@PharaohsXI Excellent article, agree with most points, although I will say that I think his late substitutions were a direct cause of the capitulation, that is a mark against him this WC imo, as you mentioned we had to hold that lead and his subs made that impossible imo. Class otherwise.
@LamineJamalFCB I just really hope they learn from this, Senegal did the same thing, horrible subs at 2-0, lose the game. Learn how to manage the game so you see it out. It’s tough to take because I thought Egypt were excellent for 80 mins, but you have to shut the game down.
@LamineJamalFCB It’s so criminal and it’s getting lost in the (admittedly bad) officiating. Trezeguet is such a bad footballer that he can’t even play on the right, so he had to move zico to the right, who kept Messi somewhat quiet. Lo and behold, Messi starts finding space.
@DataDInvesting 1.) it’s not black and white, it’s subjective so it’s not explicitly a ‘wrong call’, it’s just wrong in your opinion.
2.) it wasn’t overturned, the punishment stands, so nothing was corrected, it was just manipulated.