Top 5 disappointments of the 2018 World Cup. Unfortunately, in the list there is also our player – Sport Mail.Ru

THE MESSIAH OF LONEL

The easiest way is to blame all the troubles of the Argentine Lionel Messi. For this, there is already a standard for the captain "albisete" put on two different Leo in Barcelona and in the team, the role of the gray cardinal, determining the composition and tactics and approving the list of candidates for the venue in the application. There is also a selection of standard answers from those who believe in the infallibility of the idol. The main ones are Jorge Sampaoli's too small choice of top players and crazy tactical ideas.

With the second point one can agree, because the coaching hands in the game of Argentina have not been seen. Russia, Sweden, Japan and not left the Senegal group played better. Look at the compositions of these teams and say: did anyone have players at the level of the remaining Ikardi house or who was in the Dibala reserve? Did the mentors of these teams suffer from a headache for choosing the central striker between Higuain and Aguero?

The answers to these questions are too obvious not to mention the weak generation. As for the level of preparation of the national team for the tournament, it is the misfortune of Messi and his fault. Leo was not the worst, but Nigeria's goal and two badists in the 1/8 finals with France are misleading. He did not play in a royal way, and the request of him is exactly this one. And the same Cristiano Ronaldo, with a similar result, almost no one blames him, because the Portuguese has a hat-trick in Spain, and Messi at the 2018 World Cup has not become himself.

Helped LEVANDOVSKI

Robert Lewandowski – one of the best markers in the world. Even if you do not like the style of playing the Polish striker, there is no need to argue with numbers. A few seasons in a row to exchange the fifth dozen heads are capable of it. Celestials Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Edinson Cavani and, in fact, Lewandowski. Of this magnificent five of the 2018 World Cup, only the Pole has not scored, with great transformations in major tournaments.

In Bavaria, who crushes everyone in the Bundesliga and goes into the Champions League, he is called exclusively Levan Gholsky. The same goes for the qualifying matches of the national team. On the way to the Euro-2016, Robert sent the ball into the net 13 times, but in France he's limited to a precise shot. The selection for the world championship brought even more than 16 impressive goals, it's just in Russia that Lewandowski seemed not to have arrived. Well, no, we just saw it: at the moment of impact over the Japanese gate a few meters away. At that time, Poland had long since lost all chances of leaving the group.

SIMULIANT NEYMAR

The inclusion of the Brazilian star in the list of disappointments is partly controversial. On the other hand, as in the case of Messi, the demand for such players is special. And even the corrections for a serious trauma, which had to be cured for several months, do not seem to be an excuse. Neimar still waiting for a miracle and magic, and he tried to give it. As it seemed, added from the match for the match. Goal Costa Rica encouraged Neimar, and already with the Serbs on his account was a scoring pbad to Thiago Silva, and in 1/8 finals the Brazilian hero by goal and transfer to Robert Firmina did a result against Mexico. There was a match with Belgium, after which one of the favorites of the 2018 World Cup returned home. At that time, the endless fall of Neimar had already become almost the most unordered meme. They have been discussed and parodied by all, to whom not laziness. On the one hand, the popularity is never superfluous. On the other hand, this is not why we love football. Yes, the Brazilian was beaten, including the operated, but he sometimes overplayed, increasing his own suffering. VAR, who canceled the penalty shot, said the Neimar actor is weak, and the total 14 minutes lying on the pitch – these are still statistics. Millions of people admire the Brazilian star because of and this time it was not enough for the semi-finals.

TRAGEDY OF THE MUSLER

We know perfectly well that the work of the guardian is ungrateful. You can record multiple matches, but a single mistake will miss all your past merits. Alexander Filimonov will not let you lie. In fact, he left his own goal after hitting Andrey Shevchenko in his time to leave Russia without the World Cup. The veteran of the Uruguayan national team, Fernando Musler, signed the verdict of his team, conceding a stupid goal from Frenchman Antoine Grizmann

but for the sake of justice, the score was 0 : 1 and without Cavani injured. Despite all the efforts of Luis Suarez. Fortunately, no one has become a scapegoat for Muslere. It turned out that, having missed only one goal in the first four games, the 32-year-old goalkeeper was in a serious psychological state. Fernando died on the eve of the uncle and grandmother match, and maybe he should have taken a break.

ERROR OF SMOLOV

– Fedya apologized to the team in the locker room, found the right words "SE" Yuri Zhirkov. – I remember saying that he had entered the quarterfinals thanks to the team, and the team because of he did not go into the semifinals. We have all supported the person, it can happen to anybody. Do not lose a player, but a team. Finally, he did not fear either the Spaniards or the Croats to go to the "point" first.

Zhirkov's words are also commendable because they explain the success of the Russian national team that became the entire 2018 World Cup and fell in love with the whole country. However, this does not negate the main thing: the striker, who was recognized as the best football player of the Premier League and twice won the strikers' dispute, has experienced an unsuccessful tournament. If many jumped over the head, Smolov lost his place in the starting team, allowing twice to score Spain and qualify for the semifinals, not realizing the first penalty of the series against the Croats