World Cup 2022

[Luftstalag14]

With all due respect to Morocco which had a helluva tournament and was in many regards the better team today, if you are rooting for Messi or Argentina, you want them to beat France as opposed to Morocco in the final, as the difference in the weight of such an accomplishment is quite drastic in the eyes of many.

 

[te amo barca]

France is holding back. They score and go defend/counter. If the opponent score they push and fall back again
If they want they could crush opponents way worse.

They ARE NOT holding back lmao. It's just how Deschamps France plays. They don't suddenly go "extra gear" when things aren't working for them, they are genuinely on the ropes for large spells of the game and depend on defense. Really guys you must be watching different games, I don't get you

 

[Asylum15]

Low block, counter, Double/Triple team Mbappe. Wind France up and take the ball close to Upamecano in the box. Oh and Take their chances but that goes without saying.

Molina on Mbappe with Fernandez doubling up? Or would you go Montiel?

 

[raskolnikov]

They ARE NOT holding back lmao. It's just how Deschamps France plays. They don't suddenly go "extra gear" when things aren't working for them, they are genuinely on the ropes for large spells of the game and depend on defense. Really guys you must be watching different games, I don't get you

They keep winning evey game though. Its not pure luck.

 

[Sailor Mars]

Think France will win in the final with Giroud scoring the winner from a Griezmann cross or a set piece.
Too much firepower despite having a defence that can look shaky.

 

[Temptation]

Molina on Mbappe with Fernandez doubling up? Or would you go Montiel?

Dunno. You tell me.

Who's faster, stronger, better defender?

 

[Birdy]

They keep winning evey game though. Its not pure luck.

It's individual quality.

Look at their squad one by one.
An embarrassment of riches no other NT has, not even Brazil

 

[te amo barca]

They keep winning evey game though. Its not pure luck.

Well they didn't win EURO now did they? They lost to Tunisia in the third WC game. They lost plenty in the Nations League. You sound as if you started watching them only this month

 

[Hardy]

molina de paul will be on mbapp?, doubt will work anyway, Molina doesn't have pace comparable to Hakimi and Walker

 

[jamrock]

This French team really isn't as impressive as so many seem to believe.

 

[JamDav1982]

molina de paul will be on mbapp?, doubt will work anyway, Molina doesn't have pace comparable to Hakimi and Walker

Neither of those really defended Mbappe with pace though.

Walker v Mbappe probably happened once in a foot race and Mbappe smoked him.

Need team to stop him.

 

[bismp]

France looks really dangerous. Not unbeatable but surely formidable. But you have to beat the best to become WC

 

[malvolio]

This French team really isn't as impressive as so many seem to believe.

other top teams are on a decline since 2016 when they emerged as force. but take out mbappe and they would be wank.

argentina looking tough to beat over the last 2 years though. and messi will play his heart out in the final.

 

[snowy]

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[Asylum15]

Dunno. You tell me.

Who's faster, stronger, better defender?

Molina is faster and he strikes me as the more suitable fullback attacker while Montiel is the more 'solid' fullback maybe?

I think the key is to keep Kylian facing his own goal as much as possible and if he does take a forward touch, to prevent him getting the afterburners on by making the pitch small for him.

It'll take an enormous effort.