The Final: Argentina v France

[BlueStevie35]

A Waterloo road advert during the World Cup final

Wtf

BBC advertising a BBC show during their broadcast, not that weird

 

[Drico]

Still fancy France.

A French goal and the Argies could mentally collapse. But can the French pass the half way line, let alone the Argie goal line?

 

[LinekersLegs]

Wow those are some pathetically empty stands for a WC final

 

[Rita_Poon]

I preferred those dives, they were terrible bit nobody defended them and in general penalties were not given for them!

These days everything is so snide, leaving a leg in waiting for contact etc. Give me Klinsmann break dancing on his head whilst everybody ignores him any day.

Now theres entertainment...

 

[Runub]

Big gaps in the crowd

 

[evilwebby]

He’s going to win a golden boot with 6 goals, 4 from penalties. Sums this World Cup up…

could even afford to miss a pen..

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

These gaps in the crowd didnt look that big in the firsr half

 

[DrEFC]

Still fancy France.

Lol.

 

[Drico]

Wow those are some pathetically empty stands for a WC final

Tremendous prawn sandwiches.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Big gaps in the crowd

Still at the budweiser bus?

 

[evilwebby]

Not even a full stadium. What gash.

 

[Tigger]

Bravo, managed to mention the word Liverpool there somehow.

 

[PhilM]

In this tournament maybe, not so much in the others he has been in.

The Messi vs Ronaldo narrative is tedious. A rivarly created by fans and thats it.

I watched a documentary (or a part of a show...) where it talked about how the perception of Messi in Argentina has changed significantly in the past few years.

Tevez was, apparently, a far more liked player over there, but that started to change before their Copa América win and came full about after it.

However, one aspect they described was how Messi's attitude to Argentina changed, which seems to correlate with what we're seeing in this tournament.

I do agree with the narrative aspect: we're lucky to have had two such stellar players at the same time, which fuels the debate that perhaps isn't needed.

Both, alone, would be put on a pedestal of greatness. Yet, Ronaldo's actions in the past few months are fuelling the debate, probably more than ever before.

One player is getting towards the twilight of his career with his stock growing - a sense of maturity and playing for his nation. The other, well he's...

 

[allen]

Wow those are some pathetically empty stands for a WC final

The Main Stand at Goodison had fewer gaps when Watford battered us.

 

[Runub]

These gaps in the crowd didnt look that big in the firsr half

Must be queuing up for a halftime pint or two