FULL REACTION: Argentina advance to Copa America Semifinal behind Martinez's play | Futbol Americas

The Futbol Americas panel reacts to Argentina's 1-1 (4-2 on pen) win over Ecuador in the Copa America 2024 Quarterfinal.
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[@LittleBoy-24]

Martinez is currently the greatest goalkeeper in Argentina history.

[@demetriusbruno1493]

And it's not even close

[@kqh123]

​@@demetriusbruno1493Willie Caballero 😂😂

[@justicemensah3526]

Not only in Argentina but in the world

[@Nitegame]

Fr

[@jaimejaimes3773]

@@justicemensah3526chill bro he still plays for Aston Villa

[@Jorge-ml4ln]

24 pens against argentina with Martinez as a gk: 50% save effectivity. If you know something about futbol, you know that that % is INSANE.

[@SLSAMG]

"futbol" says the American. It's football... you're not from South America you turbo cringeidiot.

[@Dinosor17]

Pessi nowhere to be seen, he should retire

[@OfficialOwnerOFCertainFanbase]

@@Jorge-ml4ln he's a god amongst men when it comes to pen saves

[@fatih8053]

@@Dinosor17 penaldo should've retired after he got bodied by Morocco lol 😂🐪

[@o.taylor4953]

​@@Dinosor17 gonna be a passenger n still win a next international title putting more daylight between him n the other guy

[@skullfc4215]

Keller is a 🤡 criticizing Dibu, who has literally won everything for his country being the main character

[@SLSAMG]

We don't live in a totalitarian state here, boy, so get over it. People are allowed to have opinions...

[@felipegimzap]

@@SLSAMGthe same could be said to you. He’s allowed to have an opinion about Keller’s opinion

[@Caps4Life99]

​@@SLSAMG The criticism above is also an opinion... It goes both ways.

[@SLSAMG]

@@felipegimzap Tell me where I explicitly said otherwise? 🤡

[@haitiancreolewithluciano]

@@SLSAMG Just shut up already!

[@rockgamiasedes677]

Dibu doesn't need to change. Not every footballer needs to be a copy paste version of each other like a factory default. Modern football may have forgotten it but football had the most colourful and unique characters.

[@mattgibney4085]

It’s only the old heads that have a problem with it, I love how cocky and how he celebrates right in their face. Favorite Keeper for me

[@john-ramsesthomas7302]

Completely agree, the man has personality, khan had it, dida had it…also dibu with the antics breaks the guys mentally….theres nothing more frightening knowing this man can save my shots and he’s confident…these analysts seemingly disapprove guys with confidence esp internationals.

[@lennyjenkins9931]

​@@john-ramsesthomas7302 Also the Penalty taker double thinks his actions "If he saves this, not only are we closer to losing, he'll dance on our graves"

[@Shaozuki]

Dibu is a character and I love it, he’s so much fun to watch the antics it top tier

[@Kwami357]

Emi Martinez is one of the best penalties stoppers in the world right now

[@mohammedrizwanabedin5116]

The best right now, one of the best in history 🔪😂

[@tonytellingitlikeitis5708]

GOAT penalty shootout keeper

[@whiteknight8734]

One of the?? Who is his equal in penalties in the world right now? He is the singular best GK of the world when it comes to saving penalties.

[@SLSAMG]

Portugal's keeper is better. He doesn't need to rile players up with "gamesmanship tactics".

[@markthespark2909]

@@SLSAMGand what has he won? Dibu has Copa & World cup heroics. Portugal keeper…fact you don’t mention his name

[@hammstnb]

The fact that di maria wasn’t playing enough is wild . . Because di Maria is the next player to actually take on opp tho.

[@fatih8053]

Why does it feel like Scaloni wants to get sacked lol, i don't know what was he even trying to do.

[@hammstnb]

@@fatih8053 ikr , they also behaving like they have to be there by force lol. He’s (di Maria) arguably the reason why they won the WC. The chances he created out of nothing is unbelievable.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

​@@hammstnbI think Scaloni knows he's not getting sacked either way since he won Argentina the World Cup he's doing it on purpose knowing that AFA won't fire him anyways.

[@uguarte606]

di maria doesn't have pace and he hasn't been effective in the previous 2 games.

[@hammstnb]

@@uguarte606 he’s still better than the overpriced players out there . . He has the vision which is something lacking on the field .

[@user-mw9zn9vk3v]

Prob Messi's worst game this year. Shouldve not have him start if he is still recovering from injury

[@dagosegovia843]

Hes old

[@user-mw9zn9vk3v]

@@dagosegovia843 Pepe is 41 and starter cb for Portugal.. A soccer player being 41 is prob the same as a regular person being 34, since they do tough training and have strict diets. Only reason why players retire prior is due to injury or lack of motivation.

[@calebs5257]

​@@dagosegovia843 You're a troll

[@dirtydingo250]

But he got the assist

[@ADK_7]

​@@dirtydingo250he's talking about this game

[@Bluelitefilms]

Argentina may have been lucky but you do wanna go to penalty shout-out with Dibu Martinez 😂

[@evansbezil7450]

You mean “you DO NOT wanna go to penalty shootout against El Dibu Martinez, right?”

[@Maximusverstappen]

​@@evansbezil7450 no he didn't. "but do you wanna go to a penalty shootout with dibu martinez?" He insinuates nobody wants to shootout against dibu.

[@Gfresh844]

@@evansbezil7450 What he said was obviously eluding to the same point.

