Argentina v Croatia - Tue 13th Dec, 19:00 | Semi-final | World Cup 2022

[El_george]

Yey, finally they said 2 goals by the Man City man!!!

 

[hilts]

its KDB. Aguero never got a sniff on a PFA player of the year or a balon dor.

Like I care about nominations from football authorities. People quickly forget. Sergio is the man.

 

[kun]

The team that hammered Forest earlier in the season was:

———————Ederson———————
—————Stones——Dias—————
Walker————Rodri———-Cancelo
———Bernardo——Gundogan——
Alvarez—-—Haaland—-—Foden

I think that’s our best team. de Bruyne is our best player but I think that unit is best.

Álvarez and KDB play in the same position

We usually line up like:

Haaland KDB
Foden Gündogan Rodri Bernardo
Cancelo Laporte Stones Walker
Ederson
​

This leaves Álvarez fighting with our 2 best players to play in his natural game/ position. His best position imo is in the KDB role with Haaland in front of him. I agree that we basically can’t fit all 3 in the side and be at our most effective. Kev could play deeper into perhaps but we would lose solidity and control.

The only way I can see the three together would be KDB on the right, but I don’t think we get the most out of him there.
Like this:

Haaland Álvarez
Foden Rodri Gündo/Bernie KDB
Cancelo Laporte Stones Walker
Ederson​

 

[TravisBickle]

Alvarez plays for Manchester City..I’ve just heard them say it on tv

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

It's been a fantastic tournament. I like it in the winter too. A break in the season feels good. I know all the Qatar stuff but it's been good football.

Booooo.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

The Argies really make some noise

Love to go to a Boca v River Plate game

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Álvarez and KDB play in the same position

We usually line up like:

Haaland KDB
Foden Gündogan Rodri Bernardo
Cancelo Laporte Stones Walker
Ederson
​

This leaves Álvarez fighting with our 2 best players to play in his natural game/ position. His best position imo is in the KDB role with Haaland in front of him. I agree that we basically can’t fit all 3 in the side and be at our most effective. Kev could play deeper into perhaps but we would lose solidity and control.

The only way I can see the three together would be KDB on the right, but I don’t think we get the most out of him there.
Like this:

Haaland Álvarez
Foden Rodri Gündo/Bernie KDB
Cancelo Laporte Stones Walker
Ederson​

Don’t worry. Pep will make a left back out of him.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

It's been a fantastic tournament. I like it in the winter too. A break in the season feels good. I know all the Qatar stuff but it's been good football.

We lost against Brentford because the players were mincing around the pitch for 90 minutes hoping not to get injured for this stupid friggin tournament.

That could lose us the league.

 

[El_george]

To be fair, it was none too shabby.

I have just seen the replay on ITV - to be fair it was pretty good.

City should definitely start making noises that they want to sign this Messi lad on £600k a week and whatever PSG value him at.

Then sit back and watch United offer slightly more in transfer value & £650k and we can fook them up for another two years!

(He's good, but he doesn't do much 'pressing')

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Sorry I’m calling bullshit on 1978, there wasn’t any semi finals. it was some daft group thing and Argentina qualified after beating Peru (I think ) 600-0 in a game that wasn’t rigged.

Yeah 74 and 78 had those second group stages but they were still one off games in the penultimate round of the tournament.