bookd.
Ajax1 - 1NEC Nijmegen
I uhhh, well, should’ve, and kind of did expect this result. Frankly i’ve had too much alcohol from the Fiorentina disaster to care much here. I wanna start this review by talking about this phenomenon we call tactics. I very much assume our strategy was to lure NEC out and then play some quick direct football to score. But what happened is Ter Stegen having the ball and no one pressing him (Images included thank you VI and opta i couldnt find it anywhere else). Anyway i just found this funny, its something that of course could really work, but with NEC not biting at all it fell flat. Again, like most other games, we did well with creating chances, but our issue is very much converting those chances into goals. I still have faith, but boy watching this team create 600 chances and not scoring is frustrating to watch. Glad Bouwman played again, i missed him. Marcos Leonardo is still having a difficult time and i hope he gets form soon. Adingra did decent on his debut. Happy to see Tadic again even if its for another team, he’s an ajax legend either way (also picture included).
Ajax
PSG3 - 1Le Mans
whole house confused towards the end after hearing french being spoken mdrrr anyway, FÉLICITATIONS PSG ! 💙❤️💙❤️ (last pic is for the Ferran girlies 🤭)
PSG
Arsenal2 - 1Leeds
They’re called Leeds but couldn’t hold a lead. What did they mean by this?
Arsenal
Al-Fateh0 - 4Al-Ahli Jeddah
Trincao 🥹🥹🥹
Al-Ahli Jeddah
Argentina3 - 0Benin
I’ve written this before the game, while i usually do tend to go for long reviews of games, i think this is the one time I’ll forget about the game completely. End of the day, whatever the result, it is a goodbye to the greatest footballer of all time, luckily only for the national team. So i will try to keep this mostly about the national team. August 17 2005 he made his debut for the national team. Of course if we look back from now he obviously has had a successful national team career, with two Copa America’s and a World Cup, including two more World Cup final appearances too. But just over 10 years ago he decided to retire on the spot after losing to Chile in the Copa America final, where he missed a penalty in the shootout too. I remember that day very well to be honest, it felt truly insane that he decided to quit. But, to the relief of i hope every football fan, he reversed that decision. Since then Argentina has become one of the most dominant teams despite not having the quality in every position, but just one brilliant little man is enough. Fact is that this goes beyond any goat debate that ever existed, it goes beyond any hate or love for players, and if you like it or not the greatest player to have walked this earth ends his national team career today. It might not be his toughest fixture against Benin, but it’s special regardless. I’m not the type of person usually to be watching a game for just one player, and when i do it was usually for a classic 10 like Isco, James, or Özil. Or Godts of course, can’t leave that beautiful man out of this. But Messi absolutely is one of those players, he’s the player you open a bottle of wine or whiskey for and just sit back and enjoy. You’ll be seeing things that are so unbelievably incredible which he makes look easy. Football is called the beautiful game, and Messi is why.
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0Benin
I know this isn’t your last game ever, I know you’ll walk into Miami’s facilities and conducts business as usual. But there will be a piece of you left at Estadio Monumental. That’s what I’m scared of, you’ve always put your country first and rightly so. I’m afraid that without that drive for your nation you’ll leave us sooner rather than later. It pains me knowing that you’re just 4 hours away and I can’t be there every game to see you. Currently on crutches re-learning how to walk for the second time this year has sadly has kept me from going to see you play live. But the same motivation you gave me that drove me to get back on the field so many times before will be the same to motivate me to make that 4 hour drive and see you play again. My first time ever seeing you play I genuinely cried. Seeing the idol I grew up watching the greatest of all time standing just a couple yards away from me. It was like I had an endless amount of adrenaline. Though it was cut short due to an injury I will never forget that day and I don’t regret it for one second. You’re officially halfway retired and rather than lay here and cry listening to your voice crack trying to keep it together I just want to smile. Smile and thank you for all the memories, for all the hope, and for every fucking second I was able to watch you play. I want to thank God himself for not only giving me life on this beautiful planet with all these beautiful people, but for also giving me life during the same time as you to have the chance to witness you play this beautiful game, for making me fall in love with this sport, making me a Barcelona fan, and making me your fan. Leo thank you for everything you’ve done for every single person. I will be seeing you soon I promise you that. Hasta Luego Leyenda. 🐐🤎
