I fancy Nigeria to beat Argentina based purely on the psychological state of the two teams and Argentina's lack of effective tactics. Iceland might struggle to break down even an already qualified Croatia.
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Originally posted by N est à? View PostAnyone starting to get France 2006 vibes from this argentina side? Clown manager. Talismanic genius who everything revolves around. Bags of quality and experience, but have been playing turgidly for some time now. Egos, unrest in the camp.
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Croatia top the group unless Nigeria win and there's a 5 goal swing in Nigeria's favour. Argentina have to win by a goal more than Iceland do, possibly two. Argentina could go out on fair play to Iceland if goals scored and conceded are identical across the three games.
This makes Argentina's odds very stingy. They are not based on the maths or the football we've seen. Punters are making the mistake of assuming that they are just being slow starters. Er, no, they look shit because they've been shit for a while. Punters are also not playing through the various scenarios whereby Iceland just need to keep to the same scoreline Argentina get, and Croatia can coast on their goal difference.Last edited by Satchmo Distel; 25-06-2018, 12:32.
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If Messi picks the team and formation and still fails, it will damage his reputation far more than failing in Sampauli's discredited formation. So it's a big personal risk for him.
Will Argentina's FA ban the rebels as a punishment for mutiny? Will FIFA?
On the topic of Croatia resting players, they have earned that right.
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Originally posted by Pietro Paolo Virdis View PostIt might be a stupid decision to rest so many players, as ten (so the rumours say). Momentum can be ruined.
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The entire football staff at this NZ channel is probably an intern, so I'm grateful for anything, and wouldn't be at all surprised if they switched to infomercials at half-time.
Yesterday's highlights package managed to ignore both Russia's red card and Egypt's missed penalty (I am not making this up).
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