I wouldn't want to be in their way in 4 years time either. Start of something special?Yet another impressive German result, I'm def picking them to take the cup home this year.
I don't follow club soccer, but really wonder why everyone thinks Messi is gods gift to football. Excuse the fact that he is from Argentina, but from what I've seen, he can dribble forward - yes, he can hold the ball while doing so, but generally, he's less effective than most others I've seen out there on the pitch.<edit> Messi is damn good, but he and Tevez are not going to beat Germany alone.
Couldn't have said it better myself.Take that egotistical bastards. Germany ftw.
You could easily say the same about Ronaldo based on his performance, or Drogba for that matter (but he did break his arm a week before the group started).I don't follow club soccer, but really wonder why everyone thinks Messi is gods gift to football. Excuse the fact that he is from Argentina, but from what I've seen, he can dribble forward - yes, he can hold the ball while doing so, but generally, he's less effective than most others I've seen out there on the pitch.
Today was no exception - please why is this idea continually perpetuated?
FWIW, I don't know what the love affair with Christian Ronaldo is either... never seen him do anything, ever... except a few leg overs. As for Drogba, he certainly played better than either of those other two... with a broken arm.You could easily say the same about Ronaldo based on his performance, or Drogba for that matter (but he did break his arm a week before the group started).
I have seen Messi do some amazing stuff at the club level. I think Argentina proved that they were good enough on skill alone to get as far as they did. But without a coach, they wouldn't beat a team like Germany who is firing on all cylinders. Maradona isn't a coach, he was a figurehead to spark some enthusiasm.
It makes me appreciate team like NZ who come to play with heart for their country.
do you watch football at all or are you just randomly commenting on things? how in the name of god can you think that the two best players in the world are 'nothing special'...FWIW, I don't know what the love affair with Christian Ronaldo is either... never seen him do anything, ever... except a few leg overs. As for Drogba, he certainly played better than either of those other two... with a broken arm.
I watch football and have been for the last 20+ years. I don't watch club football (as I said above) so what I'm saying is based entirely on world cup and u20, etc tournaments. And yes, I'll say it again - those two players... I don't what see what makes people regard them as the best in the world. As far as I can tell, they have good ball skills and are quick. Don't see anything else... oh yeah, they come off as absolute jerks. Their performances in this WC didn't help improve that impression in my mind.do you watch football at all or are you just randomly commenting on things? how in the name of god can you think that the two best players in the world are 'nothing special'...
That was my point earlier. Argentina cold have done far better had they left the clown at home and brought a coach. Germany plays like a team, happens to have some serious ballers, and a bright coach. You bet be on game to have a chance in hell.Messi and Ronaldo are studs, no doubt. But what you 2 are neglecting is the fact that there are 10 other guys on the pitch along with those guys. And a coach who preaches a system that may or may not be superior the other teams. It takes a team...
Was I the only one who said this before the tournament? When I heard it announced, I laughed.That was my point earlier. Argentina cold have done far better had they left the clown at home and brought a coach. Germany plays like a team, happens to have some serious ballers, and a bright coach. You bet be on game to have a chance in hell.
it's only logical, how would it be fair to choose a footballer of the year based on international play in years when there is no world cup? basing their choice off ****ty friendlies? it makes much more sense to base it off of club performance where you get to see them playing 50-60 matches in that year.Hmm... well, I guess I have to watch club football to understand then.
It seems to me that these titles have slanted in the direction of club play and away from international performance (which has traditionally been the measure of top play/quality).
I wonder who will be the "top" footballers next year.
they could have done better if they brought a Defense instead of a coach.That was my point earlier. Argentina cold have done far better had they left the clown at home and brought a coach.
I've been calling him a clown the whole time. Brilliant player? Yes. Basket case? For sure.Had the Argentines won, people would be praising Diego as the greatest player and mind the game has ever seen. But when they lost, he is a clown again, take your two watches and sidleine antics back to Buneos Aires.
I bet he has a cocaine World Cup trophy waiting for him at home.I've been calling him a clown the whole time. Brilliant player? Yes. Basket case? For sure.
“Today the players are more collective, more team players,” the Argentina coach said after his own star-studded team was bounced from the World Cup. “They want to do everything with their teammates. It is a different type of game right now.”
Yeah...makes perfect sense. To a coke head.Maradona says top players suck because they aren't selfish enough on the world stage.