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  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,995
    Brasil's 82 squad will be cracking wry smiles.
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 4,188
    Either him or Iniesta
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 8,639
    I’m enjoying the French pregame arrogance now.
    I wonder how ‘Gerard’ feels now?
    ☺️
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,636
    Masterclass of a performance from Spain. Never allowed France to settle and restricted them to hardly any chances.

    Rodri is still in a class of his own as the worlds best DM.
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,705
    philcafc said:
    Spain have been decent, but the French simply haven't turned up. No reason we can't win on Sunday if we get through tomorrow.
    I think the Spanish dedicate 85% of their energy in stopping the opposition. It's Jonesball on a whole new level.
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 8,476
    edited July 14
    Are England better in a more tactical battle vs Spain or having to try and nullify the best attack at the tournament. 

    Neither option is easy, but this is the one I’d prefer. 

    Rodri, Olmo and Ruiz against Rice, Bellingham and Anderson is some match up if we get there.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 12,996
    Imagine someone saying 10 days ago that we would be in the World Cup longer than the French.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 24,116
    France were miles off it.

    Rodri absolutely dominated their midfield.
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 2,477
    Do French tears taste of Garlic?
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 18,713
    Total surrender from the French at the end there. 

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  • UEAAddick
    UEAAddick Posts: 537
    Napolean Bonaparte, Charles De Gaulle, William The Conqueror, Voltaire, Claude Monet, Alfred Dreyfus, Asterix, The Little Prince, Charlemagne, Joan of Arc can you hear me your boys took a hell of a beating
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 42,901
    Addick Addict said:
    France are now 2.56 (roughly 6/4 in old money) to win the WC. Which makes them about 1.60 to beat, potentially, Spain in the semi and then 1.60 again to beat England in the final. Not much beat on the bone there especially as France have only beaten Spain twice in their last 10 meetings. History is riddled with the best team not winning major tournaments. 

    France have now beaten Spain just twice in their last 11 meetings.  
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,959
    Surprise result of the tournament? Both quite pedestrian overall. Certainly nothing there to scare Argentina.
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 5,480
    Woeful France.
    A Bastille Day for them to remember.
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,862
    Let’s not get carried away, we have to win tomorrow night. That is a huge game. 
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 28,425
    ken_shabby said:
    philcafc said:
    Spain have been decent, but the French simply haven't turned up. No reason we can't win on Sunday if we get through tomorrow.
    I think the Spanish dedicate 85% of their energy in stopping the opposition. It's Jonesball on a whole new level.
    I dream of Nathan Jones even trying to keep
    possession. 
  • Dugdaleclass
    Dugdaleclass Posts: 625
    Spain purring…Rodri is back to controlling best. That defence will take some beating.
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 2,477
    Chunes said:
    Total surrender from the French at the end there. 
    Surrendering is the French national sport.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 18,713
    edited July 14
    The Red Robin said:
    ken_shabby said:
    philcafc said:
    Spain have been decent, but the French simply haven't turned up. No reason we can't win on Sunday if we get through tomorrow.
    I think the Spanish dedicate 85% of their energy in stopping the opposition. It's Jonesball on a whole new level.
    I dream of Nathan Jones even trying to keep
    possession. 
    But when Garner's team did, all I could hear at The Valley was: "GET IT FORRWAARRDD!!"
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 8,476
    Was great to see that France midfield fall apart when they finally came up against worthy opposition. 

    Tchoumanei and Rabiot are solid enough, but way below the likes of Rodri. 

    Swap the 2 midfielders from each side and that game is a rout. 

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  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,791
    Dugdaleclass said:
    Spain purring…Rodri is back to controlling best. That defence will take some beating.
    Lucky we have the best striker and best number 10 in the world... I'd fancy us to have about 4% possession and do them on the counter
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,940
    Great result 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,781
    I wish teams didn’t turn up like that against us 
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 2,477
    UEAAddick said:
    Napolean Bonaparte, Charles De Gaulle, William The Conqueror, Voltaire, Claude Monet, Alfred Dreyfus, Asterix, The Little Prince, Charlemagne, Joan of Arc can you hear me your boys took a hell of a beating
    You forgot Jaques Clouseau.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,308
    So it’s Spain against England or Argentina. If it’s us I think it’ll be the hardest game England have played in recent history, but I think it’s well winnable! 
    Come on England, it’s ours to lose! (As long as we turn over Argentina).
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 6,558
    Pissing me off all the pundits saying France never performed! They weren’t allowed too ffs the Spanish totally bossed them from the ko. Stand off the French and they destroy you, pass and move, be quicker in intensity they don’t know what to do 

    well done Spain
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 28,425
    Gary Neville getting shown up a bit by Vieira. Overrated pundit Neville. 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,633
    philcafc said:
    Spain have been decent, but the French simply haven't turned up. No reason we can't win on Sunday if we get through tomorrow.

    Spain clearly are a good team but it has increased our chances of winning now the French are out.
    All academic now but they are definitely the best team in this tournament.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,819
    Kante is in the French squad, but 35 now. Exactly who they missed tonight, prime Kante would have transformed the French midfield. 
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 4,188
    Of course we have to get through tomorrow, but probably the better result for us. Spain are a good solid team but they don't have the firepower of the French. I would have made us clear underdogs against France, against Spain i think it's 50/50.

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