World Cup 2022 - Team and Match Discussion

Mbappe? GOAT conversation?

Jesus wept

Flavour of the month I guess, Griezmann has probably been the best French player and possibly player of the tournament alright.

Agreed, best player so far for me but it will be Messi/Mbappe depending who wins Sunday

I don't care what the narrative is usually but when it starts to affect things like the Ballin D'or which became the annual Messi vs Ronaldo popularity contest it's annoying.

If France win Greizmann has to be player of the tournament.

After all said and done its the best of South America vs the best of Europe. Messi the legend vs the rising star of Mbappe. Absolutely cracking final it should be. I can see Argentina getting over the line, Messi is like a man possessed to win this and the french are getting by on individual brilliance which they have an abundance of. Argentina have the firepower to punish France that Morocco didnt.

I agree not because he is not a great player. But he has not done it consistently has he dragged PSG to a CL yet? And he has not been around very long yet in any case. A bit premature to be calling him the greatest ever. Personally I think Haaland will get that mantle after Messi and Ronaldo hang up their boots.

The World Cup is a harsh metric for judging individuals seeing as a large part of it comes down to being lucky enough to be born in a country that has a lot of other great footballers as well.

I doubt it.

I see the English press well Daily Fail are trying to stir up the Argentina hate before the final

I am not sure about that, there are plenty of older international teams (that are not Ireland) from various continents that I would be able to rattle off a good chunk of their players. Everyone remembers certain teams from certain eras.

So if the argie team is bang average, is there a comparison to 1986? When their one star player drags an average team to winning the WC?

I don't blame Santos for quitting Portugal. The Ronaldo hysteria became too much and Ronaldo's missus riling up her followers after the Morocco game was just pathetic.

Hopefully, Ronaldo will retire and the new manager won't have to worry about the sideshow. Ronaldo is becoming too much of a distraction and most managers should have the sense to avoid him at this stage.

Look at the hassle Santos got just for benching Ronaldo.

If the next manager doesn't even pick him for the squad, it'll be all they're asked about. Until Ronaldo retires, his shadow is going to hang over whoever the manager is.

It's up to Ronaldo to handle his ego and decide if he wants to bow out gracefully. The last few months, both for club and country, are really denting his legacy as a professional.