Surprised no one has mentioned Messi's goal from last night

[WES]

or more specifically, the first touch off his thigh and the second touch to drop it in front of his right foot.

Lionel :bow: :bow: :bow:

[Luis Anaconda]

or more specifically, the first touch off his thigh and the second touch to drop it in front of his right foot.

Lionel :bow: :bow: :bow:

Suffice to say anyone who didn't enjoy that shouldn't be allowed to watch football (I let the Nigerians off I suppose)

[IUFG]

Suffice to say anyone who didn't enjoy that shouldn't be allowed to watch football (I let the Nigerians off I suppose)

Cracking goal.

As was the other of theirs.

I was rather looking forward to their elimination from the tournament...

[Burney]

Suffice to say anyone who didn't enjoy that shouldn't be allowed to watch football (I let the Nigerians off I suppose)

Didn’t see it, la. Too busy keeping the wheels of industry turning by making small talk about HR and pushing Spinach panacotta round a plate, I’m afraid.

[Luis Anaconda]

Didn’t see it, la. Too busy keeping the wheels of industry turning by making small talk about HR and pushing Spinach panacotta round a plate, I’m afraid.

I hope you at least had a skinful to make up for this travesty (the spinach thing, I mean)

[Burney]

I hope you at least had a skinful to make up for this travesty (the spinach thing, I mean)

Not really. I only had about a bottle of wine, three pints and a gin and tonic, la. I was basically teetotal. :-(

[Monty92]

or more specifically, the first touch off his thigh and the second touch to drop it in front of his right foot.

Lionel :bow: :bow: :bow:

The first touch was pretty run-of-the-mill. The second touch made me do a leeeetle beeeeet of sticky white love piss in my Y-fronts :love:

[Luis Anaconda]

Not really. I only had about a bottle of wine, three pints and a gin and tonic, la. I was basically teetotal. :-(

****ing hell b - that's hardly a decent amount for a quiet lunchtime drink

[Burney]

****ing hell b - that's hardly a decent amount for a quiet lunchtime drink

:nod: I know. If you can count how much you’ve drunk, you weren’t drunk. But I’m management now. I have to set an example. :-(

[Pat Vegas]

Cracking goal.

As was the other of theirs.

I was rather looking forward to their elimination from the tournament...

yes this is quite annoying. for all of the 'top teams' who haven't played very well they are all still in it.

[WES]

The first touch was pretty run-of-the-mill. The second touch made me do a leeeetle beeeeet of sticky white love piss in my Y-fronts :love:

You think that touch off his thigh off a ball played over his shoulder while he was running at full pace was run of the mill?

Seriously? New hobby, I'm afraid.

[Monty92]

You think that touch off his thigh off a ball played over his shoulder while he was running at full pace was run of the mill?

Seriously? New hobby, I'm afraid.

No, it was obviously excellent, but standard Messi stuff and not something that you couldn't imagine, say, Giroud, doing (obviously without the burst of pace to reach it or immediately following it).

The second touch, on the other hand, was the kind of thing that divides geniuses from mere great players, imo.

[SWv2]

Suffice to say anyone who didn't enjoy that shouldn't be allowed to watch football (I let the Nigerians off I suppose)

I am amazed we have touched on the goal, correctly applauding LM for the superb play, yet no person has felt the need to highlight the pass of the entire World Cup to date which created the chance.

Welcome to N5 Ever.

[Luis Anaconda]

I am amazed we have touched on the goal, correctly applauding LM for the superb play, yet no person has felt the need to highlight the pass of the entire World Cup to date which created the chance.

Welcome to N5 Ever.
Lovely pass - I preferred the one all along the ground for Di Maria (and the little one two with Messi beforehand). Di Maria didn't even need to break his side. Also loved the suicidal slide in his own area which fortunately he timed just right