What a tackle.
popped into the cafe to see the goal.
1-0 england.
Whoa that Argentinian defensive blunder almost cost them.
Monster tackle now!
As long as you get the ball first on a tackle, you’ll be okay?
England defense is under pressure right now. Where was this Argentina for the first 55 minutes?
Pickford, what is you doing?
Before like 2005, sure. Now you’ll still get called if it’s considered reckless.
Yes, as long as you also don’t (say) ram your studs into their leg as you pass.
Sustained pressure , it feels like something will go in for Arg .
Usual disclaimers apply
Even if Argentina ties it up, I’ll wager it’ll remain a tilted pitch.
We’ll see. I’ve never been convinced by Argentina, not since their uninspiring Cope America win, but I was wrong about Spain/France and the analytics guys mostly like Argentina.
Riveting just watching Messi bring the ball along like that.
We’ll see. Argentina don’t seem to have many offensive ideas, but at least they stopped playing ugly.
What a cross by Messi and save by Pickford. Great to get the header down, but didn’t pick out a corner.
deleted.
Ok, Pickford, I take it back.
What are the rules if a team has more penalty kicks than players? Do they lose the kicks, or can players take second shots?
Yeah, they’ll take second shots. But I’ve never seen that happening.
This is miles better than France - Spain.