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@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: Lamal might never win another one. Most players don't win two. But I expect him to eventually light up a World Cup the way he did the last Euros. The best is yet to come, even though the outcome is hard to top. But football is a team sport, and teams win tournaments.
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: Spain was the best team and the best unit. They played like a club team. Their tactics were perfect in both the semi and the final. When you notice that one team always seems to have an extra man, that's because of tactics. That's shape. Spain strangle you with their quality.
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: I'm not a big Messi hater. He's the best to ever do it. He had an incredible world cup. His first touch and close control is still other worldly. But at 39, he has limits. He's got a lot of 120 minute matches in his legs. As much hope as he represents, leaving him on is a gamble...
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: I knew it wouldn't happen, but after Enzo's red, when it was still 0-0, I thought "Surely some part of Scaloni must be thinking that he has to take Messi off." How can you play for penalties for 40 mins down to 10 when one of your players doesn't run?
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: If you watched this final in the US w/ English comms, think about how long it took for the commentary team to recognize Spain's utter dominance, and compare that to the way they counted every meaningless touch from Lionel Messi.
@jmoiron.bsky.social It's not how you start but how you finish. Spain were worthy winners, one of the most dominant finals I can remember. After the bus incident, happy to see Argentina lose, though this side honestly would probably have gone out sooner had they faced more canny opposition.
@jmoiron.bsky.social Good day for me and my fellow luso-americanos, we are now free to enjoy sport for the rest of the summer.
@jmoiron.bsky.social Honestly I hadn't really formed an opinion on this guy yet (not my sink not my dishes) and he should absolutely go away immediately, but I had some thoughts that I wanted to sort out about the whole sordid affair.
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@jmoiron.bsky.social I think Schumer could be a beloved character were he to appear on a man-on-the-street viral interview as a kindly local grandpa, but when he peddles tired lies like this he shows how inadequate he is as a bulwark against the growing threat of evangelical theocratic fascism.
by jason moiron, 2026