Quote from: Daniel91 on July 09, 2022, 11:50:31 AM

Quote from: Sithara007 on July 08, 2022, 12:14:07 AM

Quote from: sovie on July 07, 2022, 11:48:02 PM

If I would ever get a chance to ask from world famous Messi or Ronaldo than the only question would be -- do you know all the Soccer fans want you to play like super heros in every match. Do you have that on your mind while playing and how do you cope up when you are unable to perform well in an match. After all they are human too.

We are talking about two of the most experienced footballers and I don't think that they can be put under pressure. They have been playing at the highest level for almost two decades and by now they can handle pressure better than anyone else. But the expectation from fans will be there as a burden. These players do have superhuman status in front of the eyes of football fans and sometimes people forget that they are human and are prone to making mistakes. But this tournament is very important for them, because it is going to be the last world cup for both these players.

I'm not so sure about that.
It's not the same to play for Barcelona, Real, Juve or PSG, where you play with the best footballers in the world and everyone can solve the game, or to play in the national team where you have weaker teammates and everyone is waiting for you to do something on your own and solve the game.
Also, it's not the same to play for a club or for your national team, when you represent your nation.
I think that even Messi has a special pressure because all the fans in Argentina compare him to Maradona and until Argentina finally wins the title of world champion, Maradona will always be considered better and bigger than him.

Yes, I think that's one of the things that puts more pressure on Messi, Messi undoubtedly has a lot of pressure, more so since he lost the final with Argentina, if they don't manage to consolidate in this World Cup it will be a great failure for him, if things they are not given to him, he would have to retire and always say that he was never up to Maradona's level, although I think that he should not be compared to Maradona since he used to use and that is something that does not look very good, many can say and discredit it that Maradona did because they can say that it was under the influence of drugs and it is very clear, and it is very difficult to knock that fact down, while Messi has never had a drug problem, so I think that makes him more valuable.

Quote from: Sithara007 on July 21, 2022, 07:33:39 AM

Quote from: jostorres on July 21, 2022, 06:30:18 AM

But, I am feeling they are not good enough because Asian soccer is still not good and stable like we have in Africa and UEFA and CONMEBOL is much superior from them even now few countries in the Middle East and South East Asia spending good amount for development of soccer but still it's a long way to go for them because It's going to take very long time with this Africa could be in much superior position because now they are also spending good amount on their domestic set up which is very important for them.

So, here most chances Qatar are having no chance of any point but if they play in excellent way then we can expect one point from them against Senegal with most chances match could be ends in draw.

Players of African origin are among the superstars of global football. But most of them represent European or Arab national teams. I am talking about players such as Romelu Lukaku, Kylian Mbappé, Karim Benzema, Presnel Kimpembe, Paul Pogba and Serge Gnabry. Imagine how well the African teams could have performed, if these players actually represented their country of origin. I understand that most of them have European citizenship and in some cases they were born there. But it is a loss for the African teams.

A long time ago I was thinking that when African players go to Europe if they succeed, but it is as Balotelli says, that African players should not go to Europe to stay playing more powerful football in Africa, because the players who leave do learn a lot of different styles, but they neglect the football that makes them go to the World Cups, and it is necessary to strengthen the teams that go to the World Cups, for example in this case we do not have the privilege of seeing Nigeria in QATAR.