near the box Argentina passed the ball about but did mostly nothing with it, other than the Aguero goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 minute ago, ArsenalFan7 said: I'd hate to see Iceland win, Argentina will be pure entertainment in the knockouts vs. a bigger side (in a bad and good way), loss will be detrimental to their hopes of qualifying. Yeah, it would be a 2010 type of entertainment with them get battered. If Iceland and Nigera don't lose today, Thursday's Argentina-Croatia game will be amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluedave Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 11 minutes ago, Rio_V said: The point is that he gets a free pass where Ronaldo doesn’t. No. Ronaldo got critisised for not trying in the 3rd Spain goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArsenalFan7 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Just now, GunmaN1905 said: Yeah, it would be a 2010 type of entertainment with them get battered. If Iceland and Nigera don't lose today, Thursday's Argentina-Croatia game will be amazing. That's the game I've been looking forward to most in these group stages aside from Spain Portugal, looks like it'll be incredibly entertaining and I've got Croatia edging it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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