Andres Lesme

[Mike Holden @binaryfootball]

Loved what Paraguay did last night. Every World Cup should have at least one game like that.

They didn’t really stand a chance by playing any other way, so they decided to have a proper go at sticking around for another game.

If the team of superstars wanted to stay instead, they had to earn the right.

Let them run rings round us in 39C? Get to fuck. 😂

If you think Paraguay pushed the boundaries too far, that’s on the referee to determine where the boundaries are.

Any criticism levelled at Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) is fair and should be levelled at him alone.

Paraguay were here to stay at a World Cup, coming off the back of extra time and penalties. They came up with a plan that gave them a chance and they committed to it.

They didn’t half commit — they were all-in. That doesn’t mean going halfway and then reining yourselves in because people might get upset.

Too many teams know their place nowadays and roll over for their superiors.

In football, there should be a constant tension between process and outcome — some teams wedded to aesthetics or a philosophy, while for others the end justifies the means.

The two swords sharpen each other.

Instead what we have most of the time is a procession. The same names taking turns to break the same records over and over again.

I’m enjoying a 48-team tournament despite the obvious class differences at times. Throw the minnows into the arena and they will get better.

But this golden boot race is not something to be celebrated. It’s nothing special, it just is what it is. A product of the conditions.

It doesn’t tell you top players are better than they ever were before — of course they are, that’s evolution.

It tells you football is easier for them than it ever was before and that’s not necessarily a good thing.

For Mbappe, that was just a little taste of what Maradona had to face every week.

Something for elite players to remember before they get carried away with their records and lose sight of what came before.

Football suffers when there’s a lack of shithousery.

A spoiled match here and there is good for the overall ecosystem.

[Kattya Gonzalez @KattyaGonzalez9]

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