Mark Critchley

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1,840 appearances 10 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 8 Jul

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Argentina are inevitable + Ornstein on Man United transfers · 8 Jul 2026 podcast

It's not only anything, is it?

It's very difficult.

And I think that they embrace the chaos as well.

They can embrace that chaos.

survive it come through it and emerge out the other side and you've not only just seen that at this world cup but you saw it at the last one um i was in lisale for the quarterfinal against the netherlands one of the most intense and crazy games that i've ever attended um and just that they even when they get pulled back in that game and it goes to extra time

the level just raises the aggression, the intensity, to the point where even after the final whistle, Messi's going at very close in the mix zone and stuff.

And you know that when it's bringing somebody like Messi, who's such a shy and introverted and quite docile personality, really,

to that level and bringing that emotional side out of him, which we saw again last night, I think they understand that, yes, we can get ourselves into these chaotic moments, but we can harness that and use it as a ladder, as the phrase goes, to get up.

So I don't think it's necessarily, it is a weakness and you do look at them and think they're fallible, but those weaknesses are also their strength and that's the most intimidating thing about them.

Yeah, the crazy thing for me watching the Zico disallow goal was when they do the VAR, they go all the way back to check the foul.

And then they check the end of the move and they have to fast forward through the rest of the move.

And it's going so fast.

You're like, when we get into this goal, you know, this was so far back.

Is this really necessary?

Which I thought told you something.

I agree, I think.

whatever the rights and wrongs and we can call it conspiratorial and stuff.

This is the Pandora's box that FIFA have opened by approaching the, the bargain incident that you mentioned, the Ronaldo one, um, in the way that they have, it only feeds that.

And that is, you know, we were saying yesterday how it was probably for the best in the end.

for the tournament that the U.S.

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