[@seanstevenson9891]

This is that World Cup Saudi wake-up game. Argentina will be fine. 🇦🇷⭐️🌟⭐️🇦🇷

[@1972dsrai]

Maybe they need to drop Messi for the semi if he doesn’t improve. They were basically carrying him and are lucky to have won despite it. You can’t afford any passengers in the semi and he needs to do the right thing if he’s not ready as no one is going to drop him if he says he’s good when he’s clearly not. This isn’t the MLS where he can still look good even when he’s not fully fit.

[@dimitrijensk2845]

I hope so

[@simbaking6338]

Messi still looked injured to me.

[@hridoymahbub4793]

Before semifinal and final, this sort of nerve-racking match will make Argentina stronger

[@myranniemand4309]

Agreed

[@harisasif2]

Yeah hopefully they will hit the gear in semis and final, they have to control games and Messi, di maria need to be completely fit.

[@ochigboalex5714]

Absolutely

[@Katra1981]

Big wake up call. They’ll come back stronger

[@Allsports48]

Indeed

[@GOATBryan10]

Caicedo had an underwhelming Copa America? He has been 1 of Ecuador’s best players, if not the best, & hence why he got 2 POTM awards in this tournament

[@Capitan_Chaos]

Dude has been a tractor running over opposition. He gets better every game.

[@Burnerlug]

Anglo media always forgets to do any research on any CONMEBOL teams that aren't Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Get used to it

[@historianofmanythings4294]

He has easily been one of the best players of the tournament

[@partyboy3059]

these mf's don't know what they are talking about

[@donviajero2580]

I thought he was the best player on the field in this game, despite missing that header at the end

[@Dcros79]

Keller who’s never been there telling Wold Cup and Copa America winner Dibu Martinez to act like he’s been there. Go back to talk about “soccer”.

[@harrymaurer7984]

I was thinking the same thing, Keller is a nobody and nuts!!!

[@davinalopez-oz1ez]

He's jealous

[@Hanamantaray]

He is yet to come out of usmnt disaster performance 😂

[@harrymaurer7984]

That was a pretty crazy comment coming from an American soccer player!! 🤡🤡🤡

[@evanr1784]

It's about class When Messi missed ,he was consoled by the Ecuadorian goalkeeper. When the second Ecuadorian missed his penalty Martinez showed him up . He's a good goalie ,but he has no class. I can just imagine what you would have said if the Ecuadorian goalie would have mocked Messi for missing.

[@aeroxyz5626]

In this match Ecuador was better than Argentina.

[@Nitegame]

It was like half half

[@nickbuis3307]

The stats were right down the middle and Argentina went through so not really.

[@djhansum1410]

No Argentina got lucky

[@nickbuis3307]

@@djhansum1410 Argentina went through. In any case I rather be lucky and win than good and lose.

[@davinalopez-oz1ez]

It's about the results

[@user-is1xu1dp9b]

clearly Messi wasnt fit to play this match, it was totally static, he can barely move...

[@1972dsrai]

He was clearly not match fit and maybe Argentina might be better off having him on the bench in the semi as he was a liability in this game. They won despite him. You can’t afford to be carrying a player in such a pivotal position even Messi in such an important game.

[@angelortigala2010]

He’s been absolutely garbage the whole tournament, I’m benching him, and yes I’m from Argentina as well saying this

[@MartinMourino]

I can’t count the amount of games that Messi won absolutely by himself ever since 2006. We’re in 2024. Give the guy a break and leave him alone. I think being the best in the world for over 15 years not only is unheard of, I think it’s more than enough. He’s 37 and he’s injured.

[@jhamdan2012]

True and for that reason the guys said he should have let other player to step in because this is an important stage and match, so why he insisted to play? That is a question mark. So since he was stubborn and jeopardize his team, he deserves all criticism.

[@wesbyEric]

Yes I agree but messi should also accept that he wasn't in condition and should have trusted his team to win and just tried to be fit for semi's. I love him but I am disappointed in him today.

[@HemmoFM]

Yea, Ronaldo is 3 years older than Messi and playing in more competive league&tournaments and yet people talk bad about him. Let the goats rest and dont diss others

[@joelvarghese5868]

The point that a lot of fans make is that Ronaldo does not get that consideration but Messi should ?

[@netaji-thebritishslayer]

​@@HemmoFMneither messi nor ronaldo are goars,actual goat of football is Pele o Rei

[@NimitShah29]

Emiliano Martinez is the unsung hero, a God's gift to Argentina National Football Team

[@user-vc8lw6pp8o]

He is not an unsung hero. He is loved

[@lavoznailim7823]

UNSUNG? HE WAS THE BEST PLAYER OF THE FIELD HE WAS THE MAN.

[@mattgibney4085]

He’s beloved in Argentina, they have a mural of him

[@Nitegame]

If messi never played today then Argentina wouldve never scored a goal probably, messi took a corner kick and it leaded up to a goal, hes still the engine of the team and at least did something while not 100% fit

[@pushpitsingh3003]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CesarHernandez-tx6od]

Why are we mainstreaming delusion

[@Nitegame]

@@CesarHernandez-tx6od what it's true he took a perfect corner like he always does

[@CesarHernandez-tx6od]

@@Nitegame why we gotta bring messi into a game where he was non-existent. Martinez is the reason they're through point blank

[@1972dsrai]

They were lucky to win tbf. They have to bench him for the semi snd hope he’s fit for the final. You can’t afford to be carrying anyone at this stage. This isn’t the MLS where an unfit Messi can still look good.

