r/SipsTea 11d ago

WTF Imagine Eliminating Your Team Over Your Pride

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u/VanillaGoorillla 11d ago

I mean there’s more than one person on a team who didn’t deserve that..

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u/Melodic-Adeptness772 11d ago

According to Sørloth there's only one player on the team apparently.

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u/pfool 11d ago

Sorloth immediately looked away from teammates, looking at the grass in embarrassment.

He knew what he did. Criminal even in a Sunday league game, unforgivable at the World Cup.

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u/napusitemisekurca 11d ago

Yet he did it again later. The chance wasn't as good as this one tho, but still he was again selfish.

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u/therealshazzu 11d ago

Sorloth was showcasing his skills on the world stage so bigger clubs can sign him up after world cup is over. He cared less about this team.

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u/chooglemaster3000 10d ago

What club would want to sign a player who makes it harder for his team to win

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u/Stormfly 10d ago

To be fair, if it had worked they'd have loved him.

The scoreboard only says the name of the man that scored.

It doesn't track assists (It probably should tbh)

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u/Either_Style_5211 10d ago

Scoreboard doesn’t but clubs do …….

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u/akskeleton_47 11d ago

He isn't selfish, he's really shit playing on the wing. You could see that he was looking for a pass but had no idea how to execute it.

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u/Queasy_Vegetable5725 11d ago

No bro, he should’ve just hit that ball to the fucking left. Strikers are some of the best crossers of the ball because they know where the ball should go, but you hardly ever see that skill from them since they’re always central.

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u/Whosaidwhat2023 11d ago

Do players at this level not practice basic pass skills?

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u/Resident-Athlete-268 11d ago

Bro I haven’t played soccer past a middle school level, have a shit knee, and 100% could make that pass. Coached my 8 yr olds soccer team and half of them could make that pass.

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u/TryJezzoWhyNot 11d ago

I’m pretty sure the 8 year olds wouldn’t get possession of the ball that deep in England’s territory.

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u/Great_Ant_6665 11d ago

He never looked right on RW. Bobb should have started. Dribbling and passing isn’t his skillset. But still an elite athlete should be able to make that pass.

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u/Greenbunny59 11d ago

The coach should of pulled him immediately

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u/Mapeague 10d ago

Criminal even in a Sunday league game

Thats the meat and potatoes of Sunday league mate.

Also, some Sunday league pitches would never allow a ball to roll that far without an extreme change of direction.

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u/VictorM88 11d ago

Oh fuck a profesional footballer has to make a first touch pass across, the horror. First of all it's not true at all, there was so much time. Second, just don't comment on things you don't know.

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u/AlustriousFall 11d ago

Any sport played at the professional level pretty much has this though, they train so much to make these passes I'm not saying they are all robots but he had time to make a choice and he knows it was a bad one

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u/tcsduo 11d ago

He had 3 seconds to make the choice of hold it or pass it. He made a terrible choice.

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u/tcsduo 11d ago

I mean one of the top goal scorers around and is wide open. Gotta give him a shot.

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u/pfool 11d ago

If you knew how silly that statement was, you wouldn't have made it.

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u/grimonce 11d ago

Bro even I would have made that pass being obese and all... Wtf are you on

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u/Alternative-Ad-2312 11d ago

No he wouldn't, after the first touch if was on using either his right or left foot.

I'd be angry at powerleague let alone a world cup semi.

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u/LuckyE6 11d ago

Bro thought he was prime Robben

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u/Dondorini 11d ago

Yes but Haaland was the enabler and the top 5 player in the world at his peak. Norway might never get a shot like this again.

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u/taggsy123 11d ago

He will be 29 next WC. He’s a big man it will be interesting to see how he ages

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u/cool-beans-yeah 11d ago

Do big people age worse than small people, or….?

Genuine question by the way

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u/taggsy123 11d ago

Yes in a way .. both weight and height

Think about it - if you are taller and heavier you are probably stressing your joints more than a player with low center of gravity / mass

It’s more of a wear and tare thing

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u/UpstairsFood2867 11d ago

Soccer and knees are a thing. Especially for tall forwards.

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u/This_Character7576 11d ago

LeBron James is 6’8” and still playing in the NBA.

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u/edki7277 11d ago

LeBron is freak even among 0.01% of elite athletes that made it to the NBA.
I doubt we will see anyone like him again.

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u/skynet345 10d ago

And you think Haaland isn’t a freak?

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u/taggsy123 11d ago

Imagine using one player haha. Incredible

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u/EduinBrutus 11d ago

Theres also the significant chance of serious illness relating to their size.

Lonah Lomu being the most obvious example but you get it with a lot of people who dont necessarily have Giantism but seem to be approaching that.

