Did anyone watch Mexico vs Cameroon?..
Didn’t think so. Moving on..
What a masterclass! LVG showing why he is so respected among his peers. Literally, every world class manager, mentions LVG in some form of high praise and respect.
Furthermore this match proves the continued rise of the pragmatic game. And yes, you’ll be happy to hear that I continue to be harrassed for it.
Tactical trends are not new, but at least we will see who really believes in a philosophy because it is how they like, love, and believe in playing football, and those who were merely adapting to something foreign to save their job. Which is also why the Socceroos performance was going to be as interesting.
Thank god they finally settled after 20 minutes or so. Thank god for Cahill’s extraordinary heading ability. And Chile will be thanking god that match is out of the way and they survived with the 3 points. Top performers for me were Ryan, Cahill and Leckie. Ryans distribution was world class, and he also demonstrated a great John Crawley stand up and wait 1v1 save to keep Aus in the match at 2-1.
On the red side, Alexis Sanchez turning ability is ridiculous, and another Barca player to revel in a more flexible role with his National side. It poses a few questions. None I’m willing to try answer right now.
In the end, after a fair few suspect decisions, we seemed to lack the energy to press hard enough to create something clear on goal. Our substitutions didn't quite add pressure on Chile and lift the tempo to get the equalizer. Also, we unluckily had to sacrifice a change for an injury.
4 years ago, Arjen had his 1v1 saved by Casillas in the Final at 0-0. On day 2, four years later, Arjen mad him pay..
No medal yet though…
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