SwansonsTache
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Do you think he is getting his selection right and maximizing the squad?Euro final with the second highest win record?
Do you think he is getting his selection right and maximizing the squad?Euro final with the second highest win record?
Up until today? Yes absolutely, he took a team with bad attitude and poor quality because unlike what some seem to think, France on paper didn't had a team with particularly good potential until 2016, the potential players were between 17 and 21 years old and just breaking out at club level. We had shit fullbacks, poor wide players and shaky CBs. Deschamps reached every goals that he had, WC quarter final and Euro semi final.Do you think he is getting his selection right and maximizing the squad?
I looked at their starting line ups for the last 5 or 6 games and he started 1. They seem to prefer Rami and Umtiti as a partnershipWorry not, he wil start at the World Cup. He just won the CL and had a few days of rest and he always plays for France whenever available anyway. Where did you get this idea he never played ?
He's had a few fitness issues but really if he is okay then he is far ahead of Rami who is averageI looked at their starting line ups for the last 5 or 6 games and he started 1. They seem to prefer Rami and Umtiti as a partnership
Varane is vice captain, he is probably the second player on the team sheet when fit.I looked at their starting line ups for the last 5 or 6 games and he started 1. They seem to prefer Rami and Umtiti as a partnership
He's had a few fitness issues but really if he is okay then he is far ahead of Rami who is average
Fair enough. I hope he plays because he's brilliant.Varane is vice captain, he is probably the second player on the team sheet when fit.
Just out of curiosity, I don't gamble but curious how much money you'd make even if you got the world cup prediction wrong? Or does this only pay out if you get everything correct?Fair enough. I hope he plays because he's brilliant.
I did a £2 eight-fold accumulator at the start of the season (Real to win the CL, Juve the Italian League, Swansea to get relegated, Fulham to get promoted, Bayern, Celtic & PSG to win their leagues) And all that is left is France to win the World Cup. Then my £2 becomes £2,111. Vive la France!
*(Although as an Englishman myself, I am hoping for a France vs England final so that it's win-win for me)
Have to get them all i'm afraid. Skybet did get hold of me and offered me £260 to cash out. But that's only a bit over 10% of what I earn if France do win it. And with Kante, Pogba, Lemar, Griezmann, Mbappe, Dembele and co, they should at least be getting to the semi's imo.Just out of curiosity, I don't gamble but curious how much money you'd make even if you got the world cup prediction wrong? Or does this only pay out if you get everything correct?
And just to stay a bit on topic, no matter how Pogba performed, it's a disgrace to hear some fans booing any player of the France NT, especially when we're beating Italy 3-1, that's just ridiculous and disappointing.
By a minority and mainly because his passing was bland. He kept it simple alright but too simple, however I liked his game because as long as he cuts back of the needless stuff he'll improve. The problem is now if he sees to whistle as criticism for him to play within myself and tries to play hero ball in the next match. It's hard to have a middle ground with himI see Pogba was booed off last night - his stock is dissolving quicker than an oxo cube
Hope we already have an arrangement in place to sell him this summer to Juventus
You can make fun of the player for his club performances but he keeps finding the back of the net for France, so it's not that surprising.Anyone else find it a bit mad that Giroud is now France's 4th all time top scorer? He'll soon overtake Trezeguet into 3rd and be behind only Henry and Platini.
He's physically and mentally built for International football.Anyone else find it a bit mad that Giroud is now France's 4th all time top scorer? He'll soon overtake Trezeguet into 3rd and be behind only Henry and Platini.
They mustn't lay off. Odd.Have to get them all i'm afraid. Skybet did get hold of me and offered me £260 to cash out. But that's only a bit over 10% of what I earn if France do win it. And with Kante, Pogba, Lemar, Griezmann, Mbappe, Dembele and co, they should at least be getting to the semi's imo.
