World Cup 2018

[serghei]

Having the best players in every department is the biggest factor. Same with Belgium who also deserves a praise.

Sure, but that is not the most key factor. The key factor here is being pragmatic. France and Madrid are pragmatic and they're reaping the rewards.

 

[Morten]

Once again France proving, like Madrid, that being focused in defense and scoring your chances is the best bet in knockout tournaments.

It helps to have the best squad in the tournament, but they did change, more cynical this tournament than the last Euro, maybe they learned their lesson after Portugal.

 

[gasgas]

or have the opponent score own goals or have the ref hand you penalty's

all preceded by counterattacks and set pieces

 

[Joan]

set pieces, counterattacks win Cups like Worldcup, UEFA
but guys here dont even want dembele, our only pace merchant and wanna sell Yerry Mina, a set piece merchant.

Barca fans with this attitude we'll probably win UCL in 2050 with the return of short technical midfielders

Has something to do with Mina being a poor defender.

 

[Yannik]

Deserved has nothing to do with it, Greece probably also won deserved.

btw my grandmother was french so you say i'm 1/4 french but feel absolutely no connection to them.

then what is it? France played the best football this tournament, what else do you want? Overhead kick goals? Rabonas?

 

[gasgas]

Croatia were better all tournament. Played better football and that's what people want to see. Two bad ref decisions. Varane and and umtiti won it for France. No one besides French people will remember this French team. No one will be looking up highlights of then in youtube anyway

nah, people wanna see goals and clear cut chances.

croatia were just passing around, no clear chances

 

[gasgas]

Has something to do with Mina being a poor defender.

he's bad for our system which is becoming outdated day after day

 

[KingLeo10]

Once again France proving, like Madrid, that being focused in defense and scoring your chances is the best bet in knockout tournaments.

yup. only counter to such an approach is a well-oiled footballing machine like barca 11 or bayern 13.

on a related note, I believe our 08/09 side was the most complete side of all in club football history. eto'o henry prime messi in attack, midfield trio + yaya, puyol marquez pique alves abidal sylvinho in defense.

 

[Jakabor]

Croatia were better all tournament. Played better football and that's what people want to see. Two bad ref decisions. Varane and and umtiti won it for France. No one besides French people will remember this French team. No one will be looking up highlights of then in youtube anyway

Croatia was better than France during the whole tournament, but they also faced easier competition.

 

[Richard.H]

Not a good final. Poor quality match

 

[gasgas]

kante nowhere to be found today. log off.

so what?

 

[gasgas]

Not a good final. Poor quality match

i beg to differ

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

France are really not the kind of World Cup winners to be remembered in time like the greatest teams are

Yep. Entirely forgettable, bar Mbappe's sprints.

 

[DonAK]

he's bad for our system which is becoming outdated day after day

No, he's a bad defender which is a problem considering his first priority is to defend.

 

[serghei]

yup. only counter to such an approach is a well-oiled footballing machine like barca 11 or bayern 13.

on a related note, I believe our 08/09 side was the most complete side of all in club football history. eto'o henry prime messi in attack, midfield trio + yaya, puyol marquez pique alves abidal sylvinho in defense.

Sure. But how often do you face an attacking team like Barca 11? No national team is able to play even 30% as well as that team. Argentina had a chance to kick France out. Got lucky, got a lead. If they held up more and frustrated France a bit, that would've been different. But they were an incoherent mess.