The WC trophy just made the whole thing tidier for the history books, but even without it his overall body of work already said enough. It is funny how people suddenly needed a single tournament to validate a decade and a half of watching him dismantle entire leagues.
Honestly I overvalued form until a mid table La Liga side burned me last season, I think it was Celta Vigo smashing someone right after a red carrd suspension lifted and the odds didn't adjust at all.
My brain always replays that 'heartbreaking miss' part way more than the actual wins. I still remember a tennis match where my guy had triple match point and somehow lost it... feels like I took the L myself honestly.