World Cup 2018 thread

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-16-2018, 09:06 AM

mate ronaldo can put a team on his back, messi can’t even bury a pen against iceland

just kidding btw, i think the messi vs ronaldo debate is silly. especially when Anthony Martial is better than the pair of ‘em.

**Goofle** · 06-16-2018, 09:07 AM

Iceland are just one of those teams. Ronaldo would have done nothing against them as well.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-16-2018, 09:09 AM

imo ronaldo would’ve done nothing for 89 minutes, dove in the 90th, bagged a free kick to win it and set fan boys everywhere off on the twittersphere.

usually how it goes.

Trollheart · 06-16-2018, 09:15 AM

Still have to say currently it's
Ronaldo 3, Messi 0
Almost Messi -2, since he missed both a free and a penalty.

Bad performance from Argentina, though I have to admit since last tournament I've been rooting for the Icelanders. Fair play to them; think they could go a long way this time.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-16-2018, 09:17 AM

Messi has never been under so much pressure and criticism in his entire career imo.

The whole world is doubting him and laying into him. He has to step up.

rubber soul · 06-16-2018, 09:19 AM

I saw a soccer game Messi was in once on TV. The announcer must have had a man crush on him because every time Messi touched the ball, he'd keep screaming, MESSI! as if he was the messiah or something.

I have to turn on the TV; I usually watch the World's Cup.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-16-2018, 09:24 AM

i think people take foregranted how bad certain parts of both Portugal and Argentina’s teams are. the way Argentina was forcing the ball to messi was absolutely embarrassing. yes, he is the best player in the world (after Martial ofc) but he is not the only one who can shoot the ball. let Messi control the pace of the game but do not force him to be your entire offense. it is unfair, because no player, regardless of how good you are, is going to beat a team 1vs11.

except Martial.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-16-2018, 09:51 AM

I think that penalty will affect Messi. He has never seemed mentally strong to me.

I'd like to be proven wrong but I worry that will get to him.

OccultHawk · 06-16-2018, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

ronaldo > messi

Brazilian Ronaldo > Messi > Portuguese Ronaldo

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-16-2018, 10:06 AM

never really got to witness R9 during the glory years but ive heard that before. i don’t think it’s fair for me to compare a player i haven’t really seen play live much though.

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Still have to say currently it's Ronaldo 3, Messi 0 Almost Messi -2, since he missed both a free and a penalty. Bad performance from Argentina, though I have to admit since last tournament I've been rooting for the Icelanders. Fair play to them; think they could go a long way this time. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Messi has never been under so much pressure and criticism in his entire career imo. The whole world is doubting him and laying into him. He has to step up.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	I think that penalty will affect Messi. He has never seemed mentally strong to me. I'd like to be proven wrong but I worry that will get to him.