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0Beninas Lionel Messi’s international career comes to an end, let’s not forget the road he has built and left behind for newer generations to look up to - that legacy he has cemented, marking him of course, the GREATEST OF ALL TIME! GRACIAS MESSI! 🩵🤍🩵🤍 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0Benin
Mad respect to Messi, and all that he's done. I know he's changed the sport forever. So many people have been inspired by him! Chin up bookd chat, it will be okay ♥︎
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0Benin
The first time I watched Lionel Messi play for Barcalona I was in 2014. I was around three or four at my cousins house while my mama and papa were out working. I remember being infatuated with him as a player. Everyone around me knew he was great but it was something I had to see. From than one I kept watching and watching him. Another first for me was watching him lose.. well not exactly first — I had an EMOTIONAL wc 2014 but I wasn’t exactly old enough to fully understand that. I think that 3-0 loss to Juve in the 16/17 showed me his first great loss to me. And obviously this isn’t an international game, but this had me sobbing. It’s like believing something would never break but than it ending up just as fragile as everything else is in life. This changed my feeling towards Messi for little me, it showed me to be happy and proud of him for playing so hard, but also sad for him when it isn’t exactly his time. This is also how I felt watching his 2018 wc loss. (Horrible year for little me with El Tri aswell!!!) Football is the most constant factor in my life. It’s been there for me through every up and down I’ve faced. Football brings my family together, football makes my dad happy, football cooled me down whenever I had fears about my livelihood. The biggest most constant thing in football for me is Lionel Messi. Messi raised what my idea of football was. Messi showed me what talent looked like. Messi showed me that poor Hispanic kids like us can do great things in our lives. He showed me many things that I don’t think most athletes can do. But there’s other constants in my life; family, friends, and sadder stuff obviously. But this lies into Messi as well. My papa is the biggest fanboy I know, i could bet that loves Messi more than 1/3 of this app I bet. Nothing made me happier growing up than watching Barca/Tigres with my family when ever we could. It’s the little things in life; such as sports, that makes people more connected with one another. (1/2)
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0Benin
FUCK BRO I THOUGHT I WAS READY 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
Argentina
France4 - 1Belgium
AHHH LA REMONTADA DE FRANCE !! ALLEZ LES BLEUS 💙💙💙💙🇫🇷 (sorry @arianwasnotthere 🫂💔)
France
Italy3 - 1Türkiye
AND THATS TRE FOR ITALIA ! FORZA 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹
ItalyFrance4 - 1BelgiumI love France so much, again for no particular reason. What a show the last 10 minutes of the game, they honestly a poor showing overall. The Olise effect i suppose, so important for this team. Belgium looked decent, but we all know why they lost, if Godts started it wouldve been a different story.
France
Northern Ireland0 - 0Georgia
There's very few players that can carry a shit team. Kvara ISN'T one of them unfortunately for him 😭
Northern IrelandFrance4 - 1BelgiumThe Michael Olise show. And he didn't even start the match 😭😭😭
FranceFrance4 - 1Belgium
#OLISEBALLONDOR
FranceFrance4 - 1Belgium
zidane subbing on olise, cherki and doue after an hour
FranceFrance4 - 1Belgium
they had me worrying in the first half ngl but in olise we will have faith in forever i think
FranceFrance4 - 1BelgiumFrance once the match is about to end 😭
FranceNetherlands2 - 1Serbia
So im a little late with this review, but thats good i wanted to include more things about this whole international break anyway. Concerning Serbia; of course again a low-block, it's a little rough watching that against this Netherlands team, but also just glad to be facing low-blocks early because we have ALWAYS struggled with this. I was happy to see experiments from Xavi too, a brand new three at the back, interesting for sure and i think it went alright for this game. Virgil did mention he felt a little weird playing as right center back, but he played on the left for so long so that is understandable. Besides that i just wanna say i appreciate Koopmeiners, he can play anywhere and hes always good too, hes free from the Juve curse when in orange. Glad Zirkzee scored too, always loved him. Verbruggen goat too, we are so so so lucky to have him. But about the international break im positive, seen four performances now under Xavi and im excited for more. Tough game against Greece but second half was better. Both games against Serbia just been hell with their playstyle. But against Germany we really dominated, hope we can continue with this form and get even better.
Netherlands
USA3 - 0MexicoReal review now Embarrassing from Rafa Marquez Embarrassing from Tala Embarrassing from Santi Embarrassing from Pineda Embarrassing from Gallardo Embarrassing from Romo You seeing the pattern? It’s time for the old generation to go. If you want a flower to grow you don’t plant it with weeds around.