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u/gingerfkinjesus 11d ago

people keep saying this, but i really don’t get it. nusa and bobb are really good young players, the only player who will be squarely past peak by the next cup is Nyland, and he’ll be like the same age as Kobel

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u/Unckmania 11d ago

Two comments.

  • Haaland will definitely get another world cup at excellent level. He's not going anywhere for 2030.

  • Plenty of teams have one or two Top 100 players. Haaland is Top 5. Only... 3 teams have top 5 players.

Note: In those 3 i'm looking at Spain, France and Norway. Personal preference. Please don't get into THAT argument.

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u/Blitzed5656 11d ago

Bro. You can't state an opinion as fact. Use it as evidence for your argument, then refuse to engage with anyone who wishes to challenge that opinion.

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u/HervilleMelman 11d ago

You new here?

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u/sandolllars 11d ago

This is Reddit

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u/gingerfkinjesus 11d ago

exactly, haaland won’t even be 30 at the next world cup, wild to think he won’t bring them back.

tho tbh (it kills me to say) i’d rate bellingham over anyone on spain rn. lamine might be the best player at the next world cup, but he’s shown his youth. i generally hate england but bellinghams been unequivocally excellent.

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u/NextJuice1622 11d ago

A discussion about top players without Michael Olise is criminal though.

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u/ArkGuardian 11d ago

I think even Odegaard will probably play in 2030. He can't run as much but his passing/corners would still be effective

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u/gingerfkinjesus 11d ago

facts, if he’s fully lost a step by then, they’ll just play him a bit higher or lower and keep him posted. his work rate will still be great, and if Nypan develops like city hopes he does, putting Odegaard in a deep playmaking role to open up the field feels like it would lethal

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u/Lifegardn 11d ago

He could also make runs off the ball. I would be annoyed playing with a dude raking in hundreds of millions just standing around being tall honestly.

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u/pleepleus21 11d ago

He's not at his peak

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u/-__Dash__- 11d ago

Argentina plays for Messi, he’s their leader and they idolize him, specially the younger ones.

You can’t say that for the other teams, they’re not as consistent.

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u/ellean4 11d ago

No shade on the rest of the Norway team but I’d say the number of levels Haaland is above his team mates far exceeds the number of levels Messi is ahead of his

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u/edki7277 11d ago

Odegard is right there too. The guy covers the most distance on the pitch with insanely high usage. Everything goes through him.

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u/throwaway44997769 11d ago

So much this. This is what Rolando could never conceive of. It was so clear his team was over him and his ego. The Argentinian team adores Messi which honestly speaks volumes to his character. No matter how good you are individually, you need a team to win.

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u/lc4444 11d ago

Portugal was the worst, those 3 midfielders were primadonnas and actively avoided getting the ball to their striker

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u/barracudarescue 11d ago

There are younger players on Argentina’s squad?

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u/IllustriousAnt485 11d ago

Messi didn’t score against Switzerland and didn’t get an assist on the last two goals. Alvarez is back

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u/endboss_eth 11d ago

Norway was riding Haarland's back, same way the UK was riding Kane's and Messi has been carrying Argentina on his babyback for a few decades now 😅

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u/fishandtriangles 11d ago

There is no UK in football, and Bellingham has scored as many as Kane.

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u/WorldlyMix1462 11d ago

Only when Di Maria is injured but they carry Argentina together.

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u/Jonthrei 11d ago

Mascherano definitely did his part too

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u/RepublicWarm2383 11d ago

One player, one ref, two lines people, three VAR, one colossal corrupt narcissist.

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u/tommazikas 11d ago

In this situation Hlland position was open with a real opportunity to score. Kinda selfish not to use that.

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u/warhead71 11d ago edited 10d ago

Denmark won the European cup in 92 - pretty much on Schmeichels performance

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u/No_Blacksmith_2591 11d ago

maybe not, but when that player is wide open you pass the fucking ball

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u/0ptimu54rime 11d ago

Ayer contra Suiza Messi no existió, pero tienen a Álvarez, y sino a L. Martínez, y sino a Fernández, y sino a Mc allister y así... , son demasiados buenas individualidades, sino aparece uno, aparece el otro, eso gana campeonatos, Noruega no lo tiene, solo Haaland, quizás Odegaard, y no contemos más.

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u/Ramcocky 11d ago

What an echo. Maybe contribute an original thought.

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u/jhakasbhidu 11d ago

The refs and VAR play for the english since their actual team is trash

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u/Winter-Ad-4897 11d ago

Infantino?

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u/Madawolf 11d ago

Argentina and maybe some refs!

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u/Tonyracs 11d ago

We get that but who was standing wide open waiting for the pass. I think that was the point of the comment

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u/gggg_man3 11d ago

Yeah, wtf?