[@historianofmanythings4294]

Caicedo has easily been one of the best players in the entire tournament. In no way has he been underwhelming. In fact, he’s been excellent for a large part of the year.

[@user-xb8js5mo6f]

Too bad he was garbage yesterday 😂

[@historianofmanythings4294]

@@user-xb8js5mo6f what game did you watch? He was the best midfielder on the pitch

[@ripcartier]

DIBU THE GOAT

[@Dinosor17]

Pessi nowhere to be seen, he should retire

[@fatih8053]

@@Dinosor17 he'll retire when he wants to, not when penaldog barks!

[@davinalopez-oz1ez]

​@@Dinosor17 you misspelled Messi.

[@patriciobeats906]

@@Dinosor17 after MISSTIANO PENALDO retires.. and he wipes the 1 record he's holding on dearly!!! hahahahaha

[@simbaking6338]

@@Dinosor17 ..Go tell that to CR7 Penaldo fan boy!!!

[@ThuyNguyen-zi5jy]

These men talked all negative things about Messi when he missed a PK and not very active during the game. I can't imagine how they would talk about him if Argentina lost to Ecuador today. The truth is throughout the game, everybody (both his team and fans) waited for a magic moment that Messi would do for his team. To me, today Messi didn't do any magic. That's it. You guys questioned why the coach didn't replace him. If you guys know better than Scaloni, why don't you guys help your national team to win a WC? Ecuador played a very physical game. The game had to stop every few minutes because of some player getting some injury. The ref didn't do a good job to solve the problem. He stopped the game when it was unnecessary, and he let it go inappropriately. Well, Messi got a pretty bad injury in Chile game. I don't think he wanted to get another injury. I trust Messi as a fan. The coach trusts him. His team trusts him. We don't teach him what to do. Hope that he will get 100% recover and play better in next game.

[@davidcastellanos1277]

Clown comment by Herc. Caicedo was one of Ecuador’s best two players and got two man of the match awards before the Argentina game.

[@TotalllFootball]

Notice how no Messi fans claim ESPN hates Messi when they day Messi was bad. That's cus Messi fans are in touch with reality and don't let their emotional investment to Messi cloud their judgements Any time Ronaldo is criticized, his fans are always defensive and claim ESPN hates him😅

[@Nitegame]

Exactly

[@Spookybozo]

Well said. Ronny fans are so quick to play victim when EPSN Roasts Ronaldo for a bad performance. Pretending like the whole world is against their idol 🤣🤣

[@throwingdartsandbreakinghearts]

Messi was un desastre today

[@genzislady3820]

Well at this point Messi is playing with house money.. win or lose Messi is the undisputed GOAT! Messi fans don’t need to debate anymore!

[@Spookybozo]

@@genzislady3820 well said. But the Ronny fans and Messi haters are just waiting for him to finally fall so they can finally let out all that anger and frustration and have their “laugh”. Kind of sad really 🤣🤣

[@ricardobjj24]

We can all tell Messi is hurting but they're keeping him on the field and Enzo isn't doing enough in the midfield lately

[@sanjogh777]

The midfield was awful today. The only time Argentina looked like scoring a goal was when Messi got the ball. Messi was the only one breaking the lines. But unfortunately, he was not getting the ball today at all.

[@asionyekennedy2028]

​@@sanjogh777😂😂😂 Messi was literally walking in the field. Please learn to say the truth .

[@futzeditz]

shut yo ahh up lil bastard​@@asionyekennedy2028

[@sanjogh777]

@@asionyekennedy2028 Messi has been walking since 2019. Do you even watch football? 🤣

[@andresand12]

​@@asionyekennedy2028 He played injured. Coach fault! He didn't should put a player that is injured.

[@kevino1059]

We need Di Maria in the next game! Hopefully this rest will help for the semi final.

[@xLOVExGODx]

The ENTIRE time I was hoping to see Di María play…Based on what you said…Di María was not able to play due to possibly being injured as well?

[@Nitegame]

I swear i almost passed out when messi missed his penalty 😭

[@Spookybozo]

Definitely gave flashbacks to the 2016 Copa America Final vs Chile

[@LeoMessi10...88]

I was unconscious 😭😭

[@mariambabakhanians]

I love him so much I actually hurt when he hurts. Argentina is so lucky to have him.

[@Nitegame]

@@LeoMessi10...88 same😭

[@Nitegame]

@@mariambabakhanians true

[@salvadorzorraquin8864]

mac alister carrying the midfield

[@fatih8053]

He was not great today, one of the reasons why Argentina struggled so much!

[@salvadorzorraquin8864]

@@fatih8053 he was class mate, but enzo and Gonzales didn't help him much on the midfield

[@VelianFootball]

Messi was definitely carrying an injury, yet he still contributed with the corner kick. Even at his worst, he’s helping the team positively.

[@Nitegame]

Fr

[@Dinosor17]

Pessi trash, should retire

[@sendit3251]

Shut up

[@Dinosor17]

Pessi trash

[@fakemandlasashman7448]

He just underperformed 😢😮...u can justify but the guy is dead wood 🪵 ...hamstring injuries are his games now plus, no endurance, no aggression...just walking...you can see he is there for appearance not football and hope he does one thing positively talk about but never came only misses, lethargic, too reliant on other players with less work ethic...if there is a player that has to retire its Leo...he has to make the call. He always has excuses and no solutions...he was not moving from point to point😢

[@abeshdas6130]

With all respect to the 🐐 lionel messi I think he is injured he should not play full 90 minutes he must come off the bench clearly he was struggling today

[@Dinosor17]

Pessi nowhere to be seen, he should retire

[@markjordan2861]

Ur game is tomorrow better hope u get thru instead of making noise

[@DizzyMakavelli]

​@@markjordan2861?????

