Round of 16 Matches

[allen]

Loved that goal.

It was like Messi suddenly decided to make an impact. Pressed to win the throw in, wound up the defender who then commits the foul, Messi free kick that isn’t properly cleared and then he slots.

 

[tommye]

Those Argie fans are superb.
What a noise

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Brendan Janus]

Loved that goal.

It was like Messi suddenly decided to make an impact. Pressed to win the throw in, wound up the defender who then commits the foul, Messi free kick that isn’t properly cleared and then he slots.

Can't stand him, the little you know what !

 

[Connor]

1,000 games, 789 goals. Freakish,

Nobody compares

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Nobody compares

Especially when you add in 350 or so assists.

 

[allen]

Can't stand him, the little you know what !

I don’t know that I’ve ever come across someone who doesn’t like Messi…. Except Ronaldo, of course!

 

[GoldenToffee]

That Methi has really dug Argentina out of the doo-doo this tourny.

 

[Drico]

As in this afternoon's match, you can stick a fork in this one too even if it's only half-time. Australia are out of their depth.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Lovely finish but a top keeper gets to that. Argentina will need to improve a lot to win. Can see them getting to the semifinals

Definitely not the best Argentina team I’ve seen, when you consider it wasn’t that long ago they had the likes of Veron, Batistuta, Crespo, Aguero, Sorin, Mascherano, Riquelme, Samuel, Ayala, Tevez, Higuain, Zabaleta etc

 

[ForestBlue]

I don’t know that I’ve ever come across someone who doesn’t like Messi…. Except Ronaldo, of course!

There are probably a few hundred defenders he's played against over the years who aren't keen too

 

[Wat Tyler]

 

[ForestBlue]

Definitely not the best Argentina team I’ve seen, when you consider it wasn’t that long ago they had the likes of Veron, Batistuta, Crespo, Aguero, Sorin, Mascherano, Riquelme, Samuel, Ayala, Tevez, Higuain, Zabaleta etc

The team Maradona carried in 86 weren't too good either.

 

[jonnyboy316]

Definitely not the best Argentina team I’ve seen, when you consider it wasn’t that long ago they had the likes of Veron, Batistuta, Crespo, Aguero, Sorin, Mascherano, Riquelme, Samuel, Ayala, Tevez, Higuain, Zabaleta etc

What they have going for them is the draw. They avoid the strong European teams until the final. They would be underdogs against England, France or Spain. Think they will squeak past the Dutch though

 

[Papa Shango]

I don’t know that I’ve ever come across someone who doesn’t like Messi…. Except Ronaldo, of course!

I'm not a fan.

Not his fault either. I just hate people banging on about anything.

The narrative of that goal is that it was a great individual goal. It was a team goal! The lay off to him before his shot was the best part of it!