Paid Members Fatty Facesitter Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) The perfect ending. The greatest ever - Lionel Messi - finally gets a World Cup to complete a majestic career, but Kylian Mbappe still wrestles the torch from him by scoring a hat-trick in the game’s biggest showpiece and snatching the golden boot as well. Magic. Edited December 18, 2022 by Fatty Facesitter Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Posted December 18, 2022 I also loved how the French team, with each substitution, gradually became all black, excluding Lloris. Was almost hoping for them to win and repeat their gammon-silencing act of '98. That said, seeing how much young talent they have, they're probably going to be terrifying next Euros and WC. Quote
Paid Members PunkStep Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Posted December 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, Carbomb said: That said, seeing how much young talent they have, they're probably going to be terrifying next Euros and WC. Who, France? Young talent? I wouldn't quite say that beyond Tchouameni and Camavinga. Mbappe will obviously be one of the best in the world for another 10 years. Griezmann, Giroud, Benzema, Varane and Lloris are all knocking on. Dembele, Coman Rabiot are not young. Konate, Saliba and Kounde are all young, though. This should have been the pinnacle of this French generation and injuries did thwart them quite a bit, but really they weren't as good as their opening match suggested. Griezmann, Mbappe and Giroud were by far their standout players, the rest were not World Cup all star team contenders. Quote
wordsfromlee Posted December 18, 2022 Posted December 18, 2022 I liked Messi's sexy little negligee Quote
Paid Members SpiritOfTheForest Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Posted December 18, 2022 Absolutely over the moon for Messi. So, so, happy for him. Nothing to add really other than to express how heartwarmingly wholesome I found that. All the twists and turns made his eventual triumph even better. I was praying during the shootout that he wouldn't miss - as lovely as things turned out, that would have been equally as horrible. Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, PunkStep said: Who, France? Young talent? I wouldn't quite say that beyond Tchouameni and Camavinga. Mbappe will obviously be one of the best in the world for another 10 years. Griezmann, Giroud, Benzema, Varane and Lloris are all knocking on. Dembele, Coman Rabiot are not young. Konate, Saliba and Kounde are all young, though. This should have been the pinnacle of this French generation and injuries did thwart them quite a bit, but really they weren't as good as their opening match suggested. Griezmann, Mbappe and Giroud were by far their standout players, the rest were not World Cup all star team contenders. Was thinking Camavinga, Tchouameni, Thuram, Kolo Muani, as well as, obviously, Mbappe. Possibly overstated the case. Edited December 18, 2022 by Carbomb Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted December 18, 2022 Author Members Posted December 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, Carbomb said: Tchouameni He was absolutely outstanding this tournament. No wonder Madrid weren't arsed about Casemiro leaving. One thing I didn't notice during the game was Ally McCoist saying "First hat trick in a World Cup final where every one has been over the line" ? What a legend. Also, Mbappe becomes the 5th player to score in two separate WC finals. Can anyone name the other 4? Behind spoilers please and if you get all 4 without Google, well, you're a liar. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Posted December 18, 2022 1 hour ago, westlondonmist said: He's a tax cheat who's gobbled at players on numerous occasions, I don't understand the love for him. Hi Cristiano. Quote
Paid Members PunkStep Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Posted December 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: Also, Mbappe becomes the 5th player to score in two separate WC finals. Can anyone name the other 4? Behind spoilers please and if you get all 4 without Google, well, you're a liar Spoiler Pele, Zidane. As for the other two...Matthaus perhaps? And one of the 1930s Italians- the only one I can name is Meazza. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted December 18, 2022 Author Members Posted December 18, 2022 First two are correct. Quote
Paid Members PunkStep Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Posted December 18, 2022 Spoiler Vava and Neeskens? Quote
Paid Members Ronnie Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Posted December 18, 2022 Spoiler Paul Breitner and his amazing afro scored Germany's penalty in 1974, and I think he bagged a goal in the Tardelli final in 1982, too. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted December 18, 2022 Author Members Posted December 18, 2022 27 minutes ago, PunkStep said: Hide contents Vava and Neeskens? There is no way you didn't Google that first one ? 19 minutes ago, Ronnie said: Hide contents Paul Breitner and his amazing afro scored Germany's penalty in 1974, and I think he bagged a goal in the Tardelli final in 1982, too. Spot on. Quote
Paid Members PunkStep Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Posted December 18, 2022 1 minute ago, SuperBacon said: There is no way you didn't Google that first one Spoiler I didn't! Tried to think of which Brazil players played in the 58 and 62 finals that weren't called Garrincha. Quote
Keith Houchen Posted December 18, 2022 Posted December 18, 2022 1 hour ago, PunkStep said: Mbappe In Coventry, he is called Mbatche. Bring back all the downvotes. Quote
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