World Cup Discussion Thread - Day 17 (30 June)

[Archibald&Crooks]

Danny Murphy talks like he is a 4 time ballon d’Or winner. He’s such a know all..

Like we haven’t got any in here

 

[tiger666]

On a serious note, Fazio has been really impressive for Roma.

Good move bringing him on.

He's a good defender. Just too slow for the premier league.

 

[ShaunL84]

Argentina are such a chaotic but underrated side. Their record in reaching major finals over the past tournaments has been sensational.

They've just been unlucky in the final.

 

[Marty]

France look a bit shellshocked.

 

[hughy]

SHOOT THE OTHER WAY FAZ FFS

 

[teok]

Fazio

 

[ShaunL84]

Fazio, wtf are you doing.

 

[aliyid]

Oh how I miss Fazio

 

[Gassin's finest]

Fazio up to his usual tricks I see...

 

[yanno]

Fazio - LOL.

I wish him well, but he's almost as slow as Mertesacker and he's up against Mbappe & Griezmann.

 

[mightyspur]

Classic Faz!

 

[hughy]

This Argentina side is laugh-a-minute. I so want them to stay in.

 

[ShaunL84]

That shouldn't be a penalty, it was a tiny pull.

Part of the game.

 

[Deleted member 27855]

I don't think I have ever seen a more tragic waste of talent and neglection of tactical application than Deschamps with this squad. It's a mockery of three shams.

Four, four fucking two, leaves Sidibe, Mendy, Tolisso out, and there is just no tactical instruction on what to do without the ball, they are just ambling around waiting for - a shit - Argentina to amble up to their 30 yard line and give them back the ball, then Pogba just whacks it for Mbappe - being played as a right winger - to chase.

The best thing that could happen to this side is for France to get beat and Deschamps can then be fucking sacked, because he's pissing away a wonderful group of footballers.

This is what they could have:

Lloris

Sidibe--------Veran----------Umtiti------------Mendy


Tolisso--------------kante----------------Pogba


Mbappe------------Griezmann--------Dembele​

Push up, press the ball and have Tolisso and Pogba getting the ball to Mbappe and Dembele to go at isolated defenders.


And Sampaoli's equally muddled bollocks is almost as bad, but at least his team are coached to actually try and he inherited a much more unbalanced group of players.

Watching France and Deschamps in this World Cup reminds me of watching Wilmots and Belgium in the Euros. Two completely clueless managers with massive egos that take tons of talent and somehow manage to fuck it up.

 

[tiger666]

He's a good defender. Just too slow for the premier league.

I retract my statement.

 

[richard_gleeson]

France play a style that’s about 15 years out of date.

 

[TheHoddleWaddle]

I have a pathological hatred of anything argentinian when it comes.to football. They just get, year after year, so much spawny luck on top of their dirty cheating wankiness.

How France aren't smashing this lot into the next world cup is beyond.me. Well, see deschamps.

BOOOOMMMMMM!

 

[hughy]

Fuck me what a strike.

 

[werty]

WOW!!

Get in there.

 

[Marty]

Pavard! Never saw that coming.