I actually think it's worse. Empty space doesn't make bad passes, or shoot 10 feet wide when 5 feet away from an open goal.
Is it too late for the AFA to petition FIFA to allow Higuain to finally play for the country of his birth?
I am about to lose my job, but I would gladly contribute to a fund used to buyout Sampaoli's contract.
Have never agreed more with a post on this site in 15 years. Reasonable point made in another post about Sampaoli only having 1 year, but Simeone...
Was it Enzo Bearzot that said "Italians know how to win football games, Argentinians know how to win World Cups"? Oh, the good old days...
Agreed for so many reasons, including that these two do not carry the baggage of continually s***ing the bed like Di Maria and Higuain.
I think most will say "yes"...but the bar was set pretty low in the 1st game.
Reminds me of his mentor taking Caniggia instead of a relatively in-form Saviola in 2002.
One of my favorite recent World Cup games...well done! Still have my VCR hooked up to watch the old tape. I remember seeing Mick Jagger dancing...
You should send Sampaoli a note...it looks like he managed to skip the last 7 or 8 months without anything whatsoever going through his mind.
Interesting article on Sampaoli's tactics from Jonathan Wilson: https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/06/08/argentina-world-cup-jorge-sampaoli-tactics-messi
And you know it's only a matter of time before Di Maria and Aguero get injured.
I think continually booting the ball into row 75 also shows a fragile mental state...
I was only kidding, as Hayaka pointed out. You are right about the score...I must have mistakenly treated Rafa's red card as a goal in my head.
And they only lost to a vastly superior US side by 1 goal in 2002.
