Official Worldwide Football (Soccer) Discussion Thread (51 Viewers)

[Budha]

Here at least it's in the box and he's trying to get a penalty. Embolo was in the middle of the pitch near the sideline... like what is he trying to achieve with the dive??????????

Oh yeah, I agree - it was stupid!

 

[Argenchino]

I was wrong about last night's VAR, already edited the last post you reacted to.

The Messi stomp against Algeria with no VAR review is pretty damning when other calls missed live against the US and Mexico were later reviewed and turned into straight reds, which is exactly what VAR isn't supposed to be used for. It gives a "rules for thee but not for me" message.

I know you have a rooting interest for Argentina and you're passionately defending them. I have no rooting interest. Just calling things as I think I see them.

My comment wasn’t directed at any one person here. It was about the broader anti-Argentina mob mentality that I’m tired of seeing all over social media and now in this thread too.
Hakimi and Bernardo Silva made very similar challenges, but of course everyone chooses to focus exclusively on Messi. It's tiring.