pete101 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Stayed up and watched Argentina v Canada, had good game few decent saves and should have had an assist for Messi but he missed 1 on 1 with keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 If Emi wins back to back Copa's then that must go down as one of the most successful international careers from someone who was in the wilderness five years ago. Summer 2019 and he was just a reserve at Arsenal and his last cap for any Argentina group was the under 20s in 2011. Comparable to Kante but he's been playing for France since early 2016 and as it stands only won one major tournament. Emi is on for three from three competitions participated in. Now to do it at club level... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Indigo Posted Wednesday at 02:59 Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 02:59 Has just kept his 30th clean sheet in only his 41st cap as Argentina beat Chile, made a couple of important saves to earn it too. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jas10 Posted Wednesday at 06:04 Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 06:04 Sometimes, I wish he’d tone it down a little or ignore the noise/provocation… starting to worry about his safety, 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted Wednesday at 07:18 Share Posted Wednesday at 07:18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Herman22 Posted Wednesday at 08:56 Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 08:56 Never change Emi! We should be so excited as a fan base to have the best player in world football in his position! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted Wednesday at 08:57 Share Posted Wednesday at 08:57 2 hours ago, Jas10 said: Sometimes, I wish he’d tone it down a little or ignore the noise/provocation… starting to worry about his safety, As do I, but I think it's fair to assume that the fire inside him is what makes him the exceptional keeper he is. The self belief he has that he is the best. Without that, he's not going to be the same brave, throw his body in the way of anything, reactions of a cat, absolute beast that he is. Gotta take the rough with the smooth for our Emi. And let's be honest, the rough is small fry compared with the smooth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PaulMcGrath_5 Posted Wednesday at 10:05 Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 10:05 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted Wednesday at 10:07 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:07 He's actually fairly measured for us. It's playing for Argentina he becomes a maniac. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted Wednesday at 10:08 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:08 1 hour ago, MrBlack said: As do I, but I think it's fair to assume that the fire inside him is what makes him the exceptional keeper he is. The self belief he has that he is the best. Without that, he's not going to be the same brave, throw his body in the way of anything, reactions of a cat, absolute beast that he is. Gotta take the rough with the smooth for our Emi. And let's be honest, the rough is small fry compared with the smooth. Oh I have no problem with his antics in-game, as regards the opposition. He has such a strong and powerful personality and it can lift the team. But… engaging with or reacting to opposition fans doesn’t seem wise and there are som real crazy, stupid people out there… don’t wanna see a situation where someone tries to attack him etc. he should try and ignore them and not invite more heat imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted Wednesday at 10:17 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:17 7 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Oh I have no problem with his antics in-game, as regards the opposition. He has such a strong and powerful personality and it can lift the team. But… engaging with or reacting to opposition fans doesn’t seem wise and there are som real crazy, stupid people out there… don’t wanna see a situation where someone tries to attack him etc. he should try and ignore them and not invite more heat imo. Yeah, I get that. But I was saying the mentality that makes him like that on the pitch, is the same one that makes him react to fans. I don't think he can switch it off without also switching off his game mode. I'm sure if he could, he would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted Wednesday at 10:18 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:18 10 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: He's actually fairly measured for us. It's playing for Argentina he becomes a maniac. I think it's tournament football that sends him a bit over the edge. Only have to look at the penalty shootout in the conference league. That certainly wasn't measured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted Wednesday at 10:25 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:25 (edited) 7 minutes ago, MrBlack said: I think it's tournament football that sends him a bit over the edge. Only have to look at the penalty shootout in the conference league. That certainly wasn't measured. I thought he was pretty measured to be honest. Celebrated after, fine. Ref was desperate to book him. Edited Wednesday at 10:26 by Tomaszk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted Wednesday at 10:29 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:29 2 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: I thought he was pretty measured to be honest. Celebrated after, fine. Ref was desperate to book him. Oh the actual booking was a joke as by that point he was asking for a ball so we could carry on the shootout. But he should have been booked before then really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted Wednesday at 10:47 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:47 1 hour ago, Herman22 said: Never change Emi! We should be so excited as a fan base to have the best player in world football in his position! said before, for me personally its the first and only time villa can actually claim that we have genuinely the worlds best player for his position 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted Wednesday at 11:03 Share Posted Wednesday at 11:03 43 minutes ago, MrBlack said: I think it's tournament football that sends him a bit over the edge. Only have to look at the penalty shootout in the conference league. That certainly wasn't measured. Imagine him against England in a knockout game. He would love it and we probably would become the most hated team in England 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted Wednesday at 11:10 Share Posted Wednesday at 11:10 5 minutes ago, Zatman said: Imagine him against England in a knockout game. He would love it and we probably would become the most hated team in England If he was playing Southgate's England my loyalties might be questioned. I hate what Southgate has done to me. You're right though, he'd be getting even more abuse in the PL if he helped them win than he does now, but I think he'd thrive off it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted Thursday at 18:02 Share Posted Thursday at 18:02 I dedicate this one to my good friend, @mole86. Enjoy darling x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mole86 Posted Thursday at 19:01 Share Posted Thursday at 19:01 59 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: I dedicate this one to my good friend, @mole86. Enjoy darling x Hope that earned you a lot of money, what a strange existence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted Thursday at 19:09 Share Posted Thursday at 19:09 7 minutes ago, mole86 said: Hope that earned you a lot of money, what a strange existence Loads! I’m here all week, Mole. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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