December 18, 20223 yr Author 30 to 40 years behind when? Because we certainly aren't 30-40 years behind them now. That would mean we are on the cusp of winning our first WC. France has been cranking out talent for decades. We aren't even close to doing that yet. We are just now starting to turn on the talent spigot.
December 18, 20223 yr 8 hours ago, Napoleon said: Some sights of Buenos Aires… Large artist drawing a chalk portrait of Messi on the pedestrian section of Avenida Corrientes (El Obelisco is in the distance of the second photo.) Festive decorations in the Carrefour Express as the slightly plump girl in front of me waits to buy a bag of frozen French fries in her fake Messi jersey. And ad for something with members of the team. A much more interesting ad on the street for something… probably female skin. One of many famous Generals on horseback. (This one happens to be Gen Alvear, whose son was the first mayor of what is now known as Buenos Aires and whose grandson was a president.) The church next to the famous Recoleta Cemetery. And what I got for changing US$200 with my buddy’s friend who works for the National Congress. (When I arrived in 2007, the official exchange rate was US$1 to AR$3.1. When I left I late 2014 it was US$1 to about AR$9, but the street rate was about AR$15.) Yesterday the official rate was about US$1 to AR$172, but we got US$1 to AR$318. in 2007 I would have changed my US$200 for AR$620. Yesterday I got… 😳 AR$63,600 😳 My Argentine buddy hasn’t been back since 2019 (he’s married to an American and lives in the U.S.) and he couldn’t believe how ridiculous it was either. It’s maddening that Argentina is such an economic basket case and they suffer ridiculous currency devaluations like that regularly. They don’t have cartels and gangs like in Mexico and Central America strangling legitimate businesses (even with that the MX peso has not depreciated like the Argentine currency). You don’t expect a country with its background and composition to be a mess economy.
December 18, 20223 yr I’m ready. In case anyone was wondering, fuck Argentina. Edited December 18, 20223 yr by Hefeweizen Fuck Tom Herman who is probably Argentine.
December 18, 20223 yr About to piss off the kids and flip it to Telemundo I just can’t take Alexi or John Strong anymore. May they get left in Qatar.
December 18, 20223 yr Lineups are out and it looks like the standard starting xi for France. I guess the Giroud injury News was overblown. No Benzema on the bench. Edited December 18, 20223 yr by sidis
December 18, 20223 yr Let’s go Argentina! Let’s go Messi! Bring the 3rd Jules Rimet trophy back home!
December 18, 20223 yr DiMaria in seems like a mistake - but maybe Scaloni wants someone who he knows can finish at the biggest stage. Either way - somebody gets a third star and a Jules Rimet copy to keep.
December 18, 20223 yr My white noise machine sounded more in sync than that Argentinian national anthem
December 18, 20223 yr 2 to 1 odds an Argentine player starts the game already rolling around on the ground clutching his shin
December 18, 20223 yr Just now, Cheeseweasel said: Fuck the cheese eating surrender monkeys. Let’s go Messi. France did give the Statue of Liberty to America. Go France!
December 18, 20223 yr Upacanoe doesn’t need to throw the elbow there or even jump for that matter. Both teams feeling out the ref and some nervy passes.
December 18, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, ztejas said: Di Maria start is interesting. Wonder how much run he gets. when he got Messis ball and crossed it. I was like oh yea that’s why he in
December 18, 20223 yr Wow, kind of dangerous from Varane. That could have easily gone wrong for an OG.
December 18, 20223 yr Always a double standard in the box where outfield players go at it with no call but breathing on the keeper gets the whistle. Wind knocked out of him? Edited December 18, 20223 yr by WBT
December 18, 20223 yr Argentina seem to be handling Mbappe better when they don’t have a 34 yo Mascherano chasing him.
December 18, 20223 yr Are the French fucking hungover or something? What the fuck is going on? Might be time to join the game in progress, dudes.
December 18, 20223 yr Just now, Macklemore said: DiMaria has been very good so far Fantastic. Argentina look the better side in the midfield, too. If this press keeps working, it's only a matter of time before they get a goal.
December 18, 20223 yr Every single mother fucking time that fucking dumbshit Hernandez touches the ball it turns into an Argentina chance. Jesus Christ dude, get your head out of your ass.
December 18, 20223 yr Argentina should just continue making the French defenders play the ball out at this point.
December 18, 20223 yr Argentina is playing with their hair on fire. I cannot imagine it will be always to keep this up.
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