Won a gold medal. Didn't do it from the sidelines either. Played in the World Cup final, had a goof miss a sitter that would have won them the WC. Just shows how dependent team successes are upon the players TEAMMATES.
This game today should have taught everyone the value of teammates. Ronaldo did nothing, Benzema had good pressures to capitalize on a mistake, and Bale scored a worldie. Modric's tiki-taka was also perfect.
Those stats can't be accurate.
Those stats can't be accurate.
No, they're not. Mane hit the post, scored, Ramos cut out a chance from Robertson to Mane, Firmino penalty appeal (which wasn't a penalty), and there were some other things where the ball cannoned around the box. The errors were the only difference between the teams. That's the sickening part, to know our team was good enough to beat them. As the game was going before Salah came off I would have bet a lot of money on it too.
It's easier to handle losing 3-1 when your team just walked out there and bent over, a lot harder when they could or should have won.
Obviously, the most important thing for the team going forward is Salah being there. Never been more clear than today. Every time he got the ball, it was instant that RM was ****ting their pants. It was instant that our players were flying forward to get chances too. This just sucks.
Anyone one have the clip of Karius getting a possible concussion handy?
I thought this was funny..
The ref is watching the entire time and still puts whistle to lips?
so bad.
If concussed, it explains both mistakes.
Part of it is that Ronaldo was, well... A brat. Petulant, unlikable. He's grown up some, but you can still see the same person under the maturity.
If he had scored tonight in the 92nd minute to make it 4-1, its very likely we'd have gotten "shirt-off-siiiiuuuu" celebration. Stuff like that.
If he (Ronaldo) has a good WC, and ends up with a 6th Ballon d'Or (very possible, having top scored the CL by a country mile), he'll have 6 Ballons.
To Messi's 5. And 5 CLs. To Messi's 3 (technically 4, he was on the list for the 06 team that beat Arsenal, but he never played).
Now, for me, Messi is the GOAT, don't get me wrong.
But hearing people diss Ronaldo after those facts above as somehow not only not the #2, but sometimes "barely top-10", etc... It's either bias or ignorance.
Ronaldo is the closest thing to Messi in football history. Messi is better (for me), but saying "a far better player" in light of all the numbers, trophies and games... Its just silly, dude.
If concussed, it explains both mistakes.
Zero fouls today. Gets away with everything because of reputationYeah Ramos is trash. He's a complete piece of garbage. I wouldn't blink an eye if he got a career ending injury.
Red card intent to injure yet?
That one sure is. Unless that person thinks he was just trying to run to some RM fan in the crowd.
Except that they were fortunate that Roma was able to beat Barca or they would have never made it into the finals. Actually I can't see them beating Man City again and having that easy of a group either. This was probably their one-shot time as the same thing happened to Arsenal as well and we never made it back to finals. Teams get better around you and majority of those teams have endless funds which Pool doesn't have.Sometimes a loss can be stepping stone for a team. Ideally this is one of those occasions.
Arsenal didnt see spend after that cause they were paying off The Emirates. See the difference.Except that they were fortunate that Roma was able to beat Barca or they would have never made it into the finals. Actually I can't see them beating Man City again and having that easy of a group either. This was probably their one-shot time as the same thing happened to Arsenal as well and we never made it back to finals. Teams get better around you and majority of those teams have endless funds which Pool doesn't have.
The Reds looked really good and dangerous for the first 20 minutes of the match. However, after the Salah injury they completely capitulated and got outdone by a superior talented squad in which Isco and Ronaldo were non-factors. That's how good they are, they even subbed off Isco for freckin' Bale while Liverpool subbed off Salah for Lallana, lol.