We are good. Come on.... and these are friendly matches. We will walk through group.
I will avoid you during the cup.
Group D (Argentina, Croatia, Iceland, Nigeria)
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I will avoid you during the cup.
They can call any player. Not only those in the standby list.
Today's game was pure torture. No plan, no idea, just lump it forward, throw 4, 5 attackers and see what happens.We are good. Come on.... and these are friendly matches. We will walk through group.
I will avoid you during the cup.
I think Croacia's quality and experience (Modric, Mandzukic) will be enough to see them through.
And dont avoid me, we'll play football together.We are good. Come on.... and these are friendly matches. We will walk through group.
I will avoid you during the cup.
We are never good in friendly matches. This was 30% of our true quality. No worriesToday's game was pure torture. No plan, no idea, just lump it forward, throw 4, 5 attackers and see what happens.
Problem is we tend to be shite even in tournaments.
Dont mind me, I'm a pessimist so I'll be nicely surprised if we'll be good.
I don't get why people are saying this is going to be easy for Croatia when it really isn't. There is a difference between friendlies and the World Cup and one huge thing to note about Croatia in their game against Senegal is that they are very weak against teams with pace.
These are the types of teams that Nigeria strives against.
These are the types of teams that Nigeria strives against.
feck, i forgot that. It will be hard to avoid you then...And dont avoid me, we'll play football together.
Start thinking like average croat ffs. We are the best, we have best midfield in the world and we are going in russia to win this.
Meza showing Di Maria, Dybala, Higuain and Pavon how it's done
Sampaoli has been practicing with this team today, a week before our first game
---------------Caballero---------------
Mercado--Otamendi--Rojo--Tagliafico
---------Mascherano---Lo Celso-----
Messi--------Meza-------Di Maria
------------Aguero..................
---------------Caballero---------------
Mercado--Otamendi--Rojo--Tagliafico
---------Mascherano---Lo Celso-----
Messi--------Meza-------Di Maria
------------Aguero..................
I think it was 10 official matches ago. Peru 2-2 Argentina. 10/6/2016 Wc qualifiers.
16th of November 2016 - Argentina 3-0 Colombia - Pratto and DI Maria scored - And that's 7 official games I think.
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Admire your optimism. We are feckin shit. 5 years on and we still can't play Kovacic, Modric and Rakitic together. Also now we have Modric at 10 which means he will be less on the ball.
And that would be fine if had some actual firepower upfront. No wonder we looked best when Perisic was on his purple patch and provided goals and assists. Anyway, hope you're right and I'm wrong.
There are some rumours about Argentina manager. Anyone knows more about this? Word is even that they may even change managers before the wc.
Not a funny feeling at all. Argentina struggled to qualify and any slippage in the group stage could not be rescued. Croatia and Iceland are solid teams capable of exploiting any mistakes.
Nigeria is capable of exploiting mistakes as well.
Sticking my neck out a bit on this one...
Argentina
Iceland
Nigeria
Croatia
Argentina
Iceland
Nigeria
Croatia
Just read that Lanzini is out of the World Cup with an ACL injury suffered in training. fecking hell ... so gutted to read this about a player.
Croatia
Argentina
Nigeria
Iceland
Argentina
Nigeria
Iceland
You're right. That was the last game someone else scored.
I am going to go with
Argentina
Croatia
Iceland
Nigeria
Iceland will put up a gutsy performance but ultimately fall short. Lady's luck won't shine on them thrice. Nigeria is just so poor. With the quality Argentina and Croatia have, they should qualify ahead of those two. The fact that this can be called the Group of Death shows how far the top teams have fallen and the lack of star quality. I remember watching the 2006 World Cup and the Group of Death has Argentina, Netherlands, Ivory Coast, Serbia. That was tasty.
Argentina
Croatia
Iceland
Nigeria
Iceland will put up a gutsy performance but ultimately fall short. Lady's luck won't shine on them thrice. Nigeria is just so poor. With the quality Argentina and Croatia have, they should qualify ahead of those two. The fact that this can be called the Group of Death shows how far the top teams have fallen and the lack of star quality. I remember watching the 2006 World Cup and the Group of Death has Argentina, Netherlands, Ivory Coast, Serbia. That was tasty.
