World Cup: SF: France vs. Belgium, 7/10/2018

[Jussi]

The possibility of Mbappe vs Young scares me

Remarkably, speed hasn't been Young's issue when he's played defense.

 

[Suiteness]

de bruyne hasn't been great.

Story of his tournament.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

de bruyne hasn't been great.

Invisible

 

[Evilo]

Phew, can't breath right now.

 

[hatterson]

Remarkably, speed hasn't been Young's issue when he's played defense.

Raw speed wouldn't be what I worry about, it would be quickness and dribbling skills.

 

[Evilo]

Hazard is so much better than KDB anyway. The teams they're playing on is what make people wrong about them.

 

[Havre]

Young should worry about Meunier for now.

 

[Evilo]

That's a foul by Fellaini.

 

[robertmac43]

Dembele is ready for China. Horrible game.

I'll take him at Arsenal

 

[Jussi]

That's fine, but he's 19, maradona was 26.

Hoow about comparing him to one 17-year old Edson Arantes do Nascimento?

 

[Evilo]

Giroud is working hard, but boy is he missing everything offensively.

 

[cgf]

Giroud really giroud'd that...

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

That's fine, but he's 19, maradona was 26.

You don't know he'll be significantly better at 26 than he is now. He's a pacy forward. His pace now is about as good as it will ever be. We've seen different career trajectories with players with this skillset but they typically peak quite early.

 

[Bakayoko Ono]

France are going win this tournament with Giroud having 0 shots on goal.

 

[HanSolo]

Every time the ball touches Mbappe's feet he does something golden with it. Goddamn. Blows my mind how talented he is this young.

 

[YNWA14]

Giroud is weighing this team down.

Not really sure how people can call KdB invisible when he was probably the best Belgian vs. Brazil and they likely wouldn't have won if he didn't come up big for them there.

Hazard is so much better than KDB anyway. The teams they're playing on is what make people wrong about them.

There aren't any players 'so much better' than KdB, and Hazard wouldn't be one of them if there were.

 

[KJS14]

Hazard is so much better than KDB anyway. The teams they're playing on is what make people wrong about them.

Maybe we'll get to see it next season if Hazard moves or Sarri replaces Conte. KdB did it at Wolfsburg too though.

 

[cgf]

Mbappe is just different class.

I'm definitely going to need to re-watch some Moukoko matches after this to feel better about Germany's future

He's clowning everyone. I don't watch soccer as much as hockey (but it is my second most watched sport) but the kid looks like he has the skill, athleticism, and smarts to be one of the best in the world if he isn't already.

He already is...can't wait to see what Tuchel can do with him, Neymar & that PSG midfield *wipes drool from his lip*

 

[Evilo]

You don't know he'll be significantly better at 26 than he is now. He's a pacy forward. His pace now is about as good as it will ever be. We've seen different career trajectories with players with this skillset but they typically peak quite early.

Can you give me a list of players with similar skillset?

I think I can name one : Ronaldo. And his knees blew and he still reinvented himself into a poacher.

 

[letsgocaps]

Giroud you are horrible

 

[ViD]

Is Giroud truly the best striker France can offer?

 

[Evilo]

Giroud precious again.

 

[IamNotADancer]

There are times where it seems that Girouds left foot is his weak foot. Never seen a pro miss so many clear shooting opportunities with their dominant foot

 

[Evilo]

Can't believe people are missing Giroud with a golden defensive intervention again.

 

[Bakayoko Ono]

De Bruyne having one of those horror matches.