England v Argentina World Cup Semifinal Thread

[WindyCity]

Sour grapes, poor losers Argentina.  Glad they lost.  Read somewhere they all as a team turned their backs during the trophy lift. Not sure if that is 'normal'.

[alfie]

Sour grapes, poor losers Argentina.  Glad they lost.  Read somewhere they all as a team turned their backs during the trophy lift. Not sure if that is 'normal'.

They apparently said they were honouring their supporters, personally I think it was just plain disrespectful, especially after their manager said they know how to lose gracefully.

[Bassey the warrior]

Sour grapes, poor losers Argentina.  Glad they lost.  Read somewhere they all as a team turned their backs during the trophy lift. Not sure if that is 'normal'.

They apparently said they were honouring their supporters, personally I think it was just plain disrespectful, especially after their manager said they know how to lose gracefully.

Reminds me of when Real Madrid did the same vs Barcelona last season, instigated by Mbappe and against the manager's wishes. That was the end of Xabi Alonso. Real have similar petulant vibes to Argentina.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Sour grapes, poor losers Argentina.  Glad they lost.  Read somewhere they all as a team turned their backs during the trophy lift. Not sure if that is 'normal'.

They apparently said they were honouring their supporters, personally I think it was just plain disrespectful, especially after their manager said they know how to lose gracefully.

They showed their true colours to the world which many of us already knew what they were like.
Bad losers bad winners, graceless undignified no class pond life.
Out of control on and off the pitch.
Their petulance and serious misconduct brought the World Cup into disrepute. All through the competition they were enabled by referees and FIFA und the command of the incorrigible corrupt vile Infantino.
Their threatening and intimidating behaviour which was tolerated by referees who were instructed to ignore definitively left a cloud over the whole World Cup.
Attacking Spanish players directly after the final whistle was the last straw.
Every single team they played complained about their behaviour and the corruption surrounding them, Argentina were scavengers and sadly they have no shame.
They need to be taught a serious lesson and banned from the next World Cup.
As a country they are a stench under the nostrils of the human race.
But will FIFA make the punishment fit the crime. I would like to think so but I doubt it, but they could redeem themselves if they threw  the book at them, or better still the
whole library.

This cannot be dismissed

[alfie]

Sour grapes, poor losers Argentina.  Glad they lost.  Read somewhere they all as a team turned their backs during the trophy lift. Not sure if that is 'normal'.

They apparently said they were honouring their supporters, personally I think it was just plain disrespectful, especially after their manager said they know how to lose gracefully.

They showed their true colours to the world which many of us already knew what they were like.
Bad losers bad winners, graceless undignified no class pond life.
Out of control on and off the pitch.
Their petulance and serious misconduct brought the World Cup into disrepute. All through the competition they were enabled by referees and FIFA und the command of the incorrigible corrupt vile Infantino.
Their threatening and intimidating behaviour which was tolerated by referees who were instructed to ignore definitively left a cloud over the whole World Cup.
Attacking Spanish players directly after the final whistle was the last straw.
Every single team they played complained about their behaviour and the corruption surrounding them, Argentina were scavengers and sadly they have no shame.
They need to be taught a serious lesson and banned from the next World Cup.
As a country they are a stench under the nostrils of the human race.
But will FIFA make the punishment fit the crime. I would like to think so but I doubt it, but they could redeem themselves if they threw  the book at them, or better still the
whole library.

This cannot be dismissed

You are absolutely right Woolly, but you can guess FIFA will find a reason to treat them leniently.

[NogoodBoyo]

To be fair, one lonely (but honorable) Argentina player did face the ceremony: José Manuel "Flaco" Lopez.
Nogood "Honour amongst thieves, isit" Boyo