[@barjar2084]

100% and same with cr7

[@chip9866]

@@barjar2084 what has this got to do with ronaldo its a messi video mate

[@markjordan2861]

To those saying Messi is finished he just missed a game and came from injury he will impact the game next time and these games always happen doesn’t matter if ur the best team

[@danchan5620]

messi is finished. it is on display. even Ronaldo makes more effort even if he is 2 years older

[@Gfresh844]

@@danchan5620 He's created 13 chances in 3 games, and got injured early on in the second one... If that's finished then words can't even begin to describe how bad CR has been at the Euro's.

[@amda7882]

@@Gfresh844created according to the messi stat Stan’s he’s finished and don’t you compare Mickey Mouse Copa to Euro

[@stnbch3025]

​@@amda7882 Y'all are idi0ts. Both are finished at top level for a while. They can't produce the effort to not be a weakness.

[@davinalopez-oz1ez]

​@@Gfresh844exactly

[@Webbo007]

Bro. Keller is just hating on Dibu because he was never even half as good. “I don’t like the antics” thats what makes him Dibu. Argentina owe their run to Dibu. Period. Argentina did have a really bad game. Luck isn’t gonna get them past Uruguay.

[@Im-Macko]

Messi got carried not gonna lie.... Martinez having tournament of life.... Itsnhis redemption for not scoring in 2022 world cup.... What a team .

[@italianplastic23]

Which Martinez ?....it was lesandro not Lutaro who scored and Emi who saved

[@lionelmessithegoatLM10]

@@italianplastic23 lautaro

[@zenithcodmtv]

bruh he was carrying an injury

[@fatih8053]

I'm glad Martinez is stepping up now after 35 year old Messi carried them in the world cup. Dibu also is amazing, without him they wouldn't be world champions!

[@pendu.papaperez]

He did get carried. I’m not gonna act like his presence and mentality on the field carried his teammates like a certain fanbase does. Messi doesnt need to always be praised, he’s already proved it all.

[@rajnepali1660]

Emi martinez, best penalty savers of all time in my book. Congrats Argentina. Well played Ecuador

[@cristiandominguez2792]

No ones talking about how Argentina played with 4 midfielders plus messi at top. Thats clearly why they played bad they had no one who posed a danger in runing in behind so what you have is a congested midfield. There was no reason to start nico gonzales when you could have had garnacho or di maria. You need outlets so messi can shine in the pockets of space but there was no space created for him to be in

[@donviajero2580]

Playing 4 midfielders and Messi would be fine if you controlled the midfield. But even those 4 weren't enough as Ecuador's 3 man midfield of Caicedo, Franco (who plays in Brazil), and Gruezo (who plays for the last place Quakes in MLS) won the midfield battle more often than not.

[@cristiandominguez2792]

@@donviajero2580 they need to create width so their center mids can control the midfield . having Nico and de paul as left and right mids isn't good enough. Ecuador wasn't even worried about them because they know they're faster than them and won't get beat 1v1 which is why they were compressing the midfield so much to prevent Argentina from dominating the midfield and getting the ball to messi in dangerous areas of the pitch. Argentina were outplayed and lucky

[@choolwemikwala7601]

I think it's not luck alone. At times experience gets you ahead. It's experience that got Argentina through just like real Madrid does in Champions league. You can't always play good football but with experience you find a way to get through matches.

[@hubertagamasu6283]

Only Martinez's experience got Argentina out of trouble. Argentina as a team showed no experience.

[@jjmarz1001]

So Argentina's experience made Ecuador miss a free header from six yards out ?

[@choolwemikwala7601]

@@hubertagamasu6283 whichever player used experience...it's still experience after all. The key word is experience.

[@choolwemikwala7601]

@@jjmarz1001 Next time Read to understand don't read to respond.

[@thonyvides]

Emiliano Martinez is that guy! Dibu...

[@georgemark8593]

How do I get this emoji😂

[@thonyvides]

@@georgemark8593 I use my laptop, I didn't have it on my phone. 😅

[@georgemark8593]

Still got to find it

[@Accion_y_Pasion]

As an Ecuadorian OUT WITH SANCHEZ AND OUT WITH ENNER HOW DO YOU GET A YELLOW IN THIS GAME AND STILL TRY TO FOUL. Hes the leading scorer in the international team. Great give him a statue or a wing in a museum and thank you we won’t be needing you for 2026 Yeboah is the guy from now on OUT WITH SANCHEZ

[@daconnoisseurrex1752]

Yeboah is clutch!

[@thisIsFunnyLolz]

Absolutely, the team has so much potential even without estupinan this game who would’ve made a massive difference. A good coach can take this team to the next level

[@ACasualCustomer]

Yeboah was amazing. It's time for him to get more minutes

[@lavoznailim7823]

Valencia lost this game for Ecuador what a crappie penalty kick.

