So, Argentina didn't win this game so much as Nigeria lost it. Yeah, I'm sure if Nigeria had played better Argie would have kicked in the 2 or 3 additional gears they have and still won but sheesh, Nigeria was god awful. The majority of their passes out of midfield were either too slow or off target or bad decisions. And I'm not talking 51% of the time, it was more like 65-70%. Same thing in the final third but add on inexplicably dribbling into no win situations. And then there was the horrible shooting. Just offensively horrible. Still, their speed should be able to get them past Greece which sets up a killer showdown with South Korea in their final game. Should be fun.
Then there's Argentina. Yeah, yeah, they're awesome. Messi is a god. I get it. But they're Argentina, we's hates them. They're the diving, whining, ankle-biting, cheating (Hand of God), destroyers of total football. To be forever scorned.
Too much? Too bad.
Anyway, they looked good, Messi and Tevez are absolute wrecking machines, once they start clicking watch out. Their defense forced Nigeria into taking shots outside the 18 for most of the second half. We'll see (after the group stage I fear) how much of that was opponent ineptitude and how much was actually the defense.
Finally, Maradonna. You'd think that someone with his money (I assume he still has money) and power would have a suit that actually fits him. He looked like a troll doll wearing Malibu Ken's suit (is there a Malibu Ken or just Malibu Barbie?). He is the only thing that is going to stop Argie from getting to the quarter-finals I'm afraid. (Did you see his reaction to one of Messi's misses? His body language screamed, "This little punk is terrible, I would have buried that chance!").
On to the main event: USA-England! 2:30.
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