Poland looked pretty solid, especially Kapustka and Krychowiak.
Ecuador should have gotten the win and peru should have gotten a tie. Either way Brazil were out. Only bad part is for the USA cause I would rather play Peru than Ecuador right nowThat handball goal for Peru was insane and the fact that Ruidiaz claimed that it hit his thigh after the match made it all more hilarious.
Brazil honestly did not deserve to advance, they were horrible in their game against Ecuador (where they should have lost, so karma is a bitch) and tonight against Peru. Dunga is most likely out as manager and so Brazil continues searching for answers. Brazilian fans are all praying for a strong Olympics performance led by Neymar, because this Copa America was just a disaster.
Only got 4th 2 times of the last 5 seasons. But okay.Perisic to Arsenal confirmed?
Disagree, there's roughly the same attacking talent in Europe as in America (not much in either though, we are at that awkward point when many great attackers are retiring or far from their prime). What is most noticeable about the Eurocup is that there are no teams (or few) with both a great midfield and great strikers.Watching the Euros you notice a distinct lack of strikers and that's because they're all in America lol!
Actually what I don't get is the hate Pique received. Xavi, Iniesta and many other Catalan players share the same political stance but they were mostly tolerated. Why do most of the hate falls on Pique? Is it because he uses social media a lot (mostly to agitate Real Madrid) ?Meanwhile, here, in Spain, lots of Spain fans saying they would have prefered to lose instead to win with goal of Piqué.
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Mainly, yes.Actually what I don't get is the hate Pique received. Xavi, Iniesta and many other Catalan players share the same political stance but they were mostly tolerated. Why do most of the hate falls on Pique? Is it because he uses social media a lot (mostly to agitate Real Madrid) ?
Iniesta isn't from Catalonia, and Xavi has usually remained quiet for the most part, while Pique has said many inflamatory comments, and he has usually been quite a hipocrite in his political views/statements for the most part . Anyway there aren't actually many (if at all!) fans saying they didn't want Piqué to score.Actually what I don't get is the hate Pique received. Xavi, Iniesta and many other Catalan players share the same political stance but they were mostly tolerated. Why do most of the hate falls on Pique? Is it because he uses social media a lot (mostly to agitate Real Madrid) ?
If 'supporting Piqué' means 'insulting the rest of the squad', then sure. I'm not denying there is a group of fanatic 'anti-Pique/anti-Barsa' people saying bs, but it is a very small, non-representative part of Spain's fanbase. And honestly, nobody with half a brain should be reading/listening to what those fanatics say, neither now or ever.Yes, sure. Barcelona fans are the ones who are supporting Piqué actually lol
It's not Lukaku's fault if he doesn't receive a single pass... As I read on twitter throughout the game: ''Is this Belgium team possibly an intricate torture chamber created by hyperintelligent aliens who hate Romelu Lukaku for some reason?''Lukaku couldn't even take more than one touch without the ball going to an Italian player. If he starts next game considering how many strikers they have then Wilmots has lost the plot.
Honestly, I don't think the teams are similar at all, and this Italy team has a shortage of attacking and creative talent... However, it is true that both teams are extremely good tactically and have very intelligent managers, which is why Germany and Italy look like real teams and not just good players running around aimlessly. Italy's defenders are great though, not denying that.Italy were great, really enjoyed that match. They remind me of Germany 2014 - talented players that are greater than the sum of their parts. Chiellini and Bonucci are fantastic together and what a pass from the latter. Belgium were sucker punched hard.