[@johanngrant]

Argentina will be great in the semi finals VISCA MESSI VISCA ARGENTINA ❤

[@nithinvarghese7697]

Leo will fire in semifinal and final

[@tonytellingitlikeitis5708]

Maybe he'll be fitter the next match, we KNOW he will get on that scoresheet

[@ajdas003]

They shouldn't have played him today. Of he had rest for two matches like these then would have all fine & set to go in the semis & finals

[@priyabag1634]

Yah robber wil rob

[@WolfJules]

@@tonytellingitlikeitis5708Wassup brother. I never forgot hope you gave me during the world cup after the 1st loss against Saudi Arabia! You’re the Goat 🐐

[@Nitegame]

​@@ajdas003 if they didn't play him then they wouldn't have scored their goal

[@juangarciac06]

You see these pundits apart from Ale don't know anything about football. Caicedo was by FAR the best player of Ecuador (achieving two MVPs) as well as part of the best 11 in the Group Stage. Yet they say he had an "UNDERWHELMING" tournament and praise Gruezo? Come on ESPN, you are more than this!

[@lyakoftheleaf]

just talking without watching

[@subratamahapatra7562]

What you expect doesn't happen everytime. You expect Argentina would have easy today doesn't happen. You expect Venezuela if qualify would punish Argentina, you will see a different game in semi final.

[@1972dsrai]

I think they should drop him for the semi as they should win without him and hope he’s fit for the final. This isn’t the MLS where he can still look good against average teams even when not fully fit.

[@IroonieLA]

Garbage formation by Scaloni. 4-4-2 doesn’t work for Argentina majority of the times, specially with Nico Gonzales starting. The Team starts playing more defensive and leaves Lautaro and Messi alone up top. 4-3-3 with Di Maria, Lautaro and Messi up top is the best and most fluid formation for Argentina. They could’ve even lost the game today, really lucky Ecuador missed the pk and header in regular time.

[@danchan5620]

messi should sit out. he is unfit, MLS is poor quality. But messi ego is too big. why he try paneka because he won everything. please retire fast

[@Gfresh844]

@@danchan5620 He's created the most chances at the tournament, despite only playing 3 games, and not being fully fit in two of those. You should take your own advice and sit this one out.

[@danchan5620]

@@Gfresh844 man all the pessi fanboys are irritating. messi is washed. he has not scored in 3 games. he was invisible tonight. he is playing worse than CR7 in euros. Just admit it, he should get out now

[@Gfresh844]

@@danchan5620 Meanwhile, CR hasn't scored in 4 games, despite having 20 shots and missing 5 big chances. He's also created less chances than Messi. Saying he's played better is utter delusion.

[@SUBASHKUMAR-wz8zx]

Messi was invisible today 😀

[@Nitegame]

He took the corner that lead to the goal

[@hosnaarabanani3004]

​@@NitegameBut still he played one of the worst games I have ever seen him.

[@Nitegame]

@@hosnaarabanani3004 true

[@zidanely]

Made a few smart passes and thats it, his movements seemed heavy and sluggish, apparent his body couldn’t keep up with his brain.

[@Nitegame]

@@zidanely he also looked kinda tired

[@GOODJMR]

Remember, some of these guys have been playing around 70 GAMES before coming to this tournament.

[@yammmm9112]

Scaloni really was to blame for how bad Argentina was … tactical MESS and horrible sub decisions

[@jrsams5373]

These players seemed to be looking ahead to the semis and really dropped the levels other than McCallister. Enzo was awful. Many of Argentina’s lost possession in midfield came down to Enzo and McCallister. They need to improve.

[@Juannyboi-gl7kj]

Ale is right, Messi’s non movement is starting to become an issue. I think a team like Colombia and Uruguay can exploit that, especially with their physical midfielders

[@mrpk1719]

Messi came back from an injury he got an injury in the 2nd game missed the 3rd game and rushed back for this. It doesn't matter who you are Messi, Pele, Maradona, R9, Zidane etc you come back from an injury and not fully recovered yet and play in game especially a copa america game you will struggle you will have a bad game it's inevitable. It's not like messi forgot how to pass the ball or dribble in just 3 games.

[@jherc12990]

Ah yes because Enzo and De Paul had terrific games 🤪 Lets get it straight Enzo was terrible in the midfield and more atrocious than Messi by misplacing passes. De Paul running around like a squirrel and no contribution. When you have basically your midfield non-existent you can lose games. The game is won or lost in the midfield

[@1972dsrai]

He needs to be rested for the semi, a game they should win without him tbf. If not, he’ll be ineffective against whoever they meet in the final.

[@LaCeleste11]

When Ronaldo and Messi retire the world will be better not having to hear there sycophant fans comment on futbol.

[@akhanzzz9916]

Emi Martinez Consistency in penalty us top 🔝 💯

[@lubarreyro]

saying argentina was terrible is unfair to Ecuador, it was a bad match but Ecuador were amazing and they also deserve the props

[@sanjogh777]

Enzo Fernandez was awful today. This is what being in Chelsea does to you. Worst club in the world makes good players drop their levels to tier 3 team players.

[@greekgaddafi4468]

Relax caicedo was immaculate yeah tier 3 it's Chelsea's fault you jealous clown your jealousy is embarrassing watch him in the semis then we'll talk your club can't afford players like Enzo you poppers foh

[@crzeval]

Then how do you explain Caicedo being on fire?? Try to make sense

[@omarramiquazi9844]

Hearing yankies talk about football is hilarious 😅😅😅

[@RockyRoads287]

Dude should really start from the bench the next game, he’s hurting his team. He’s too slow, doesn’t defend and won’t even attempt to press.

[@starletentertainment5183]

He is injured the coach played him as a fear factor.

[@bjornhatesem889]

You're retarded

[@jigi6116]

3 golden ball awards in last 3 tournaments n just one bad game coming after injury n he should be benched coz he hurts his team....that's a little too much don't u think ....

