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>>76739989
seems like he wanted to kick the mexican guy more than save the goal

>>76739989
he stops amazing goals, but fucks up on simple shit

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Grandmaster comrade tovarish Putin would have caught this

>>76739938
John Pedritas

>>76739938
Juan Calhaus

Hannes Steine

>0 war victories
>0 relevance
>0 influence
>0 money
>0 contributions to science
Why is Canada considered a country again?

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>>76739551
>this is what amerifats consider "banter"

>>76739551
they did invented basketball though.

Mexico defeating Russia at soccer is like Russia defeating Mexico at hockey.

>>76739425
Best team in CONCACAF without a shadow of a doubt.

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We are still shit.

>they should put 5 people watching monitors with 2 big green and red buttons to decide the fate of the game

but that's exactly what's happening

>>76739505
but take the yellow jacket guy out and just blow the whistle through the speakers

>>76739549
That would blow the ear drums of everyone present

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Hello lads

First for Man United are the best team in the world

>>76735737
>first
wrong
>Man United are the best team in the world
even more wrong

>>76735663
can't remember that far back desu.

>96 points
>still lose the title

Barça was just something else back then.

>>76736119
i guess we could say 96 wasn't enough

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First for Moto GP best GP

WEC is better, please move to >>>/asp/

sigh

>>76734075
Furthermore, if Zidane was indeed so tactically limited, then I really doubt that he would be consistently asked to play such a tactically crucial role (without being dropped mind you for big games, unlike for instance Laudrup who was famously dropped for the 94CL final by a coach like Cruyff) for teams being coached by managers who are themselves considered to be very adept tacticians i.e. guys like Lippi, Ancellotti, etc. One would think, they would notice these fallacies in Zidane's game. Oh, and it isn't as if Zidane never featured in such a role in a big game, since he played as a deep lying playmaker/dm for Juventus in their demolition of Milan at the San Siro in the 96/97 season. It's just that Lippi soon figured out that Zidane was even better as a classic 10.

As for the anecdote regarding Nedved, well, when Zidane left for Real Madrid, Juventus used that money to not only buy Nedved, but Buffon and Thuram as well (so it wasn't just Nedved's effect which helped them achieve success). And even after that, they still reached only one CL final vs the two reached during Zidane's time. Domestically as well, in both their tenures Juventus have 2 Serie A titles (since the other 2 for Nedved were revoked due to Calciopoli, but then Zidane's Juventus ended up losing 2 Serie A titles i.e. in 99/00 and 00/01, in controversial circumstances on the last day of each of those two seasons as well, so it evens out).

>>76734079
>After his 2006 sendoff his popularity with casual and new football fans exploded, alongside thousands of youtube highlight reels showcasing his godly first touch and ball control. And this retroactively built a Zidane vs Brazilian Ronaldo manufactured rivalry, when everyone that actively watched football in the 90s knows that Ronaldo was miles above Zidane at the time, and the comparisons between them are actually between Zidane and post-injury Ronaldo.

Zidane v Ronaldo started in 97/98, wherein they competed for the Serie A and World Cup titles. Guess who won both of them, and no R9 was not injured in the Serie A that season but the next, though he did suffer from that seizure during the World Cup final. And yes, obviously the 2006 World Cup helped Zidane's popularity and his performance against Brazil was a major influence on fans watching at that time, but that was simply a result of the improbability of it, considering that a 34 year old bossed a game involving a 2 time former Ballon d'Or winner, the reigning Ballon d'Or winner and the soon to be anointed Ballon d'Or winner. So the rivalry wasn't manufactured post retirement, but was a product of the two best players of that generation being pitted against one another in two separate world cups and a league campaign.

Lastly, there was a time before Ronaldo got injured when he was absolutely unplayable and definitely and rightly considered the best player in the world, above even Zidane. But it is also true that at that time Zidane was not at his peak yet, which he reached during the 2000-2002 period. Sadly, Ronaldo was injured by then and thus a direct comparison of the players at their peaks was never made possible.

>>76734095
>He's often credited for the 98 WC even though he played average, was sent off in the group stage and only hit 2 headers from set pieces in the final. People are fooled by his elegant game, but older fans know that he did absolutely nothing up to the Final, and Djorkaeff was widely regarded as France's most dangerous player. In club football, he's often remembered for the volley against Leverkusen and RM highlight compilations, but what they don't show is that Zidane never, ever had a single truly proficient season where he shined throughout. On this regard, Iniesta is a much more consistent player the team can always rely on.

For a player who didn't do much in world cup 98, it surely is surprising that he was the highest rated offensive player (2nd highest overall behind Thuram) with minimum 5 games played, by kicker magazine (a relatively dependable source for NT tournament player ratings) for the 98 World Cup. Source - http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/w...er-saison.html or that the Argentinean EL Grafico magazine considered him to be their player of the tournament. Source - http://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/how...#post-28566702

As for entire seasons where Zidane shined throughout, you can have your pick of 95/96 (33 goals+assists out of 88 goals scored by the team) , 00/01 (20 goals+assists out of 72 goals scored by the team) and 02/03 (29 goals+assists out of 141 goals scored by his team). His teams might have ended up short on trophies in those seasons, except in case of 02/03 when they won La Liga, but statistically, his impact on his team's goalscoring in those seasons is easily comparable to the consistent best that Iniesta can offer. And in case of seasons wherein Zidane played for offensively weaker teams, it actually makes his contributions more valuable to his team's fortunes.

F

S

What happened

The Jeeps

GG

How is fans dealing with the new logo? ARe they protesting or something?

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Royals

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*leaves the haters in the dust*

>cleveland

>>76722482
Is he autistic?

>>76722482
Maurice. Top chess players have fragile ego. You can't belittle their achievements like that.
Doesn't matter if you win by a pawn or by a queen, a win's a win. Magnus is a grinder, he converts even positions into wins, that's his style. it doesn't look impressive from a spectator point of view but if you're a fan of technical chess you'll appreciate the subtlety.

>magnus carlsen has taken at least that title not that it means anything

wtf, the black guy

>>>/fa/
>>>/asp/

>>76719243
good post

>>76719243
More like aspergers xD