I feel like Iโm being gaslit. He was very good for few years but he was miles behind Ronaldo let alone Messi. Never gonna be the 2nd best of a generation. PSG bought him only to win the CL and he scored in 1 knockout tie in 6 seasons Brazil & PSG were more successful without him
The 2018 World Cup is probably the worst ever, easily in my lifetime, but this isnโt why. 2006 had 4 European semi finalists and was one of the best.
Itโs a good achievement like but wheeling out the population number is pointless when none of the squad is part of that population. Every single one of them would turn their backs on the country to play for Netherlands if offered.
๐๐จ๐ผ Historical point for Curaรงao on their first World Cup ever. Population: 156.000 for the whole country! ๐๐ผ
One point in the group so far for Ecuador. ๐ช๐จ
Whoโs been your Man of the Match?
I hate underdog stories in this situation. These tournaments are better when the bigger nations qualify. Whoโs watching a group with Canada/Qatar/Bosnia all in it. Outside of 06 Italy havenโt won a knockout game since 98 and it would still be a better tournament with them in it๐๐ป
Italy will miss out on a third successive World Cup.
Gennaro Gattuso's side were beaten 4-1 on penalties by Bosnia and Herzegovina, who qualify for their first tournament in 12 years.
Not just the small clubs. Lyon, Roma, Fiorentina & Porto all played yesterday. Teams that had Coupet, Malouda, Abidal, Juninho, Govou, Essien, Benzema, De Rossi, Totti, Cafu, Batistuta, Rui Costa, Toldo, Deco, Carvalho etc
I could only tell you now they have Morton & Ferguson
I used to know the name of every player, in every team. Now, on the rare occasion I watch CL football, I know hardly anyone. I never thought I'd get this old/uninterested in football.
16/17 was the tail end of a bad spell. 12/13 - 17/18 it was shite. 18/19 - 21/22 it was amazing. But 22/23 until now itโs been at an all time low and every league is the same. At least before when the PL teams were shit you could still see good Italian and Spanish teams in Europe