I did it.perfectly balanced
I got through the WC watching every single game.
What's next for Messi? I heard his contract with PSG ends somewhat soon. Has he given any indication whether he's retiring soon?
What's next for Messi? I heard his contract with PSG ends somewhat soon. Has he given any indication whether he's retiring soon?
What's next for Messi? I heard his contract with PSG ends somewhat soon. Has he given any indication whether he's retiring soon?
Mbappe is amazing, but it feels like some of that "personal narrative" or drama isn't there for him when he already helped lead his team to a WC at age 19. Seems crazy to say but it's like he accomplished too much too early.
Mbappe is the reverse. He has the ability and he already has a WC. But he now needs to do all the other stuff and that will take 10 years or more.Well first step is getting the hell away from PSG
Well yeah PSG has blocked Neymar out of that discussion too - to choose PSG is to choose irrelevance, unless they actually win (multiple) CL(s). And even then, it's still the only achievement that matters if you're there.
Neymar and Mbappe stopped mattering at club level when they reduced their career to like 8 meaningful games per year
Doesn't Messi play for PSG too?
Can somebody go into the plans for World Cup 2026? More specifically the plans to increase the field to 48 teams and mess around with the group stage format? Seems all very confusing and not logistically sound.
You're just begging for collusion if you do 16 groups of 3 where the two playing teams can conspire to eliminate the non-playing team.
Let's do the final WC XI
E. Martinez
Hakimi - Varane - Gvardiol - Acuna
Modric - Fernndez - Griezmann
Messi - Alvarez - Mbappe
Substitutes:
Livakovic
Bono
L. Martinez
Saiss
Dumfries
Theo Hernandez
Amrabat
Tchouameni
De Paul
Bellingham
Mac Allister
Perisic
Di Maria
Ziyech
Giroud
Unsure about some of the starters but I don't feel like I'm missing anyone from the full squad.
I didn't think Modric had a fantastic tournament especially compared to last time. I thought his setpiece delivery in particular was below par.
I'd be inclined to replace him with Amrabat or even Tchouameni and move Griezmann further up for a true 4231. Romero for Varane also possible. Otherwise I agree.