SMPL wrote:DML wrote:SMPL wrote:This was a great World Cup. Shame that the VAR decision shaped the final but it was a good one, it had it all really.
Have to say that I wasn't very impressed with France, they've got some outstanding players but I don't really rate them as a team but I guess that's largely down to the manager. If they played again next week there's a good 5 or 6 teams that would be in with a shout of beating them. And will never get over the fact that Giroud will forever have a WC winners medal.
I think in reality this France team would beat the last couple of champions very easily. Its just that all the 'smaller' teams have upped their game to such an extent that every game is tough now, and you gotta make it through and be much steelier.
France beat Argentina, Uruguay, Belgium and Croatia - its not like they had a soft team they could go out and humiliate.
Have to disagree, Germany 2014 and Spain 2010 were leagues ahead of this lot. Way more dominant.
At this WC almost all the sides have dropped ridiculously deep whenever they lose the ball, and have tried to pick teams off on the counter. It's pragmatic and obviously works for France with Mbappe, but this isn't a vintage WC winners side.
France are deserved champions but have had a fair bit of luck. Argentina were awful. Uruguay was a tight game and they benefitted from an injured Cavani and a goalkeeping howler. Belgium didn't have Meunier but were the better side, with France sitting back for most of the match. Croatia dominated the first half and were unfortunate for the first 2 goals with VAR and a soft free kick imo.
Denster wrote:SMPL wrote:...
Amazing.
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The magical luck.
You could say that about all tournament winners.
Spain scored a offside goal in 2010 against Portugal, I believe. Paraguay had a goal that was wrongly disallowed.
Germany were very lucky against Algeria in 2014.
Italy got a dubious penalty against Australia in 2006. Then Zidane being silly in the final.
All tournament winners have some sort of luck. Even the great Barca teams had it when they won the champions league.
There’s a reason so few teams have won all 7 games at a World Cup. You do need luck and I include winning penalty shootouts apart of that as it is a lottery.