Giroud gets a lot of crap, and I've been guilty of dishing some his way myself but he has been very efficient and deserves what he's gotten. He is frustrating because he is incredibly limited outside of the surface of the goal, and it sticks out like a sore thumb when you have players like Mbappe, Griezmann, or Dembele running alongside him. He's not as good with quick-link up passes, and he's not the right fit for a counter-attack like those other players are, but he gets the job done in ways those other players cannot. He can bully defenders on set pieces, and we will definitely need that as well. I wouldn't count him out as the starter just yet.Anyone else find it a bit mad that Giroud is now France's 4th all time top scorer? He'll soon overtake Trezeguet into 3rd and be behind only Henry and Platini.
Not at all, he deserves much more respect than he gets. He is a totally different player for the national team than at club level. If you look at most of his goals for France, they're actually very good finishes mostly. Some players are just meant to perform better for their countries. He deserves to start without a doubt and definitely over Dembelé but it's nice to have options in case he doesn't perform in a specific game.Always felt Giroud has been underrated for club and country. Yes not the most flashy or technical forward around but he always tries his best and scores a good amount.
Wouldn't have him as a starter (hope Deschamps goes with front three of Dembele-Griez-Mbappe) but terrific option off the bench.
You are describing his as some kind of big lump yet quick link up plays are one of his strengths, not as good as Benz but still very goodGiroud gets a lot of crap, and I've been guilty of dishing some his way myself but he has been very efficient and deserves what he's gotten. He is frustrating because he is incredibly limited outside of the surface of the goal, and it sticks out like a sore thumb when you have players like Mbappe, Griezmann, or Dembele running alongside him. He's not as good with quick-link up passes, and he's not the right fit for a counter-attack like those other players are, but he gets the job done in ways those other players cannot. He can bully defenders on set pieces, and we will definitely need that as well. I wouldn't count him out as the starter just yet.
No, it's not; not when you compare him to France's other options, hence the 'not as good'.You are describing his as some kind of big lump yet quick link up plays are one of his strengths, not as good as Benz but still very good
Contrary to players like Trezeguet, Giroud didn't suffer from a fierce competition for diverse reasons.Anyone else find it a bit mad that Giroud is now France's 4th all time top scorer? He'll soon overtake Trezeguet into 3rd and be behind only Henry and Platini.
One of the best and strongest target man you can get for International Football.Fecking Giroud.
So much talent in that team yet he is probably starting their first game at WC. I don't get it.
He really isn't.Giroud might be the luckiest french striker ever selected.Ahead ofBenzema..lacazette..martial..etc.
And he outperformed all of them.He really isn't.
Benzema doesn't play for France anymore(hasn't played for them in almost 3 years)
Martial doesn't play striker , either for France or United.
You can see with comments like this that some just look at the popular named and expect them to be in squads.
Well, read the sentence above.One of the best and strongest target man you can get for International Football.
What's not to get ?
I agree, he does offer something different to the team, but I don't think he should be starting, which probably is going to happen.One of the primary reasons for Giroud's inclusion aswell is that he gives them variety. He offers something completely different from the other forwards. What's the point of bringing Lacazette when you already have similar superior players in the same position like Griezmann. If Griezmann goes down Mbappe can play that role. He wouldn't offer anything different or new and is inferior to the aforementioned. Giroud could actually change a game with his style if France needed to switch things up tactically.
True.And he outperformed all of them.
Indeed, we still don't know the starting 11 and the real value of that team.If we have had today's final team a long time ago, we only have to talk about the animation and the improvement of the cohesion now. But as before the euro: France will go to Russia without a team
If Giroud recovers he will probably play against Australia & Denmark to match their centerbacks.I don't think they will play 433. Deschamps clearly prefers Griezmann as SS than RW. If they use 4231, I think Mbappe and Dembele will start on the flanks. At first I think Lemar will be the LM with Mbappe on the right because it's much more balanced but since Lemar had been so shit last season, I think Dembele will take his place.
Of course if Deschamps ignore his obsession with Giroud, we can see France play 433 with a dream front 3: Mbappe - Griezmann - Dembele.
In that he actually plays well for his national team but is unfairly derided by clueless football fans? Sounds about right.In short, Giroud is France's Fellaini.