Reminder: he left Harry Maguire, Lewis Hall and Adam Wharton at home. So he could take 36 year old Jordan Henderson and not started a game since October John Stones.
Absolutely no sympathy for him for this performance.
Pathetic squad selection for a pathetic performance.
🚨🎙️Zlatan Ibrahimović on Lionel Messi’s World Cup hat-trick masterclass as Argentina beat Algeria 3-0:
🗣️ “Let me tell you something… this is what happens when the greatest of all time plays football.”
“Messi didn’t just have a good opening game… he arrived at the World Cup like he still owns the damn thing.”
“People talk about age, about the end of an era, about pressure at 38 going on 39… but he doesn’t feel any of that. He creates pressure for every defender in the tournament instead.”
“Algeria tried to sit deep, they tried to frustrate, they tried to compete… but when Messi gets the ball anywhere near the box, the game is basically over.”
“A hat-trick on the opening night of the World Cup? That’s not normal… that’s a statement. That’s a warning to every team left in this tournament.”
“And this is why Argentina won so comfortably — because when you have a player like him, you don’t need ten chances. You need one moment of magic… and he gave them three.”
“Now people will start talking again… ‘Is he still the best player in the world?’ I don’t talk. I show. And tonight, Messi showed everyone.”
“This was not just three points for Argentina… this was a message to the entire World Cup. The king is still here.”
@DavidOS53673165@docko6 100% bang on. Challinor next managed at this level, has never encountered a shit show like us, Mowbray and absolute no brainer till the nugget owners disappear! Challinor would have been a massive gamble.
@RoverDave83@j_macca7@Shark2389@RoversXtra One thing that might be a big positive is that maybe he comes in and puts his foot down with the recruitment bullshit going on between Owen and Rudy. Can’t see Mowbray being told what players he’s having. That and having a decent relationship with the owners. They trust him.
@langhorovers@Tomgreenwood78@Bungle97@Rovers How’s Challinor gone on without a budget…? How was Challinors last gig in the champ…? We’re a shit show and don’t need a gamble appointment. Mowbray a Ssafe pair of hands. Best appointment out of all linked.