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That was my point about France - they play wanky football, but they have players who can produce in moments. Spain might miss more chances than France, despite dominating more games. Football is often about moments. I hate that it is, but it's true. A team can deserve to win but not put away...

I said it at the time, but going to PSG destroyed his career. La Liga is one of the two most popular leagues in the world, and he was always going to have to win the CL to get credit for playing in Ligue 1. I don't think that should be the way it is, as Ligue 1 is a good league, but that's the...

Fair enough on the first part. I was probably being harsh as it's mostly in here I have read your posts, and at times you are clearly in trolling mode. I still feel though that I have seen you talk about Ronaldo in vague, unquantifiable terms etc, like will to win. Ok no problem. I thought you...

Yeah, those have been the best teams. The thing about France is that they're generally dull and uninspiring, but they are strong defensively and know how to get over the line. Mbappe's broken nose makes things more uncertain though, regarding the French.

I am not a Messi fan - I think he's an arsehole - but I will always defend him as a footballer over Ronaldo because he is simply a far superior player and miles more talented. I have been on the forum lurking for many years. It seems you talk a lot about stats, cult of personality, trophies...

They were quite impressive against Canada. Played some beautiful football and strangled the game. Messi uncharcteristically missed two beautiful chances. However, Canada had some great chances. There are better teams than Canada in the tournament, but Argentina are still the best team in the...

Much more balanced than anything Southgate has picked, but still has some issues in my respectful opinion. I just don't think of Bellingham as an inverted winger, though no doubt he could do a job there. The midfield three is too defensive I think, though Mainoo (while overhyped) has more...

Many players are automatons. Players are now obsessively coached within an inch of their lives, and there's less encouragement to take risks. Every team now tries to play like Pep's Barca (with varying degrees of success and some stylistic tweaks). The general trend of high pressing, keeper...

The problem with that is that none of those players were tempo setters or possession controllers. Other than Scholes every name on that list was more about power, athleticism, than high football IQ and technique. Beckham for instance spent lots of his years as an England player trying Hollywood...

Southgate is absolutely clueless, but to be honest a lot of their players are overhyped too. All their best players (other than Kane) are wingers or attacking midfielders. And even then, the likes of Eze, Gordon, Bowen are players who do really well in the PL, but translating that for mid-table...

Lukewarm start to the tournament. Enner Valencia's red card was fully deserved. Argentina dominated, Peru v Chile was boring, and I missed Mexico v Jamaica as I had been awake for ages and simply couldn't stay up til 2 am to watch it (in UK).

I think people - even before the tournament - were underestimating Germany. Their players are not hyped up but are very good in the main, they have the best coach in the tournament (certainly of the nations you'd expect have a realistic chance, Rangnick could be better in general) and have home...

Found this in my post history from when I signed up in 2019. That guy was absolutely clueless. Aged like milk, like all Ronaldo fanboys predictions. Messi aged 35 won the World Cup and the BD. He said this too, calculated fact, indeed, The guy's main mistake was obsessing over physicality, which...

He clearly has some form of arrested development, and is terrified of retirement. He's scared of fading into the background while a new, fresher, much younger generation gets some of the limelight - typical narcissist. At this point he should be a figure of fun and pity for his refusal to show...

'Anyways, I think I have had a decent run on this forum and provided the forum both high quality analytical content and entertaining well written posts' Backs up my point about you being as deluded as Ronaldo. Your football knowledge is fucking awful (constantly judging players by stats and...

Bold sounds more like Ronaldo, to be honest. I mean the arse-licking he gets from commentators and pundits whenever he plays a game is like nothing I have EVER seen, including Messi (even though Messi is a far superior player). Even now when Ronaldo is past it, the media obsesses over him...

Apart from the homophobia present in your posts, you are correct. Ronaldo attracts celebrity worshippers and those who dream of being given attention. Obnoxious, moronic narcissists. They can't get it in their own lives as they are failures, so they live vicariously through him.

It was me who made that post and I stand by it. Ronaldo completely lacks the dribbling, passing, playmaking component (he was reasonable at these things in the past, but relative to the 'best ever' standard he is being judged by) to be up there with the best ever. Read what Van Basten said -...

This NoWinNOFee guy is a complete cretin. He's a celebrity worshipper of the highest order and drools over Ronaldo to sickening degrees, like 99% of his clueless lemming-like fans. You imagine they're the same type idiots who beg him for selfies or would turn up at his funeral crying that he'd...

I had something lengthy typed up, but as a new member there were problems with my registration. Will condense it to saying that all of those quotes are true, especially the stuff about celebrity worship and treating cunts like Ronaldo like he'es some sort of God, when actually all he is a...