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France knows a thing about water carriers...theirs has 2 WCs...I imagine they won't want to hear from you until you get 1.
But he's WC for England, right? Stones is a ball player not a lockdown defender. Konate wins here.
How'd that work out for you last time?
How thick is Doku
oooh bouncing ball from a corner
let's let it bounce one more time, important not to play it before it bounces
then let's wait till it's bounced really high and I'm sure I can boot it clear once a Dipper player had got there so I can stick my boot right in his chest
oooh bouncing ball from a corner
let's let it bounce one more time, important not to play it before it bounces
then let's wait till it's bounced really high and I'm sure I can boot it clear once a Dipper player had got there so I can stick my boot right in his chest
We uh .. bossed the game but missed a penalty. Shit happens Todd. Tournament before the French went out to Switzerland. France have more talent than Argentina but lost the final, so what?
Since then our talent has only shone brighter, theirs has not.
Settle down. Just giving my own opinion
I think France have a better squad overall. But I'd take Kane, Bellingham, Saka and Foden over Giroud, Mbappe, Griezmann and Coman. Kane is a level above Giroud (or any of their other strikers) and Griezmann, although still quality, is 33 this month. Three of England's front four are still 5 or 6 years away from what should be their peaks.
But the French are still the team to beat though. After them you have Spain, Portugal and England. Under that lot, the likes of Belgium, Croatia, Netherlands, Germany etc.
So your attack and their defense is not as strong and weak (respectively) as you are making out then?
tell me about the tournament before that!
They were tired of winning...they've got the hunger back now.
In farmer's leagues?
Pickford/Maignan - Not much in it. Neither are top class. Draw.
Walker/Pavard - Different profile of full-back. But Walker, just.
Stones/Konate - Different strengths again. But I'm taking Stones all day.
Maguire/Saliba - Saliba, just about. (obviously a joke)
Shaw/Hernandez - Not much in it as Shaw plays well for England. But Hernandez.
Rice/Camavinga - Both excellent. Draw.
Bellingham/Rabiot - Bellingham. Different style of midfielder but definitely better.
Foden/Greizmann - Draw. Both at different stages of their careers. Foden almost 10 years younger.
Rashford/Mbappe - Rashford is the poor man's Mbappe. So Mbappe by a mile.
Saka/Coman - Saka is better. Though not by much.
Kane/Giroud - I think Giroud has always been a bit under-rated, but obviously Kane.
So I make that 5 players for England, 3 for France and 3 draws.
Walker/Pavard - Different profile of full-back. But Walker, just.
Stones/Konate - Different strengths again. But I'm taking Stones all day.
Maguire/Saliba - Saliba, just about. (obviously a joke)
Shaw/Hernandez - Not much in it as Shaw plays well for England. But Hernandez.
Rice/Camavinga - Both excellent. Draw.
Bellingham/Rabiot - Bellingham. Different style of midfielder but definitely better.
Foden/Greizmann - Draw. Both at different stages of their careers. Foden almost 10 years younger.
Rashford/Mbappe - Rashford is the poor man's Mbappe. So Mbappe by a mile.
Saka/Coman - Saka is better. Though not by much.
Kane/Giroud - I think Giroud has always been a bit under-rated, but obviously Kane.
So I make that 5 players for England, 3 for France and 3 draws.
Settle down...all I've just done is challenged your opinion with well-reasoned points and thought-terminating canned 'analysis' from tv.
How the fuck did the Brighton guy not get sent off?
Someone do a wellness check on
Deuterz
...not sure he's gonna be safe alone tonight.Good points...not sure Giroud is going to be the starter...betting on Thuram but he will be playing the same role but with significantly more athleticism (but with potentially less cunning). And with this setup not sure Kane over Mbappe is the move, right? Now, if you had Kane setting up Mbappe playing the Sonny role then you'd be on to something.
Sounds reasonable...England are definitely proper contenders (deuterz will wipe from his mind that I've said this)
Someone do a wellness check on
Good points...not sure Giroud is going to be the starter...betting on Thuram but he will be playing the same role but with significantly more athleticism (but with potentially less cunning). And with this setup not sure Kane over Mbappe is the move, right? Now, if you had Kane setting up Mbappe playing the Sonny role then you'd be on to something.
Sounds reasonable...England are definitely proper contenders (deuterz will wipe from his mind that I've said this)
More than anything, France have a winning mentality. They know how to get over the line. Know how to win games when they're not at their best. England are still searching for that. They also have a winner as a manager. Whereas we have Southgate, who's a nice bloke and someone the players really like but just doesn't have it in him to make the big calls in the biggest moments. And is why I would always fancy France if we met them in a final or the latter rounds. We did show last summer that we could compete with them though, they came off knowing they had been in a game.
I live in France and the French generally rate England really highly now and see us as the biggest threat.
Yeah but I'd rather have no VAR even with increased human error if they aren't going to get it right nearly 100% of the time. It just slows the game down and makes those decisions more annoying than if a referee just got it wrong.
I can accept human error in the moment more than being able to play footage back and still coming to the incorrect decision.
Agreed, those type of players are good but need to be complemented with other players who can provide the output to go with it.
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Nah.... Wreck all 3 and piss on their shoes.
Nah; you're not meant to give those at Anfield remember.... Just ask Skippy.
..........AmIrite Jurgen?
