Bon Esprit
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I am half Prussian, half Lower Saxon. We don't have emotions.Hey! We have emotions...well we've heard of them...ok we've heard of anger, but that's an emotion...right?
I am half Prussian, half Lower Saxon. We don't have emotions.Hey! We have emotions...well we've heard of them...ok we've heard of anger, but that's an emotion...right?
It's not like they are playing ultradefensive, they have strikers up front who can score on their own (even though I still prefer if they had one guy in the midfield who feeds them). And sound defense is not a bad strategy, it's just unspectacular, mostly.Unlike many I actually see the unspectacular way France dispatches its opponent these days as one of their strengths. I know that people will moan about how they're not playing beautifully and too defensive, but the most attractive side almost never wins a tournament. Organization always beats creativity in this sport.
Unlike many I actually see the unspectacular way France dispatches its opponent these days as one of their strengths. I know that people will moan about how they're not playing beautifully and too defensive, but the most attractive side almost never wins a tournament. Organization always beats creativity in this sport.
...which is literally the point of this midfield. Do you want Kanté to dribble around 9 opponents and score? He dominated winning balls, Pogba dominated with it as his feet.
He was a step behind the other three in my opinion.You forgot Luis Fernandez!
You will play Belgium, not Bazil.
huh? I missed much of the first half visiting my folks, but the Uruguayan midfield didn't look outclassed at all in the second half...especially with the way they started to come out of their shell before that deflating 2nd goal & bad substitution.
If Tabarez had trusted those kids more & let them play with some courage from the start of the tourney...so that they had real confidence in one another by this point...this could've been a very different match. But Tabarez "played it safe" and played himself at this tourney.
As opposed to referencing more than a single match to judge those young Uruguayan midfielders?
He was a step behind the other three in my opinion.
Okay you’re all right then. Uruguay has an awesome midfield. One scoring chance from a set piece header by a defender, but the midfield was really good.
I remember, just saying.It's le Carré Magique not le Triangle Magique.
I remember, just saying.
Okay, I guess Giroud/Griezmann/Mbappe suck because it’s not Pele/Garrincha/Pepe?
Naturellement.I'm just having fun saying French words.
Bentancur looked good, I didn't get that either. Did he want to protect him from the second yellow? He needs to score a goal first.
Sad to see Uruguay eliminated as they have that whatever it takes mentality that you love to see from an underdog nation, but France are the better team and fully deserved to move on.
Can make a case now that the 3 best teams are all on this side or the bracket now.
Okay you’re all right then. Uruguay has an awesome midfield. One scoring chance from a set piece header by a defender, but the midfield was really good.
You're a Gladbach guy?We have to remember that Tabarez is a coward. He even tried out the kids in a more proactive style before the tourney to great effect. But that's not his instinct & so once the pressure was on he reverted to the more conservative style that he's used to. And taking Bentancur off at that moment was just another example of his antiquated beliefs rearing their ugly head. He was scared of trusting the kid & that outdated idea that the best way to get a goal is to just keep thumping aimless crosses into the box until one works out, completely guided his thinking with bringing Rodriguez on for a midfielder at that point.
I really hate this kind of thing in modern coaches & it's why I'm still pissed that Gladbach didn't replace Hecking because he did this **** all of the time & cost them so many points in matches that they had started well & taken the lead in...before shifting away from the style they were used to try & "protect the result"; which invariably would lead to an equalizer or go ahead goal for the opponents which would convince Hecking that it was time to thump cross into the box until time ran out and the points were lost for good.
[/mini coaching rant]
Uruguay seems like they’re like a Finland in hockey where they’re always good but never quite make it
You're a Gladbach guy?
I don't kow if it's that easy to explain. Coaches have to see it too. They spend hours infront of the telly and send scouts to games to analyse. There is something to say about pressure on the young guys but I don't think it has a paralysing effect. So often have we seen young guys eager to prove themselves play up. I can't tell you what it is. But fear? Likely he will loses if he coaches with fear and that would mean it's on his tactics and he would be the biggest scapegoat. I'm generally with you, play youngsters (if they deserve it, it doesn't mean cut all vets) and play a good system. I'd like to think that a coach knows his mistakes and can see them. But sometimes I don't know.
You're a Gladbach guy?
I don't kow if it's that easy to explain. Coaches have to see it too. They spend hours infront of the telly and send scouts to games to analyse. There is something to say about pressure on the young guys but I don't think it has a paralysing effect. So often have we seen young guys eager to prove themselves play up. I can't tell you what it is. But fear? Likely he will loses if he coaches with fear and that would mean it's on his tactics and he would be the biggest scapegoat. I'm generally with you, play youngsters (if they deserve it, it doesn't mean cut all vets) and play a good system. I'd like to think that a coach knows his mistakes and can see them. But sometimes I don't know.