Well obviously Deco is not in the United States just to watch Alvarez. I wonder who else is he keeping an eye on. Who else caught his attention?
(I have a guess)
Pau Cubarsi, you bless my eyes.
I need you to show to the world who you are and now is the moment. Silence everyone who doubts you and tries to bring you down.
The naysayers keeps raging while we keep feasting.
Best defender at the World Cup, indisputably.
Alvarez has been Simeone-fied, masking his stinkers with pressing gimmicks.
Yes he's back from a fresh injury. But the games are passing by, and he better lock in, or Argentina is doomed.
Biggest difference maker after Messi & Dibu. Lad needs to be un-simeone-fied.
To every one of you saying this Argentina side looks finished, do not forget last time around, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Australia, Netherlands made this Argentina team look just as finished as well.
But the tournament went on, and they grew into it and rose above it.
Licha-Romero might be the best WC centre-back pairing ever.
But I'm more curious to see how many injuries rack up after the match. The old dudes of Argentina surely doesn't have the legs to reach the final. It is what it is. Either the youngsters step up, or Argentina is doomed.
RESPECT CAPE VERDE, MASSIVE RESPECT.
If football was an unknown world to me, and someone told me you guys are a top 10 ranking nation, I'd have absolutely believed it.
Never seen a first timer play like this, lives were on the line. Sensational run.
1. Ter Stegen took a salary cut.
2. Ajax will pay 70% of his salary
3. Barca will pay 85-90% of his salary
– If point 1 is true, then point 2 will be true and point 3 is false.
– If point 3 is true, then both point 1 and 2 are false.
Now I am guessing Ter Stegen never really took a pay cut.
Enzo should be on the bench tonight after being freshly rejected by his dream club Real Madrid.
Imagine tweaking for a club publicly, then your dream club issuing a statement rejecting you. And having to play a WC knockout match after that, it's hard mentally. This might go badly for him.
Now that Madrid issued an official statement saying NO to Enzo, I reckon that closes the door for Tchouameni to leave.
And that's a good news for Barca, Enzo is an instant upgrade over Tchou.
Enzo + Bernardo + Jude/Guler, a lot of problems are solved for Madrid's struggling midfield.
I wouldn't go into the match taking Cape Verde lightly, and I am sure Argentina and Scaloni aren't either.
Unbeaten in a group with Spain & Uruguay. Also the team to create the most chances at World Cup so far. And on top that, they'll sit on a low-block and play on the counter.
Nonetheless, if there's one team I back to break down the low-block, it's Argentina. By far they've the most functional central-play. Tonight won't be easy, but Scaloni and his soldiers have everything in their arsenal to advance into the next round.
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Yes sure, back to 1:1 after 6 years and let’s just spend it again recklessly.
€75M for a 29 y/o, whose contract is up in 2 years. If it was Kane, it’d be understandable. But €75M just because he showed a little chemistry with Barca players? I’d rather stick with Ferran.
Spare me all the Oyarzabal to Barca shouts.
His heart is made of Real Sociedad. Not worth convincing him to leave, already 29 and would cost around 50M. And his form goes up and down a lot.
Let’s just not go for any short-term replacements, unless it’s Kane.
My guess is Ter Stegen took a salary cut. Because otherwise Ajax can never cover “majority” of his salary.
Ajax would rather sell one of their best player instead of giving him a raise, so surely they aren’t giving a 33 y/o beyond washed keeper an enormous salary.
Now that Madrid issued an official statement saying NO to Enzo, I reckon that closes the door for Tchouameni to leave.
And that's a good news for Barca, Enzo is an instant upgrade over Tchou.
Enzo + Bernardo + Jude/Guler, a lot of problems are solved for Madrid's struggling midfield.