Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland

[martyn]

41 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Eh, shouldn't be though really tbf. Chucky and Raul good enough to be terrorising this fairly average Argie defence if they'd been braver. 

 

The Danes would kill for forwards as good as Jimenez and Lozano. 

Jimenez is nowhere near the same player since the head injury, and Lozano, whilst a quality player, can't do it all on his own. At least the Danes have a bit of guile and thrust occasionally from deeper and wide areas, the Mexico midfield is so one paced. How Edson Alvarez, their only other player of any real quality except Chucky sat on the bench for 90 minutes is totally baffling, but then Martino is a rubbish coach.

Edited 26 November 2022 by martyn

[The_77]

Jeez. These guys know a chant as long as Bohemian Rhapsody and Mason Mount couldn’t even remember the words to “God Save the King”

 

 

[cruzFOX]

You’d think they’d just won the damn tournament  bless em. They needed to win this to stay in it so bravo to messi the maestro for starting the fight back.

[Lcfc098]

46 minutes ago, cruzFOX said:

You’d think they’d just won the damn tournament  bless em. They needed to win this to stay in it so bravo to messi the maestro for starting the fight back.

Can’t celebrate a World Cup win. Sorry celebration police 🤦‍♂️ 

[HybridFox]

Wouldn't mind Herve Renard here in all honesty. The man takes no bollocks

[when_you're_smiling]

2 hours ago, TK95 said:

Wouldn't mind Herve Renard here in all honesty. The man takes no bollocks

He was sacked from Cambridge when they were bottom of League Two. Some people are just more suited to being international managers

[whoareyaaa]

this group is pretty wide open

[Aus Fox]

Hoping for a Saudi Arabia win and an Argentina Poland draw here - set up Australia v Saudi Arabia, Poland v France and send Argentina home.

[StanSP]

Come on, Argentina.

 

And Saudi Arabia.

[StanSP]

Greatness on the pitch (Messi).

 

Shite off the pitch (Danny Murphy)

[Nalis]

My prediction is two score draws

 

Always fun when qualification is still in the hands of all 4 teams in the final game when no one has qualified yet either.

Edited 30 November 2022 by Nalis

[Finnegan]

Lautaro getting dropped but Di Maria keeping his place is a bit baffling. 

[marbles]

Damn Alvarez coulda got a red

[StanSP]

Did Edson Alvarez just push Michael Oliver after getting a yellow

 

[marbles]

Mexico look a lot better offensively - actually getting some good shots away.  Still don’t think they’ll score

[StanSP]

Argentina well on top. They definitely need the first goal. 

[RowlattsFox]

I couldn't play against South American teams without picking up reds every game  so unlikeable sometimes. I'd be taking De Paul out straight away 

[StanSP]

2 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

I couldn't play against South American teams without picking up reds every game  so unlikeable sometimes. I'd be taking De Paul out straight away 

And Otamendi.

[Finnegan]

Just now, StanSP said:

And Otamendi.

 

Good luck with that one. 

[Nalis]

Argentina need Roberto Ayala and his magic goatee

[Aus Fox]

Poland playing like a team who know a draw gets them through, not sure they can keep it up against a quality Argentina attack.

[StanSP]

A VAR check for that

 

[Pliskin]

If this is a penalty then football should be finished. 

[Aus Fox]

That is never in a million years a penalty.

[StanSP]

That's not a penalty