[@PeacePetal]

@@jigi6116 It’s not about Messi’s feelings, or his fans’ feelings; it’s about winning. We all know he’s the best, and he knows he’s the best. But if an injury is causing him to be a detriment to his team, of course he needs to be on the bench.

[@lavoznailim7823]

@@jigi6116 It does not matter what you did in the past. If you are not 100% YOU SHOULD SEAT YOURSELF. MESSI IS TOO MUCH FOR THIS TEAM TO PLAY IF HE IS HURTING HE SHOULD RESPECT HIS TEAM AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT. Very hard for Scaloni or any coach to make that call. It is very ovious he has not been any good for his team in this Copa America and BTW he was hurting already and missed time for the same injury with Inter-Miami.

[@ab_bitu17says]

Ale's comment on Messi made sure his(Messi's) semi match is a 10 on 10.

[@KnightwingNinja]

Calling Argentina lucky is very odd. When they go to penalties now they basically have a 100% win rate

[@detonator2112]

Fact. In the world cup they have 8 penalty shootouts and 7 wins. Best record in history. Spain or England can never win a penalty shootout (unless they're playing against eachother lol).

[@fernandoerbin6751]

@@detonator2112 It's actually 6 out of 7.

[@detonator2112]

@@fernandoerbin6751 Ok. Cool. Remembered that wrong. Cheers.

[@1972dsrai]

Ecuador missed a penalty in normal time. You could call that lucky, but getting to penalties they were always going to be favourites with Martinez.

[@chrisorie6668]

That is kind of lucky. Penalties are really no way to decide a game.

[@meeliskask9177]

Lauturo, Emi, Lisandro and Romero have been the spine of Argentina. Licha our Butcher is a world class player!

[@simbaking6338]

A good win or a horrible win is still a win...Congrats Argentina for being in the semifinals once again......Martinez was clearly the man of the match.

[@samailagwani3977]

I agree with almost all they are saying but they are missing out on one fact... This is a team that have learnt to play or not show up and still manage to win. You can stick De Paul and the midfielders for the poor performance but they know how to stick it to the dying minute and give Dibu the chance to do his thing... They win no matter how badly they play and it is not a fluke... They may be lucky but when you are always lucky or always seem to be lucky then you have something going that people are not taking note of.

[@draza9000]

Copa America is so frustrating to watch , there's a tackle/foul every minute. It's very difficult for teams to get in their rhythm when there's fouls all the time. Refereeing is just terrible in this competition.

[@tonytellingitlikeitis5708]

It's just the way how scrappy South American teams played. I enjoyed that aspect, a foul is a foul, but teams know how to match the intensity of the other. In the case of Ecuador, they matched the intensity of Argentina's midfield.

[@draza9000]

@@tonytellingitlikeitis5708 Interrupting the game every single minute and very rarely booking players for their reckless tackles just destroyes the game for both spectators and actual players. That's why people prefer EURO over Copa America.

[@tonytellingitlikeitis5708]

@@draza9000 It has nothing to do with style of play, people prefer the EURO because there are more contenders to lift the trophy than Copa America.

[@Nitegame]

EXACTLY 😭

[@markthespark2909]

@@draza9000euro with 7 OG and sleep inducing football from France, England.

[@daconnoisseurrex1752]

What a game!

[@TroublePop-oq8yh]

Messi carried as usual today

[@EvianButler]

Ecuador should've got 2 red cards! Let's talk about it. This tournament is all about kicking!

[@kava3957]

What? Romero should’ve been sent off. They might as well hand argentina the cup.

[@francomachiavello2070]

are you new to football?

[@Gfresh844]

@@kava3957 After giving Ecuador a pen... Makes sense!

[@EvianButler]

@@francomachiavello2070 watching before your dad was born trust me

[@davidvilla1247]

How?

[@Larizza235]

Let emi do his antics. Hence the World Cup. LOL. Who cares it’s his personality.

[@georgemark8593]

And it works😂

[@shivanshuroy6992]

Vamos Argentina 🇦🇷

[@seanjohnson9347]

Martinez is unreal with the penalty saves!

[@dariusp257]

Argentina was not interested in playing this game today. They came out with no energy, no desire to win this game. They played horrible. They got lucky to win and move on. Messi looked like he rather be at home playing video games. Maybe is the heat during training. Something made them extremely lethargic.

[@1972dsrai]

They were very lucky to get to pens, but always knew they had Martinez to save them. Messi needs to be rested for the semi, they can win without him and hope he’s fit for the final. Playing him in the semi could mean him missing the final entirely.

[@Lioness_UTV]

How boring it wld be if players cannot show their personality. Martinez is passionate about winning for his club and country. He works hard in training to improve and has a great all round game and when it comes to penalties he has fun with the opposition fans, with trying to get inside the pen takers heads and he does. The game needs more personalities like Emi not less.

[@aalkhalaf1]

Argentina were so lucky. Ecuador could have won the game. Martinez is the king if penalty kicks. He was probably the main reason for Argentina to win both Copa America and the World Cup, and maybe this Copa America too.

[@MrNour84]

Martinez is the reason they won worldcup and copa america.

[@Iron-Bridge]

Emi Martinez stepping up like a legend. Ecuador played well. Lot of grit and determination. Needed a top goalkeeper performance to get Argentina over the line.

