Nigeria 1-2 Argentina
Relief & Belief, Tears & Goals in the most dramatic match of the World Cup so far. BLOCKBUSTER!!
Goodbye Sampaoli, Welcome Argentinean players.
Passionate fans & enthusiastic players – An image that speaks volumes.
AA game of many changes, who’s in charge?
Inspiration in love with pressure in a relationship that has been used as the great catalyst in the improved performance of Argentina. Amazing Fans. WHERE THERE’S HOPE, THERE’S LOVE!!
Sampaoli all covered in albi-celeste, no more tattoos, providing an image of obvious greater leadership, after all four years left in the contract that was signed by one of the most sought managers in the world at that time after his managerial performance with Chile.
Argentina it is another level of football!!
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Messi – THE WORLD’s BEST PLAYER IN THE HISTORY!! Leonel’s galvanized with is weaker foot was able to find the goal that a whole nation was chasing in their hearts… He did something that some other players’ could not do with their preferred foot. BALLON D’OR!!!
Here’s what has changed the whole complexion of Argentina – High double pressure in numbers, size, width and depth as well as an unseen fire in the determination and resolve of a nation that needed this more than any other. METHODIC.
Great composure in passing and even greater last third through passing with glimpses of magic from Banega reminiscing Burruchaga for Argentina when they clinched the World Cup in 1986 – MARADONA & BURRUCHAGA!! UNFORGETTABLE
No Need for VAR, when Mascherano pulls down Leon Balogun and the referee awards an undeniable penalty, so that artistic Moses levels the match 1-1. Best solo Celebration of the World Cup! DRAMA!!
We need Aguero and Dybala, but Sampaoli wanted unproved track players like Pavón & Meza. Di Maria looked exhausted after an emotional first half played at a great tempo by himself and needed the substitution…by Meza? After all Sampaoli is the one in charge, at least on the paper, because what we witnessed is something totally different.
Does who do not dare, do not scare and achieve success!!
Ronaldo’s 85 Goals by opponent:
Armenia 5, Sweden 5, Latvia 5, Andorra 5, Netherlands 4, Estonia 4, Hungary 4, Faroe Islands 4, Luxembourg 3, Northern Ireland 3, Denmark 3, Belgium 3, Russia 3, Spain 3, Saudi Arabia 2, Azerbaijan 2, Kazakhstan 2, Cyprus 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2, Czech Republic 2, Cameroon 2, Egypt 2, Greece 1, Slovakia 1, Iran 1, Poland 1, Finland 1, North Korea 1, Iceland 1, Argentina 1, Panama 1, Ecuador 1, Croatia 1, Ghana 1, Wales 1, New Zealand 1, Morocco 1.
26 wins, 1 draw (Paraguay) and 1 defeat (Colombia), those are the stats when Messi scores in major competitions for Argentina. Every time that Messi has scored one goal for Argentina at the World Cup, they have always won, today’s match versus Nigeria was one more added to his stats-padding. They never lost either at Copa America after a Messi’s goal. Writing history since 1st of March, 2006 with 18 years, 8 months, 5 days.
On the other side, his greatest competitor, Cristiano Ronaldo, 39 wins, 4 draws (Armenia, Poland, Hungary, Spain) and 2 defeats (Greece, Denmark), Beating records since the 12th of June, 2004 with 19 years, 4 months, 7 days. Their age gap is 2 years, 4 months, 24 days, but Ronaldo is predicting his future into the Hollywood industry already, as he can be casted as the main character in the upcoming season of Walking Dead, as he has scored goals against most of the Nations that are part of the series. THRILLER!!
Goodbye Sampaoli, Welcome Argentinean players.
Passionate fans & enthusiastic players – An image that speaks volumes.
(V. Moses '51 pen ; L. Messi '14 | M. Rojo '86)