tgarve Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 messi will fancy something against these Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Full on Francophobia on fill display. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, LionOfGosforth said: They're arrogant and lucky but they have that bloke up top and they also have very good defenders, Kounde, Hernandez, Upamecano have all been top drawer Thought Upamecano was dodgy against England Whilst Konate was fantastic tonight Wonder what Deschamps does for the final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorty Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, tgarve said: messi will fancy something against these France were picked off down their left second half. Messi could have a field day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 France weakness is their left side going off last two games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 France with 2 shots against Argentina’s 24 and will win on penalties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 France were the worst team on the pitch for the second game in a row there, extremely fortunate that they won that. Morocco were all over them just couldn't get the ball in the back of the net. Really feel for Morocco there, completely understand their frustration, they'll feel, much as England will, that they lost that rather than France winning it. Hope Messi tears them a new one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, LFEE said: France weakness is their left side going off last two games. It's also been by far their biggest attacking strength through the tournament, tbf. Both players only want to go forward. They have players in other areas to cover them defensively. Edited December 14, 2022 by ponsaelius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, Pata said: Ounahi would be brilliant competition for Willock. More comfortable in possession too imo. There'll be a a pretty big queue of big clubs looking at him and Amrabat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 10 minutes ago, LionOfGosforth said: They're arrogant and lucky but they have that bloke up top and they also have very good defenders, Kounde, Hernandez, Upamecano have all been top drawer Eh and you forget to mention their best player by far in this tournament... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: France with 2 shots against Argentina’s 24 and will win on penalties. The difference will be Messi and Alvarez, all due respect to England and Morocco but neither team have killer instinct on the pitch of that level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) Agreed, but this jammy ass team seems to win doing the bare minimum, which is ominous. Type of team that everyone thinks and hopes will lose, but just doesn't. Edited December 14, 2022 by Vinny Green Balls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, gazza ladra said: Full on Francophobia on fill display. It's not Francophobia for me, just think France have better players than they've shown. I have always liked a lot of their players individually, Giroud, Mbappe, Griezmann, Kante etc. Just thought that the best football they played was against Switzerland in the Euros 2020 but they went out in that game after being 3-1 up playing the best football of the tournament. Feels to me like Benzema and Pogba's absence has probably allowed Deschamp to indulge his defensive football wet dream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Don’t think Morocco ever looked like scoring in all honest and France seemingly play within themselves waiting for the extra time that doesn’t come and they could easily avoid anyway. Thought Tchouameni was class again. Game too far from Morocco as expected. Great effort from them though. Amrabat and that other lad in midfield class again. Every sub they make is such a downgrade though, just don’t have the depth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 33 minutes ago, gazza ladra said: Full on Francophobia on fill display. More footballaphilia I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Hmm. Unpopular opinion on my part. France have been the best team in the tournament. Clinical. Make their opponents huff and puff, but never really threatened. Still rooting for Argentina Messi in the final though. It’s going to take a moment of magic to beat les bleus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Disco said: Don’t think Morocco ever looked like scoring in all honest and France seemingly play within themselves waiting for the extra time that doesn’t come and they could easily avoid anyway. Thought Tchouameni was class again. Game too far from Morocco as expected. Great effort from them though. Amrabat and that other lad in midfield class again. Every sub they make is such a downgrade though, just don’t have the depth. Yeah I understood why they made the subs, and the manager probably gets critiqued if he does nowt, but honestly thought they should have probably just plugged away with their starting players. Boufal was a big miss when he went off. Edited December 14, 2022 by ponsaelius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Morocco did better than England imo. Offered far more in open play. Wasn’t scared of Mbappe for 90 minutes. France are comfortable fighting from the ropes. They back themselves to do the business when it mattered. Morocoo got too much joy down France’s left. Deschamps adapted and they ended up pulling away with the 2nd. France have never been behind or even drawing when it really matters. If they went behind I wonder how they react? But when level, they do enough to get ahead again. I do feel Alvarez and Messi will land a KO blow if they keep it up like that. But I hope they win it again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgk_lfc Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 France's second goal showcased the teams outstanding technical ability, by the way. Tchouameni's pass excellent pass to some player (dont remember who) who drove forward passed to Mbappe who played a clever pass to Thuram who took on defenders, passed to Mbappe who took on like three defenders and passed. Mbappe got a lucky break from the deflection on the assist but that entire sequence was excellent football under pressure from defenders. Deschamps deserves credit for deploying Griezmann in the Pogba role. Griezmann has been brilliant in that role linking midfield to attack, driving the ball forward, taking the ball to the wings and providing dangerous crosses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 9 hours ago, The Prophet said: Don't show Roy Keane this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 So Ben Jacobs goes for the above. His social media team go for this, of all the pictures... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorty Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 13 hours ago, gazza ladra said: Full on Francophobia on fill display. It wouldn't be so bad if our cupboard wasn't so fecking bare. I'm not a jealous person but France being in the final again just pisses me off. Fourth final in 24 years, wtf? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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