Germany definitely outplayed them, just, but I feel like Argentina are a bit hard done by because they've spent the whole tournament being touted as "Lionel Messi + 10 others." It sucks because a) they're definitely a more efficient tactical unit than they've been made out to be (especially compared to Brazil), and b) it should be obvious by now that the days of Maradona and Pele carrying a team on their shoulders are gone. Just look at Portugal for comparison.Johnny Novgorod said:Go team!
Maybe I'm trying to rationalize the cognitive dissonance of losing rather than winning. "We're second best, we played gallantly, they work individually but not collectively, they're effective but not efficient", etc. Surely there's a theory for every Argentine. To put it Solomonically, the Germans were better. That one snubbed penalty will sting forever, but they played better in general. I'm just glad I was able to follow the team this far for the first time in my life, and have a newfound perspective on the sport - both for good and bad.
Awww....I have the distinct feeling that somebody needs a little of encouragementJohnny Novgorod said:
This is a picture of Argentinians after losing.Chromatic Aberration said:Awww....I have the distinct feeling that somebody needs a little of encouragementJohnny Novgorod said:
