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Fair enough. I have no idea at all about her other than 2019 WC as I say (though I am gonna watch some of the obligatory YouTube videos later), just mentioning what other posters were saying above. Thanks, I will take a look. I will also watch some stuff on YouTube. Obviously I know on the...

Thanks for the info. I heard Fin and Thwix saying above that Caro has attitude problems. As Norwegians and bigger women football followers they would know more than me. Putellas is another name I know and yeah, she seems to have been rated one of the best women's players for a long time. Yeah...

Yeah knew she had played one of the games, but really just meant if she was at full fitness and strength or not. Probably easing back into the team. So Spain lack physicality then (relatively speaking)? That might be a problem indeed.

Plus their league isn't as taxing as other leagues (for them anyway as they're by a mile the best team in it). That's a double-edged sword because it allows them more rest for CL games, but also means they don't get the plaudits they deserve sometimes (as I said above I think this current...

The amazing thing about him - as I have said many times before - is that his stats are amazing but don't even tell half the story about him (unlike certain 'other' players). You have to watch the guy play to full appreciate what a genius he is. He's the Beethoven/Mozart of football.

Yeah as someone who doesn't follow women's football but casually takes an interest when the international tournaments come around, that appears to be the case. Spain should win but the other teams you mention have a shout if Spain underperform or give them encouragement for whatever reason. I...

I know what you guys are saying with the dearth of competition. However, there's something special about how they play football - they're a very complete, entertaining and athletic and technical team. They're the full package. They just strangle and batter teams into submission with the speed of...

After that first few minutes I thought PSG were gonna have more shots tonight than George Best in a London bar in the 60s.

Yeah despite me defending him over Vini and Bell, his work rate can be horrible. Also, look as I say how PSG always have a spare man. Admittedly that is helped by Real Forwards like Mbappe not pressing lol, but take nothing away from PSG's dynamic, fluid movement and brilliant positioning.

Been calling it since day one. He has a limited range of uses, but overall I have just never thought he was that great.

Maybe, but it's only a counterbalance to the incessant hype that has always surrounded the kid. But yeah, two wrongs don't make a right. I don't have anything in particular against him, I just don't like his profile of player. A moments player masquerading as a midfielder won't work in modern...

Vini is a quality player but he's been poor for a while. I also think he's quite limited in that he can only really play wide left and cut in and shoot. At least Mbappe shows variety by going down the middle etc. I also consider him a better finisher than Vini.

Tbh Mbappe is a better player than Vini and Bell. It isn't Mbappe specifically, it's trying to shoehorn all these guys in. If you are gonna have a balanced system but have one world-class gamechanger I'd always have Mbappe as my wild card over those other two. I am not even that big a fan of...

Yeah, but anyone who sees football beyond stats can see he isn't that good. And the stats are drying up now. He's loved by guys who have homoerotic mancrushes too. He's clearly mediocre defensively as his positioning is suspect, but guys like Gato and Temptation think he must be great...

As a profile of player, intelligent, controlling midfielders will always be way more attractive than guys who are on the periphery of the game and just get in the box to finish. It's actually disgusting when some football fans compare Gerrard to Xavi or Bellingham to Pedri. The audacity...

Olise is great footballer.

Really don't get the fuss about him at all. A limited runner into the box. Always gets found out when he plays against teams as good or better. Just never understood the hype around him and never will. He is basic.

Not just better, absolutely far better. Like you say they push stats because in so many areas that aren't scoring Messi pisses on him.

True, but his fans have always forced the issue more about what he wins than how he wins it. Remember them trying to claim he had a similar tournament at Euro 2016 to Maradona in Mexico 86 based on similar stats? Never mind that Diego scored wonderful goals and produced amazing passes and...

Imagine if they did win it though, with him being a bit part player. And him being invisible and carried in the final, but all the arseholes going on about him winning it AND being the oldest player ever to win it. Horrific thought.