The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

[Goatseye]

mZuzek said:

Goatseye said:

He missed a penalty kick, which is like a lottery.

He did what he could and played very well as a attacking midfielder, he assisted and created opportunities. Chile is a beast of a team.

He didn't play well at all, though.

He was trying WAY too hard to decide the match all the time. Everytime the ball came to him, he was surrounded by Chile defenders and was desperate to try and get past them all and then score. Sure, he never had a good chance to score, but on the half-chances he had he was awful.

And penalties are no lottery. Having a penalty saved by the goalkeeper? Fine. But sending it straight into the stands, that's embarassing and definitely his responsibility.

What is the difference between having a penalty saved and missing the goal? Nothing, they're both failed strike. There's nothing more to add. A good penalty is the one scored not close to the post/bar or whatever.

Ofcourse he was trying too hard to decide the match, Di Maria was absent and Argentina had 3 defensive midfielders who can't build up plays. How many chances he had to score?