FINAL - Germany vs Argentina

[Tangles]

For all his goals, Müller is a hard bloke to warm too.

Yeah thought that when I heard his Brazil post match interview. The way he said "at some point your opponent is broken" struck me as pretty ****ing cold. Can play though.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yeah may have been goalless but it's been fun to watch. Plenty of chances. Wish one had gone in though.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

For all his goals, Müller is a hard bloke to warm too.

Bavarian, eh.

Watching in a German pub, loudest cheer was for the lino calling the Argentina goal offside.

Good choice to watch this btw

 

[Furball]

Commentator has just referenced Rome in 1990 as that was also goalless at half time. However I feel in entertainment levels they are poles apart. Argentina may not exactly be all out attack but it's not even approaching the cynicism of their 1990 side.

I don't remember Italia 90 much from at the time but I bought a highlights video if it when I was 8 and watched it every 3 weeks

Italia 90 was so dire it prompted a change in the passback law.

 

[The Sean]

Italia 90 was so dire it prompted a change in the passback law.

Ha ha yeah, we can debate all we like which was the best World Cup, but it's hard to argue against that one being the worst.

 

[GIMH]

Also pushed the rest of the world to 3 points for a win, if indirectly

 

[The Sean]

Lavezzi off - interesting to know if that is purely tactical, because I thought Lavezzi was probably Argentina's most dangerous attacking player in the first half.

 

[The Sean]

That was his moment.

 

[Spark]

I'm astonished he's missed that

 

[grecian]

Oh FFS Lionel that was your legend moment.

Sheesh great match, terrible finishing.

 

[Tangles]

Pressure of a final but still expected him to hit the target.

 

[BoyBrumby]

South African blood, Messi?

 

[Burgey]

The Hun don't look overly convincing IMO. Shame Messi didn't score there, the Argies have at least had a crack instead of constantly defending as I thought they might have.

 

[GIMH]

Remember when Mascherano played for West Ham

 

[OverratedSanity]

Lavezzi off - interesting to know if that is purely tactical, because I thought Lavezzi was probably Argentina's most dangerous attacking player in the first half.

Yeah it strange. Definitely agree he looked Argentina's liveliest attacker

 

[BoyBrumby]

Remember when Mascherano played for West Ham

About a game and a half...

Actually 8, from memory.

 

[GIMH]

About a game and a half...

Actually 8, from memory.

Alan Pardew, football genius

 

[grecian]

Remember when Mascherano played for West Ham

ATM West Ham Players better than Messi/Maradonna in World Cup finals, Hurst, Peters.

A touch of the Schumachers from Neuer there.

Free-kick to Germany, and they say 'keepers are too protected in t'modern game.

 

[Spark]

Higuain penalised for apparently existing

 

[BoyBrumby]

Jesus, how is that a free kick to Jerry? Neuer cleared him out completely.