Argentina vs Saudi Arabia 1-2 FT

[joplass]

Early Christmas people. Renard knows what to do.

[Coach]

Will interesting to see the pacey Old Men up against the energiser bunnies of Mexico. If the Rey Mysterios are fully charged, they’ll ask the Argies to run more than a Kenyan in a steeplechase. Lose here and could well be curtains for the fleet footed Di Maria and co.

The Mexican team I've watched the last two years does not have the organization

Don’t need it. As erratic as ever. As long as they run, they’ll cause this bunch of OAPs a problem. There is absolute no way Scaloni starts so many of them in the next game. In fact would argue, his next line up sees a massive injection of younger and faster players. Di Maria and Uncle on the other flank were bread and milk.

Every game is different.

I'm talking about the here and now.

Focus on the game in front of you, not the one in your head

Called it from the start, long before the final score. Too slow, too old. Under that heat. Problem. Final score? Problem.

[txj]

Yessssssssssssssssssss!

[gosh]

Upset complete. Emphatically!

[Scipio Africanus]

Pioooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!! ViCTORY! WALLLAHUUUU WAKUBARRRRRRRR!!!! ALLLAHUUUU AKUBARRRRRRRR!!!!

[Coach]

Tremendously aged starting eleven for the Albiceleste. Experienced but old bones under the desert sun. Distinct lack of pace. Will need all their ring savvy to go full shaft deep.

All their ring savvy evaded them. Old bones, tired legs. Too easy.

[airwolex]

I mean, this team has Otamendi as the centreback, Messi as their talisman, and Di Maria on the wings. Father time remains undefeated.

[gosh]

The Argentina fans are glued to their seats. They don't know whether they are dreaming or not.

[Tobi17]

This game even makes me despise Rohr more, that German fraud actually instilled the mindset into many of us that it was ok to lose to the team with "better" players, maybe that's why this present crop of Nigerian players are so mentally lazy and so quick to accept defeat...the Saudis aren't an elite team but look how how they played their lungs out today against one of the best teams in the world...e no go better for Rohr walahi

[akamoke]

Saudi Arabia did waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

Has to rank as one of the top upsets in World cup history

[airwolex]

The Argentina fans are glued to their seats. They don't know whether they are dreaming or not.

They were sold a dream. I could be wrong, but this team looks like they are headed for an early exit.

[Orion]

That ref did everything in his power to help Argentina. Disgraceful.

Congrats to Saudi Arabia. I'm really happy for them.

[txj]

Tremendously aged starting eleven for the Albiceleste. Experienced but old bones under the desert sun. Distinct lack of pace. Will need all their ring savvy to go full shaft deep.

All their ring savvy evaded them. Old bones, tired legs. Too easy.

Bla bla bla.

watch the game in front of ya...

[Tbite]

This victory was not as much a fluke as most would think.

Saudi Arabia have been solid under Herve Renard. Croatia struggled to beat them 1-0 even after introducing all of their stars in the second half. They are compact and have good chemistry.

I EXPECTED them to pull off some sort of surprise, though this was a bit more than I bargained for.
In fact I messaged my brother before the match telling him that KSA were defensively solid but offensively poor.

I expected a tight affair. I never liked Herve Renard (don't know why), but I must say he is the real deal. One of the best foreign coaches of underdog teams in history.

[danfo driver]

[ohsee]

I woke up late and only started watching the game in the second half around 57 minutes. Despite all the referee (read FIFA) assistance, the worthless--and racist--Argies could not win? Allahu Akbar! God is truly great. I think I will break out the bottles of wine this early momo to celebrate. All of una who think Messi is the GOAT, gerrara hia! The man has the heart of a housefly. When the going gets tough, the Messis disappear. GOAT my arse.

[danfo driver]

Tremendously aged starting eleven for the Albiceleste. Experienced but old bones under the desert sun. Distinct lack of pace. Will need all their ring savvy to go full shaft deep.

All their ring savvy evaded them. Old bones, tired legs. Too easy.

Bla bla bla.

watch the game in front of ya...

Your eye don dey open abi? You are now seeing Coach for what it is.

[felarey]

Congrats Saudis, great goals!

[Scipio Africanus]

The funniest part of this game is that Argentina had 3 goals chalked off for offside. Kai! How much can one team take? World Cup sweet ooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

[danfo driver]

Kaiii! And we had a chance to hire this Renard guy and we didnt. na wa!

[ohsee]

The Argentina fans are glued to their seats. They don't know whether they are dreaming or not.

They were sold a dream. I could be wrong, but this team looks like they are headed for an early exit.

All that is needed is for Poland and Mexico to play a strategic game and shut the Argies out. Two draws and they going home.

[danfo driver]

The funniest part of this game is that Argentina had 3 goals chalked off for offside. Kai! How much can one team take? World Cup sweet ooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

They can console themselves with their racism

[Scipio Africanus]