We aren't that poor. A few friendlies aren't going to show that you that either. We can do what we have done in previous world cups and still get out of this group and even top it. Wait until the big dance.
Also we are a clearly better team than Iceland.
They call this a group of death also because Iceland has given trouble to Croatia and England as well as Nigeria's record at the world cup group stage. Nigeria has the most World Cup wins of Any African team and have made it out of the group stage 3 times in their last 5 outings, winning two of the groups they made it out of (94 and 98).
Also this Nigerian team isn't afraid of any team in the group and when the big event arrives will be very ready. You wait and see.
My prediction
Argentina
Nigeria
Croatia
Iceland
Argentina
Nigeria
Croatia
Iceland
Hard to predict to be fair, but i go with
Croatia
Argentina
Nigeria
Iceland
Croatia
Argentina
Nigeria
Iceland
Of course it wont be an easy game on Saturday. On the contrary I predict a tough game with one or 2 goals tops. I hope our players wont underestimate Nigeria cause they really dont have a reason to. Especially since we havent looked anything special in the last 3 games. It looked our coach is still finding a style, winning formation, anything to go by. I dont have any high expectation for this tournament so if we do good I'll be nicely surprised.
If not it will be a generation well and truly wasted.
If not it will be a generation well and truly wasted.
Have you heard anything more regarding their starting keeper? Caballero looks set but I can't write off Armani.
It seems Cabellero will be starting for Argentina. That's what the medias saying.
This will be the XI :
---------------Caballero---------------
Salvio--Otamendi--Rojo--Tagliafico
---------Mascherano------Biglia-----
Messi----------Meza-------Di Maria
--------------Aguero..................
Well screw you I love it
, will be watching their games specifically for that. Can't compare this to the haka, these feckers have the whole stadium in on itNice one. He's lucky to be starting but I hope he takes his chance with both hands.
Fekin hell, just watching a documentary about 1998. We had a lead at Saint Denis for about a minute, then Thuram scored two goals. His only 2 goals in his NT career ever.
Fekin hell. If only we held out for a minute more after Šuker scored. Still get depressed watching that.
Fekin hell. If only we held out for a minute more after Šuker scored. Still get depressed watching that.
I watched that game. You would never think that France could win after that 1-0...I was supporting you guys because i thought it would be better than facing France in the final
.I could be wrong but i think your captain gave away the ball to the french in both goals. I remember that we were watching and everbody were mad at the guy in that moment.
Boban gave to ball to Djorkaef for the 1st goal, he had a problem with injury and Ćiro Blažević, our coach, was even thinking about subbing him of. Of all the players our captain was the one who lost the ball. He was devastated after that. For the 2nd goal I think Jarni lost the ball.I watched that game. You would never think that France could win after that 1-0...I was supporting you guys because i thought it would be better than facing France in the final
I could be wrong but i think your captain gave away the ball to the french in both goals. I remember that we were watching and everbody were mad at the guy in that moment.
It was similar or even more tragic in 2008. We took a lead vs Turkey in the quarters in the 119th minute only to concede a minute or 2 after that and lost on penalties. I havent watched anything from that game for a good 4, 5 years.
Meza has only recently debuted for the team. If this is the lineup, it will be very interesting to see how it works out
Also wouldn't be a bit odd to start Salvio instead of Mercado. Isn't he fully recovered?
Yeah he is, Sampaoli will play Mercado vs Iceland because he thinks the vikings will not attack that much and he needs a good option to open the field. Salvio will almost always be attacking.
I think Mercado will play vs Croatia. Sampaoli will move according to the rivals.
I'm thinking Messi will find a way to take this team far as this is probably his last Cup while still in his prime.
I'm also thinking the Clap will disappoint this year... too much build up.
I'm also thinking the Clap will disappoint this year... too much build up.
Is Dybala in the squad?