“I’m not sure what Hakimi (getting booed relentlessly) has done to upset the locals”. Blimey, I’m a big Ally McCoist fan as a co-commentator, but surely even the most cursory pre-game research should have thrown up the latest news story involving him in France.
🚨🎙️ 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗢𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶:
▪️“People always ask if we treat Messi differently in the national team.”
▪️“The answer is yes... and anyone who says otherwise is lying.”
▪️“We're talking about the greatest player in history.”
▪️“But it's not about giving him special privileges. It's about understanding who he is and what he means to Argentina.”
▪️“When Messi speaks, everyone listens. When Messi is on the pitch, everyone runs a little harder. Not because he asks us to, but because he inspires it.”
▪️“I've played with him for many years, and what surprises me most is his humility. A player who has won everything could act like a king, but Leo is one of the most normal people you'll ever meet.”
▪️“That's why the dressing room protects him.”
▪️“Not because he's Messi the superstar, but because he's Messi our captain, our teammate and the man who carried the dreams of an entire country for so many years.”
▪️“Some teams have great players...”
▪️“We have Messi.”
▪️“And trust me, that's a privilege none of us take for granted.”
Brilliant performance by Messi last night - but he should have been sent off for this outrageous studs-up foul on Algeria’s Mandi. The fact he didn’t even get booked is ridiculous - could have broken the guy’s leg.
Some of us used to stay up till 3/4am to watch Messi play qualifiers for Argentina against Bolivia etc when the Argentina team was a shambles. We did that for the best part of 10 years.Cos we knew we had to witness the genius & magic of Messi, like he's given us tonight #worldcup
No, this is why the game is on its arse. A series of ‘oh well it’s not that big of a deal, just crack on with it,’ and you end up with the walking cue ball being able to make football a four quarter sport with no mandate to do such a thing.
Why isn’t there a show available first thing in the morning showing all the goals from overnight on one video?
My poor boy and I have to just keep wading through all the official individual clips edits on YouTube.
Feels a missed opportunity…
ATENCIÓN.
Darwin Núñez retorna al Liverpool. La confirmación no se dará en estos días ya que el jugador pidió estar concentrado con la Selección uruguaya.
Información de @jpromeroh en #Minuto1
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