Jose Mourinho discussing his tactics as Inter beat Barcelona in the 2010 Champions League semi-final is the best video you’ll watch all day.
The special one.
Pep purposely only stated facts. Rashford was offside but the goal wasn’t called offside. Defenders/keeper clearly reacted to Rashford running actively and coming within inches of touching the ball. Rules need a 2nd look on this type of play.
Angel Di Maria, who missed the 2014 final due to injury, returned from a mid-tournament injury to start the final. Then, he scored a goal & drew a penalty. Mbappe/Messi stole the headlines but Di Maria, at 34, played as big a part as anyone on Sunday. Deserves this.
Great show, Morocco.
...France vs Argentina, then. Best two teams in this tournament. Hope it's Argentina, but I'm not sure Argentina's defense can muzzle France like #Eng and #Mar have done.
Leo Messi winning best player in the World Cup (Golden Ball) is 80% guaranteed after today, would make him 1st player to win the award twice (first handed out in 1982)...Another marker for the greatest player of the modern era.
One of my favourite weird World Cup things is watching guys like Ziyech, who just simply won’t defend in club ball, dying to defend and collect second balls for their country