USA3 - 0Mexico
What a way to completely mess up a game by Mexico. The first half should’ve ended very differently, but Mexico’s failure to put the ball behind the net cost them dearly. The second half was what it was and we have to start questioning why a goalkeeper that played in the World Cup a couple of months ago looked like a complete amateur here. Objectively speaking I liked the style Rafa is implementing on the team, but you have to do more. A lot of work to be done because a 3-0 is not the way to go. Oh well it’s Saturday so vamonos al BAILE! Y QUE SUENE LA ACORDEÓN 🪗 🎶 “Una palomita blanca De piquito colorado Ayer yo la vi llorando En las cumbres de un guayabo Currucú, currucú Le cantaba el palomito Currucú, currucú Que volviera a su nidito” 🎶
MexicoBelgium3 - 0TürkiyeComfortable game for Belgium, who wouldve thought that playing Godts every game would have a positive impact? Well me obviously. The remaining relics of the once golden generation were of utmost importance today, with a De Bruyne brace (forgot he could still walk), and a Lukaku goal to top it off.
BelgiumFrance1 - 1ItalyWhile i clearly love Italy i was supporting France for very unimportant reasons which are super irrelevant as well! Anyway why did Italy have to play well today, the one time i want them to lose. At least a banger from the deadbeat father Olise. Meanwhile Bastoni is Italy’s new number 9 i guess lmao
FranceFrance1 - 1Italyas Zinedine Zidane continues to look at the state of the French national football team’s performances, here i have inserted some pictures that represented the emotions i felt during this match (also, félicitations à OLISE et CHERKI 💙)
FranceBelgium3 - 0TürkiyeKDB BRACE ! CONGRATS RED DEVILS ! ❤️🔥❤️🔥
BelgiumFrance1 - 1Italy
what am i even watching atp
France
Croatia1 - 3MexicoOh what a game this was. I still remember it like it was yesterday. This was one of my peak experiences watching football on television. Before the game there was a lot of talk from the Croatian National team and that made for a hell of a motivator for the Mexicans. You could feel the tension from both teams in the first half with a couple of squabbles and hard challenges. One thing about this Mexico squad was that it had chemistry, the midfield was stacked and the duo of Peralta and Dos Santos understood each other well. One strategy from the get go was set-pieces and you can tell very well that Miguel Herrera worked on this because the crosses were hard and precise towards the goalkeeper’s box. This is how the brilliant first goal came from Rafa Marquez after multiple attempts with the same play (very reminiscent of what Arsenal does today). The second goal came off another brilliant play from Peralta and Chicharito which ended in an assist from Peralta to Guardado for the banging goal. After this it seemed like Croatia was starting to pick up the pace, but the same corner-kick tactic was successfully used by Mexico once more which led to a goal by Chicharito. At this point I was levitating into the clouds, it was great goal after great goal and I couldn’t have been happier. Of course, not everything was sunshine and rainbows. After a brilliant play from Croatia, Perišić scored a wonderful goal. This obviously made everyone nervous, but Mexico didn’t let their nerves get the best of them and sealed the victory! Incredible atmosphere, performance, pushing, shoving, intensity, great goals, questionable referee calls, what more can anyone want from a game? I will forever remember this game because it was that damn good, I hope whoever didn’t see it at least goes out of their way to watch some highlights.
Mexico
Greece2 - 2NetherlandsTHIS IS A WIN FOR ME (pls don’t make me pick between my favourite people ever again 😭😭) CONGRATS TO BOTH 🇳🇱 and 🇬🇷
NetherlandsGreece2 - 2NetherlandsVery tired so I don’t really have any thoughts but fair play.
GreeceGreece2 - 2Netherlandsnetherlands were being carried by cody gakpo this whole time…
GreeceGreece2 - 2NetherlandsHello Bookd, This was not the result I expected but the match was enjoyable. More importantly, at half-time I got a new Subway Surfers personal record. Another Nations League match day in the books. Best, Jup
NetherlandsGreece2 - 2NetherlandsFirst half chat was at least fun while i was annoyed about the game. Second half, lets just say trolls belong better in the frozen universe. Fuck the haters anyway we are fucking massive.
NetherlandsGreece2 - 2NetherlandsDespite the bottle, I can feel nothing but pride for this Greek side. I think Jovanovic made a mistake in being extra defensive, but it is what it is. GG my Dutch bro @carbonfiverr
GreeceGreece2 - 2Netherlands
All Quiet on the Greek Front at the end...
NetherlandsGreece2 - 2Netherlands
Van Dijk giveth in the first half. Van Dijk taketh in the second half.
Greece
Paris W2 - 2Arsenal W
i can’t do this anymore 😂😂😂
Arsenal WMexico1 - 1Peru
The state this team has me in 💔
MexicoSpain4 - 1CroatiaStarting to think this Spain team might be very good! I was planning on a long review but ive been so distracted that i didn’t have time to pre write things. Regardless just such a dominant performance from the world champs, though Croatia did try to put up a fight it was not enough at all, but you cant blame them. This Lamine Yamal kid is a bit too good.
Spain