[@subratamahapatra7562]

You need this kind luck..Yes Equador was good and respect for them. But you need someone to step up and that's what called a team..Argentina will be back in next game

[@FR33_PALESTIN33]

Argentina have only lost TWICE in over 5yrs..... (61 matches) Wins: 48 Brazil x3 France Italy Croatia Netherlands Uruguay x3 Chile x3 Colombia Mexico x2 Poland Paraguay x2 Ecuador x6 Bolivia x4 Peru x4 Venezuela x2 Honduras Jamaica Canada Australia x2 UAE Costa Rica Guatemala Panama El Salvador Indonesia Estonia Curacao Draws: 11 Brazil Germany Uruguay Chile x3 Colombia x2 Paraguay x2 Ecuador Losses: 2 Uruguay Saudi Arabia

[@davidvilla1247]

Would’ve been 3 if only Enner didn’t missed the pen

[@Ronnny77]

Martinez is the goat of Argentina in the recent years no cap They should built a statue for him and honor him already

[@xblessmyfall7951]

Man as an Ecuadorian this game gave me a lot of emotions. Valencia missing the penalty and a late goal to tie. Another game Martinez saves Argentina

[@lexkanyima2195]

They will regain their form

[@farotv4232]

I'd take the passion and dark arts of Martinez any day than the empty vessel that is Pickford.

[@darkglobe420]

he also seems so eager to go out of the goalpost lol, hes not even that good with his feet

[@evanr1784]

​Pickford is no empty vessel. Hes far more animated than most goalies than@darkglobe420

[@darkglobe420]

@@evanr1784 yes but its not a good thing if you leave the goal wide open for someone to score from the middle of the of the pitch,(almost happened last game) i get you english people like him but hes no where near world class, and he drags the rest of the team back, that goal on the last match was so easy to catch, it was the most obvious shot ever and he went for the other post for some reason

[@evanr1784]

@darkglobe420 first and foremost I'm not English, I'm also a liverpool fan and dislike Pickford and his antics . Nevertheless, he's always talking and gesturing to his own players far more than any other top league goalie that I can think of of today. He reminds me of Oliver Khan minus the violence

[@darkglobe420]

@@evanr1784 emi martinez >>>>>>> jodan pickford

[@aadilshaikh3157]

Messi will definitely score in semifinal and final and Argentina will definitely win the final ❤ just believe in messi ❤

[@duran9664]

🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇱 game was amazing from Argentina 🤏

[@arellmathias1904]

Let's be honest , Argentina and Messi were lucky.

[@StartreckTu]

Tell this to ninja turtle who thinks euro is superior.

[@nicsilva5438]

💯

[@mysteriousworld8573]

U should tell this to guy who cry’s every time when he missing penalty and loss games 💀💀

[@ddollarz567]

Ecuador was lucky to score at the last mitune stop it!!

[@dreddmann6532]

@@ddollarz567 what about the missed penalty in regular time?

[@robinsonPrince-nb8si]

No media is talking about messi missing penalty😂😂😂

[@seiongaming8219]

That's what 😂 No one says anything even if he ghost whole game

[@MartinRichardi]

he won everything, dont need to talk abut a penalty that any player can miss

[@gregorykoomson4189]

Espn us talking about it

[@rubenenrique3854]

Don't matter he won everything and he is injured.

[@mrpk1719]

The difference Ronaldo had the penalty in extra time if had scored Portugal would have won before going to the penalty shootout while messi missed in the shootout but emi saved argentina and that's what happens in the shootout it's either the goalkeepers the hero or the penalty taker and go back to the copa america when messi missed against Chile in the final he got butchered in the media and in argentina they we're burning messi and demanding he leave the team and messi left and what happened? Argentina couldn't even qualify for the 2018 World Cup until messi came back and scored a hattrick against Ecuador and took argentina to the world cups. Now he has won the world cup, the copa america, Olympic gold medal and the finnalisma so what he does now doesn't change the legacy he has created.

[@James-bb7ix]

As an Argentina fan..i thank one man, and thats Maupay🤪

[@ankitdixit6073]

Opposition Players are not all there when they see Martinez on the goal. He has that aura

[@ABCD-ABCDEFGH]

This was the worst Argentina in 3 years it was so bad and frustrating to watch. Not sure why Messi even play he was way way way offf.

[@ThuyNguyen-zi5jy]

Sir, Messi and his team know what they are doing. You don't need to teach them how to play soccer. I agree Messi played a very bad game today. Yet, he knows what he's doing. They will figure out what they need to improve for next game,

[@1972dsrai]

They should win the semi without him and hope he’s in better shape for the final. Playing him in the semi if not fully fit will only make it worse in the final for him.

[@dak95tv]

Missiano Pessi missed the penalty again . Oh Pessi is the greatest player of penalty miss❤❤😂😂😂

[@buyetea3968]

messi is GOAT 2 times world cup mvp 2 laureus awards 6 golden boot no one come close to this GOAT

[@Spheterix]

​@@buyetea3968 i know for a FACT this loser is gonna reply with "Rigged WC and awards dont count"

[@amda7882]

@@buyetea3968Mickey mouse awards

[@Ankit-nl7yc]

​@@amda7882your mom's c**t is the most prestigious award

[@jpcisneros21]

But nobody talks how Ecuador played this match...only what Dibu did....

[@rsm_0910]

this video is indicative of why US football shows are taken as a joke worldwide. Ecuador pull out the surprise game of the tournament so far by pushing the defending Copa America Champs and current World Cup holders to penalties and the only mentions of Ecuador is Caicedo's price tag (irrelevant) and throw away comments. 3/4 of the video is just a Messi convo. What an awful setup to the show I don't blame too much the panelists as they have to work with what topics they are given but jesus christ this is some HORRENDOUS analysis of a game that had two teams playing completely differently than what was once expected

[@andrekoerber7334]

You are right...Yanks and football is just a joke and cannot be taken seriously.

