The All Purpose Other Teams Thread - Pt. III (R)

True, true.. for some reason I was remembering 2006 as their last final.

Either way, still glad they advanced over Spain. Much more deserving finalist imo.

I also feel they'll give England more of a game, hopefully

 

@SupaMario it looks like Lampe is finally getting his big break late in his career, with an 18-month loan deal to Velez

https://www.tycsports.com/liga-prof...ser-el-primer-refuerzo-de-velez-id355026.html

I mean, it's not River, but hey, at least that's a step above from all those small clubs he played for before.

 

Wait.... wtf? Qatar is playing Gold Cup??

Didn’t they pull out of CA because of the the pandemic (thus ruining the whole group stage), but they can play this tournament a few weeks later?

 

Luis Diaz..... what a player man

I wish D’Onofrio would have listened to Gallardo when he vehemently demanded him as Pity Martinez’s replacement back in 2018. The guy would have been unstoppable within el muñeco’s system

 

Lol... at least we go after the good ones, not like Boca who tries to copy our formula and buys the third-rate guys like Cardona, Campuzano and Fabra

On the real though, Gallardo insisted so much on bringing Luis Diaz to replace Pity. It’s not like he was 1 of 20 options... he pretty much told D’Onofrio at the time “it’s either Luis Diaz or no one.. don’t bother bringing in a cheaper alternative”

Years later the guy is tearing Copa America up and attracting interest from big European clubs.. his speed/technique is fantastic, great player

 

From Peru I was impressed by Lapadula... obviously he’s not an elite player by any means, but I didn’t have him down prior to the Copa. He has pretty much been Peru’s best everytime I’ve watched them play.

I’m surprised it took them so long to call him up.. I was just reading his wikipedia page and it seems he was actually called up for the Italian NT during the 2018 WCQ process

 

Lol @ Neymar complaining on IG about CONMEBOL and Gabriel Jesus’s suspension:

"Muy triste estar en las manos de personas que toman esas decisiones. Bello análisis que hicieron de la jugada. Hay que felicitarlos". Esas fueron las palabras de Neymar tras confirmarse la suspensión de dos partidos para su compañero, Gabriel Jesús, por haberle propinado un terrible planchazo casi en la cara a Eugenio Mena en el duelo entre Brasil y Chile, por los cuartos de final de la Copa América.​

Instead of complaining about the sanction, why don’t you address how careless your teammate was to commit such a violent and unnecessary foul. I swear he’d be going after heads if that foul had been on him.

Idk what he’s going on about: the 2 match suspension made complete sense. You don’t just reduce a sanction because a final is coming up. Plus, those people “making decisions” are the same ones always helping you out, if you’ve forgotten

 

A controversial millimetric VAR offside call retracted Rogelio Funes Mori’s injury time goal, which would have given Mexico a win in their Gold Cup debut.