I met up with the gang yesterday at Tapps to watch the England Argentina semi-final. It was cool to have everyone out at one of my favorite place to watch the game. Timmy D is in town from Calgary so it’s been nice having him here. When Nolan found out he was with me at Tapps he sent me money to buy him a beer (classic Nolan). Even Pad, who loves England and only likes to watch games in places that they have won before, came out for this one. But I don’t think he will be back.
Sometimes you watch a game like this and you wonder “what happened”. But it was pretty clear that after Gordon scored that first goal for England they made the worst mistake in pro sports. The defensive shell. All England needed to do was play the game they were playing and control the ball. Play a little keep away. Instead they all fell back and waited for the attack. They barely touched the ball in the 2nd half and when they did they just booted it back to the midfield. Felt bad for Pickford who made some amazing saves when it was still 1-nil. I will be cheering for Argentina in the final just for Messi, who is always fun to watch.
It wasn’t a total loss though. I was able to get in this sick photobomb with the guy who won the Messi kit on the Tapps Insta account.