[@rsm_0910]

@@andrekoerber7334 yanks? Let’s calm down brother. There’s plenty of Americans who actually know ball and are qualified to speak. I’m not gonna judge all Americans based off US networks just like I don’t judge the UK based off something like the brain dead agenda merchants over at sky sports.

[@doml8959]

Diogo saves 3 pens v Slovenia... Emi saves 3 pens v Equador... it's written in the script... 2025 Finalissima: Portugal v Argentina... CR7 v LM10... The Last Dance... I will be there!!!

[@Dimitar_Berbatov1]

The reason Argentina look so bad that game was because Di Maria didn’t play, Messi & Di Maria r the last 2 players on the team that knows the true Argentine way of football, the tiki-taka knowing the cheeky plays & the passes where u just know he’s there without looking & so on, the rest of players r playing more European football & that’s why Messi having a hard time controlling the midfield & scoring when he’s making the cheeky runs on goal one no see the lines on the play but Di Maria, they have to play out the rest of the tournament together to win it

[@GGking747]

Di maria gonna play next match?😢😢

[@mpaung]

What a keeper! Emi saved Arg yet again!

[@Kwami357]

Martinez helped Argentina and Messi once again

[@meeliskask9177]

There are like 3-4 Martinezes in the Argentina squad😂

[@denisako6493]

Helped?? He's part of the team too

[@TheAntagonistx]

HE IS PART OF THE TEAM AND WAS DOING HIS JOB.

[@ripcartier]

all i heard was messi wins once again

[@amda7882]

@@ripcartiercarried once again

[@limirl]

At least Messi didn't start crying like a little baby when he missed his penalty

[@ascended17]

It is called not having any shame. Shameless man, will be exposed, again, by Uruguay or Colombia

[@fuhrer-lh8oi]

Argentina will win again Copa America dibu was amazing again vamos Argentina 🇦🇷

[@Nitsuga123]

ecuador should have been first of their group. great team last wc qualification. surprised that no one knew they were this good

[@supervalueonline3830]

People remember the narrative with Ronaldo missing is penalty, they killed him. With Messi there is no word of “he needs to be benched” “he needs to finish” “he’s holding Argentina back” 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@fernandoerbin6751]

2 comments above yours: "Dude should really start from the bench the next game, he’s hurting his team."

[@masudbillah6196]

Acting like the victim again

[@TomTom-ev6tm]

Ahh, you need to understand every situation, you don't need to say what Messi has to do. Messi penalty was good its only because of the the extreme chip of the ball.

[@EK-19]

​@@TomTom-ev6tm ronaldo penalty was good shot but greater save by great keeper in oblak. Unluckily even after the save ball hit the post and was kept out. Messi penalty wasnt even on target which means couldnt even score if goal was empty. It is objectively worse. However 0 talk about it and pretend nothing happened but lets hate penaldo.

[@mrpk1719]

Because messi can still hurt the opposition but can Ronaldo do that same? Especially considering their next game is against France? And this was messi first bad game for argentina in how long? Since Saudi Arabia maybe but Ronaldo was terrible in the world cup as well and no where near scoring in the EUROS either two different players with different situations. Ronaldo has giving a bad performance for years atleast against the better teams and messi had a bad game. Plus messi wasn't fit either not 100%

[@velmanevarez2263]

Alejandro is obnoxious

[@jhamler1]

He's the best

[@velmanevarez2263]

@@jhamler1 at being obnoxious yes

[@JW-28]

Argentina should have lost to b fair. Caicedo has to bury that header at the 6.

[@harisasif2]

Argentina weren't at their best clearly but glad that they got the job done, this penalties things after 90 minutes literally gives you a mini heart attack. Messi is still carrying that injury unfortunately

[@basedboys17]

Let’s go Argentina 🇦🇷

[@LeoMessi10...88]

Messi was the only one who was breaking the line . Messi didn't get more on the ball today.

[@fishyfish6510]

Nah man everyone was poor except for Dibu Martínez. Yes Messi was breaking lines but what's the use if he didn't create anything from that

[@ASAPHMARK]

What's the point of playing unfit Messi and Argentina end up losing? But DePaul was the most annoying player with too many sloppy passes. Argentina got lucky and avoided huge backlash Scaloni should be the one to stamp his authority

[@martinroland]

The old cliche says : good teams are lucky... and Argentina was today and play semifinal on tuesday

[@armanabelino7517]

We are as a fans no way at that closed enough to be worried we know those haters been using ghosts, genie, demon, evil even their gods just to see this kind of moment. Hey Messi is not the kind of guy who’s playing for himself alone he has a great team. A win is a Win he’s not at the losing team.

[@hrt-gaming4920]

Yet so many clowns say that Messi should win another Ballon D’or.

[@abeshdas6130]

Bro I am a messi fan but those who say messi should win balon dor this year is clearly stupid And penaldo is not even in top 50

[@jamiejackson1185]

FAILNaldo will never even rank in the top 100 player since his average rating per game is 3/10. HAHAHAHAH

[@suryansdash5830]

those who r saying that are just joking lol.

[@hrt-gaming4920]

@@jamiejackson1185 Not even talking about Ronaldo fool. Vini, Bellingham, and Kroos deserves it way more.

[@hrt-gaming4920]

@@abeshdas6130 Never mentioned CR7.