Matchday Thread | GROUP F

Dzeko needed to be more composed there ...

 

Will the real Lionel Messi please stand up? Please stand up. Please stand up...

 

This game has been pretty disorganised... Bosnia with some nice forward movement, but no idea in the final third. Argentina's defence is shambles... They look very inviting to a Germany repeat...

 

Bosnians being let down by their first touch. They have gotten into some good scoring positions.

 

Messi looks like crap without a creator creating for him. His off ball runs are so damn good even in this game.

 

I mean, several times the attacker couldn't dominate the ball, stretched it too far, didn't put it down to continue the play, kicked it high and wide... Execution has been very poor, so far. Maybe it's nerves. They had some 4 or 5 scoring opportunities that would have turned very dangerous with a bit of better technique.

 

Both teams playing defensive.

 

their central midfield is too spread out. mascherano looks very isolated there. maxi and di maria are more like wingers than central midfielders. gago could add some solidity

 

That's what I'm saying. This is a very, very shaky defense which doesn't bode well for their chances in the later stages of the tournament.

 

Must say that the quality of football has been pretty dissapointing today. Only France on a higher level. Argentina has been surprisingly poor. Only a stroke of pure luck has them ahead.

 

And it could even be Germany again in the 1/4 final!!!

 

Almost! for Bosnia!

 

Thinking the same thing. Messi has not been himself for a while now.

 

Bosnia only looking good on corners. Very wasteful with their free space and opportunities. The total lack of tactical discipline of Argentina is pretty shocking. Apparently this wasn't solely Maradona's fault in 2010...

 

Again, another pretty stupid high and wide shot by the Bosnian offense. Atrocious execution. Any team with better execution and finishing would be winning this 3-1 already. I'm rapidly losing all fear of Argentina in this Cup.

 

Messi sighting!!!

 

Argentina looks horrible. Bad touches and misplaced passes, and very sluggish. Were they partying with hookers last night ?

 

it's too crowded. sebella basically playing 4 wingers WTF
no room for anyone to do anything...

 

Bosnia looks like Greece with the uniforms and defensive play. In fact the Greeks actually looked better going forward.

 

Makes me ponder what a good team a reunited Yugoslavia would be with all the talent from B&H, Croatia, and Serbia. Probably would be one of the favorites to win it all.

 

gago and higuain are missed. i know they weren't fully fit, but are they available from the bench?

 

Just a thought:
If the game were to end now and you had to choose a MOTM - who would it be? Almost every outfield player for Argentina has been poor (maybe Zabaleta aside). I would have to go for Romero...

The winning side normally wins this, but I would preferably go for Pjanic or Besic, who are bossing midfield.

 

probably wont see them till 16
maybe last group game to warm them up

 

Worst match of the WC so far. Who would have thought, what a letdown.

 

I don't know what game you are watching. Bosnia is taking the game to Argentina, and have had the better chances so far.