Havenorlia Posted July 10 #51 Posted July 10 I watched that match in a packed pub and even the diehard champs fans were clapping when Egypt scored, you could feel the whole room shift. It's just rare to see an underdog play that clean and still push so hard without any drama.
zyxarique Posted July 10 #52 Posted July 10 I think it is partly the "heartbreaking" narrative that OP mentioned, people love a tragic hero more than a dominant winner sometimes
vorosick Posted July 10 #53 Posted July 10 I mean they played well yeah but calling it heartbreaking feels a bit over the top, the champs just had more quality when it really mattered and that's not exactly a robbery.
mikabt9pqi Posted July 10 #54 Posted July 10 tbh egypt gave the champs a real scare and that's enough to earn respect from anyone who loves the game ?
Steinarique4 Posted July 10 #55 Posted July 10 id rather see a team that fights to the last minute like egypt than one that just parks the bus hoping for pens
tyckaenne Posted July 10 #57 Posted July 10 ppl saw egypt play without any dirty triccks just heart and running, even the live odds didnt reflect how dangerous they looked after that equalizer. honestly salah doing all that while barely 80% fit was something else man
dan606td Posted July 11 #59 Posted July 11 becuase they realy scrapped till teh end bro, hard not to root for that ngl ? ?
luxess Posted July 11 #61 Posted July 11 do you think the ref decisions played a bigger part in the sympathy or was it purely the quality of play?
sophon Posted July 11 #62 Posted July 11 Respect comes easy when a team just gets on with it instead of rolling around.
Wrenvar Posted July 11 #63 Posted July 11 Do you think they would still get this much love if Salah hadn't played?
tacoball Posted July 12 #65 Posted July 12 fr, they put up a real fight out there and made it intense, gotta respect that hustle ? ?
kimquk43 Posted July 12 #66 Posted July 12 becuase they realy scrapped for every ball bro, hard not to root for that ngl ?
Runerierra10 Posted July 13 #67 Posted July 13 I get the respect for tehir fight but defending them that hard feels a bit much when they basically parked the bus and hoped for a counter for 90 minutes
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