The World Cup Final.

[Wio Gumflapdinand]

What is wrong with having a team built around you?

Wasn't the team built around Zidane and other great players? I don't see why that is such a bad thing?

Great if you can lead a team like Zidane or Maradona but Messi is not that player, when Argentina looked for inspiration he went missing, great player but needs a new fresh challenge..doesn't look the same player as three/four years ago

Zidane played on a far better teams

Henry, Vieira, Ribiery, Thuram, Desailly were all some of the best players in their positions and they were all Zidane's teammates. I get Pele and Maradonna but Zidane doesnt deserve to be in that conversation imo. He played on some great teams, far better than Messi and Ronaldo ever have.

Well that's true as Ronaldo played for that shower of shites united. So I'll give you that

 

[El Mago]

Argentina are wasting their chances with below average managers.

Last word cup it was Maradona and now Sabella.

 

[marco]

Argentina are wasting their chances with below average managers.

Last word cup it was Maradona and now Sabella.

ha, sounds just like engerland but when did we last get in a final of the world cup,was it 66

 

[goatboy]

how many times have we been the better team and dropped points to a team that took their chances? shit happens. gutted for our guys though

 

[supercrystal7]

Congratulations to the Germans. They deserved the world cup and had the best squad. Good to see Lahm and Schweinsteiger win an international tournament and cement themselves as German greats. Boateng, Schweinster and Lahm were fantastic today. The pressure got to a few other players, but they won in the end. A nice goal for Gotze and hopefully it gives him the boost to fulfill his potential. Always thought that he and Neymar would vie for the best player in the world. Also nice to see Gotze host up the Reus shirt. Crazy to think that Germany were missing so many top players and have so many class players still breaking through. The biggest worry is replacing Lahm though.

 

[mcmanus]

Such a fine line in football.

If the Argentines had took their chances they would be world champions.

Folk would be saying with all that time spent on youth and the money Germany spent on coaching they have still cocked up. Messi puts that chance away, that he usually buries, and he's up there with mad Diego, Pele, Zidane and Gerd Muller.... he missed it so now he's fucking worse than Lee Bradbury.

Fine line.

 

[supercrystal7]

Such a fine line in football.

If the Argentines had took their chances they would be world champions.

Folk would be saying with all that time spent on youth and the money Germany spent on coaching they have still cocked up. Messi puts that chance away, that he usually buries, and he's up there with mad Diego, Pele, Zidane and Gerd Muller.... he missed it so now he's fucking worse than Lee Bradbury.

Fine line.

Fine lines are still lines, Germany were still the best team in the tournament. Had Switzerland taken their chances then maybe Argentina would have been out along time ago.

 

[mcmanus]

Such a fine line in football.

If the Argentines had took their chances they would be world champions.

Folk would be saying with all that time spent on youth and the money Germany spent on coaching they have still cocked up. Messi puts that chance away, that he usually buries, and he's up there with mad Diego, Pele, Zidane and Gerd Muller.... he missed it so now he's fucking worse than Lee Bradbury.

Fine line.

Fine lines are still lines, Germany were still the best team in the tournament. Had Switzerland taken their chances then maybe Argentina would have been out along time ago.

Yeah well if you take one strike of a football means you are a legend or bobbins that's up to you pal.

I'd rather base my opinion on a players whole career plus I think the latter stages of the champions league is of better quality than the world cup.

I know all the national stuff is sound but club football pisses it nowadays.

 

[supercrystal7]

Such a fine line in football.

If the Argentines had took their chances they would be world champions.

Folk would be saying with all that time spent on youth and the money Germany spent on coaching they have still cocked up. Messi puts that chance away, that he usually buries, and he's up there with mad Diego, Pele, Zidane and Gerd Muller.... he missed it so now he's fucking worse than Lee Bradbury.

Fine line.

Fine lines are still lines, Germany were still the best team in the tournament. Had Switzerland taken their chances then maybe Argentina would have been out along time ago.

Yeah well if you take one strike of a football means you are a legend or bobbins that's up to you pal.

I'd rather base my opinion on a players whole career plus I think the latter stages of the champions league is of better quality than the world cup.

I know all the national stuff is sound but club football pisses it nowadays.

The world cup is the pinnacle of the game and it matters more when you do things under the greatest pressure. A billion people watched the CL final. L winners like Luiz, Marcelo, Ramires, etc completely collapsed under the pressure of playing a world cup semi.

 

[mcmanus]

Fine lines are still lines, Germany were still the best team in the tournament. Had Switzerland taken their chances then maybe Argentina would have been out along time ago.

Yeah well if you take one strike of a football means you are a legend or bobbins that's up to you pal.

I'd rather base my opinion on a players whole career plus I think the latter stages of the champions league is of better quality than the world cup.

I know all the national stuff is sound but club football pisses it nowadays.

The world cup is the pinnacle of the game and it matters more when you do things under the greatest pressure. A billion people watched the CL final. L winners like Luiz, Marcelo, Ramires, etc completely collapsed under the pressure of playing a world cup semi.

Ask any footballer to choose (can only ever play one) between earning a fortune playing club football or playing for their nation in the world cup.

What d'ya reckon their answer would be?