Football (Soccer) Thread

[Valmy]

Notice I very strategically did not post in this match. You guys are making me superstitious   

[Duque de Bragança]

Notice I very strategically did not post in this match. You guys are making me superstitious   

A brilliant effort, yet not enough.

[Zoupa]

Argentina being super dignified in victory

[The Larch]

Salty much? 

The guys are celebrating, it's not as if they're in an official reception or anything. Besides, it's summer down there.

[The Larch]

Btw, is there an official team of the tournament? I've only seen individual awards (ecept for England's Fair Play award, that is).

[FunkMonk]

Argentina being super dignified in victory

 

[Zoupa]

Salty much? 

The guys are celebrating, it's not as if they're in an official reception or anything. Besides, it's summer down there.

I don't care how they're dressed. I'm pointing out that their goalie is holding a baby doll with Mbappé's face taped on.

[FunkMonk]

Salty much? 

The guys are celebrating, it's not as if they're in an official reception or anything. Besides, it's summer down there.

I don't care how they're dressed. I'm pointing out that their goalie is holding a baby doll with Mbappé's face taped on.

He spent like 8 years at Arsenal btw 

[Zoupa]

Oh he's a good goalie, just seems like an asshole with his antics.

[Zoupa]

I mean he had to go get the ball from his nets 4 times from mbappe shots in 1 game... Not sure this is the flex he thinks it is.

[FunkMonk]

I mean he had to go get the ball from his nets 4 times from mbappe shots in 1 game... Not sure this is the flex he thinks it is.

Yeah keepers tend to be either really cocky or really crazy and Martinez definitely tends to the former.

And I agree that he isn't really a top goalkeeper. He's good at shot stopping but his distribution isn't great and he tends to have a moment every few games where he basically throws it in his own net. He had a purple patch in his last season at Arsenal where he helped win the FA Cup and then had one good season at Villa but has since been pretty mediocre.

But he is a literal god at penalties and always has been.

[The Larch]

Salty much? 

The guys are celebrating, it's not as if they're in an official reception or anything. Besides, it's summer down there.

I don't care how they're dressed. I'm pointing out that their goalie is holding a baby doll with Mbappé's face taped on.

Tbh, I didn't really catch that on first sight. In any case, as mentioned, it's sportsmen celebrating, they're not going to be subdued, and definitely Emi Martínez is not going to be subdued.

[The Larch]

I mean he had to go get the ball from his nets 4 times from mbappe shots in 1 game... Not sure this is the flex he thinks it is.

Yeah keepers tend to be either really cocky or really crazy and Martinez definitely tends to the former.

And I agree that he isn't really a top goalkeeper. He's good at shot stopping but his distribution isn't great and he tends to have a moment every few games where he basically throws it in his own net. He had a purple patch in his last season at Arsenal where he helped win the FA Cup and then had one good season at Villa but has since been pretty mediocre.

But he is a literal god at penalties and always has been.

The guy definitely chose the best moment of his career to be in top notch form. I mean, he spent years and years chaining subpar loan after subpar loan, and has only been a regular starter for the last few seasons when he was already pushing 30.

[FunkMonk]

I mean he's also the guy who did this on the podium Sunday:

[FunkMonk]

I mean he had to go get the ball from his nets 4 times from mbappe shots in 1 game... Not sure this is the flex he thinks it is.

Yeah keepers tend to be either really cocky or really crazy and Martinez definitely tends to the former.

And I agree that he isn't really a top goalkeeper. He's good at shot stopping but his distribution isn't great and he tends to have a moment every few games where he basically throws it in his own net. He had a purple patch in his last season at Arsenal where he helped win the FA Cup and then had one good season at Villa but has since been pretty mediocre.

But he is a literal god at penalties and always has been.

The guy definitely chose the best moment of his career to be in top notch form. I mean, he spent years and years chaining subpar loan after subpar loan, and has only been a regular starter for the last few seasons when he was already pushing 30.

Oh yeah, definitely. And I've always been a fan of him. I wanted Arsenal to keep him instead of Leno. But there were offers for him and Arsenal couldn't say no or give him the guarantees he wanted.

Some players just turn it on when they're playing for their country and he's one of them, too.