@neumi17 That team is so lucky plus their coach and the way they play, I can't stand them. Hopefully Spain will teach them how to play football next week but without Carvajal and a few others IDK they might become the first team to win the Euros without scoring a real goal.
embarrassing performance from france regardless of winning the shootout which frankly i didnt expect since portugal are usually the penalty specialists, but fair play to france for scoring theirs. the reason it was embarrassing is because france played like a second grade team, failing to make plays, constantly relying on individuals, booming/forcing balls when there were easier and better options right next to them. honestly it was frustrating to watch. do they know ANYTHING aside from counterattacking plays? if i were deschamps im screaming at my guys as well to frickin calm down when attacking and pressure when defending because what the hell was that. this team of individuals definitely lacked some gamesense/collected playmaking which went down after griezzman's substitution - these subs were also dubious from deschamps. both teams very wasteful and in the end portugals biggest weakness as always was actually finding a goal before ET/pens. for once, they were punished for this.
@Icarax Well said. To be honest tho, Deschamps is kinda the one to blame for how they play. Their squad has really good quality in basically every position outside of maybe traditional N9 (but Giroud is still ok for that, or Thuram can play as a Target man if needed), I would argue that they had the best squad going into this Tournament beside Spain and Germany, yet unlike the other two, there is just no fluidity/creativity in how they play. It's kinda like Deschamps puts them on the pitch and tells them to win based on skill alone. Also the way he celebrated after this display doesn't really strike me like someone who is very upset about how their team plays(not just today). Pretty sure France would do much better with a new coach, with modern tactics and more dignity.
@DanInter Agreed on every point, but I will give them credit for actually trying to score today. They were 50/50 with Portugal and honestly could have won before 90min if their finishing wasn't so bad. They were both awful in that regard, either team could have won 1-0.
@Sputnik I would argue it's pretty close lol. Both team's games are stuff you could use for interrogation. Thing is France been struggling like this for a while, IDK why no1 questions Deschamps's responsibility in this.
halftime thoughts: both teams are allowing a lot of space. very on and off or even totally passive pressing in important midfield areas, in portugal's case its even worse: they back up to their own goal and dont press france just outside the box. on the other hand, france seem pretty panicky, they force passes a bit, which is a shame because when they slow down and combine passes, which they have the quality to do, they seem dangerous. portugal have some good plays up to the final third, where they almost always make the wrong decision and the final pass is to noone. i think its fine to play a little defensive in a match like this but sometimes its a very dumb complacency or overconfidence, some of the french players it feels like they dont believe they can concede and so they dont do their best. you have to be proactive otherwise you'll invite unnecessary pressure and actions. i hope its just nerves and not the managers instructions. rkm & upamecano - liabilities. pepe & saliba great
If Martinez was good he would be Spain's coach. I hope Portugal fires him. With so many good Portuguese coaches we have to take it with him. He don't take advantage of the players they have, it was the same circo in Belgium…. very weak !!
Both teams should lose
France is in the semi finals without scoring a single goal out of open play. 5 games = 2 own goals, 1 penalty.
@neumi17 That team is so lucky plus their coach and the way they play, I can't stand them. Hopefully Spain will teach them how to play football next week but without Carvajal and a few others IDK they might become the first team to win the Euros without scoring a real goal.
embarrassing performance from france regardless of winning the shootout which frankly i didnt expect since portugal are usually the penalty specialists, but fair play to france for scoring theirs. the reason it was embarrassing is because france played like a second grade team, failing to make plays, constantly relying on individuals, booming/forcing balls when there were easier and better options right next to them. honestly it was frustrating to watch. do they know ANYTHING aside from counterattacking plays? if i were deschamps im screaming at my guys as well to frickin calm down when attacking and pressure when defending because what the hell was that. this team of individuals definitely lacked some gamesense/collected playmaking which went down after griezzman's substitution - these subs were also dubious from deschamps. both teams very wasteful and in the end portugals biggest weakness as always was actually finding a goal before ET/pens. for once, they were punished for this.
@Icarax Well said. To be honest tho, Deschamps is kinda the one to blame for how they play. Their squad has really good quality in basically every position outside of maybe traditional N9 (but Giroud is still ok for that, or Thuram can play as a Target man if needed), I would argue that they had the best squad going into this Tournament beside Spain and Germany, yet unlike the other two, there is just no fluidity/creativity in how they play. It's kinda like Deschamps puts them on the pitch and tells them to win based on skill alone. Also the way he celebrated after this display doesn't really strike me like someone who is very upset about how their team plays(not just today). Pretty sure France would do much better with a new coach, with modern tactics and more dignity.
@DanInter Agreed on every point, but I will give them credit for actually trying to score today. They were 50/50 with Portugal and honestly could have won before 90min if their finishing wasn't so bad. They were both awful in that regard, either team could have won 1-0.
France DNB @ 1.65 Odds
0-0 90min
0-0
France's games have been the WORST games in this championship. No, not England's games, France's games. All of them!
@Sputnik I would argue it's pretty close lol. Both team's games are stuff you could use for interrogation. Thing is France been struggling like this for a while, IDK why no1 questions Deschamps's responsibility in this.
halftime thoughts: both teams are allowing a lot of space. very on and off or even totally passive pressing in important midfield areas, in portugal's case its even worse: they back up to their own goal and dont press france just outside the box. on the other hand, france seem pretty panicky, they force passes a bit, which is a shame because when they slow down and combine passes, which they have the quality to do, they seem dangerous. portugal have some good plays up to the final third, where they almost always make the wrong decision and the final pass is to noone. i think its fine to play a little defensive in a match like this but sometimes its a very dumb complacency or overconfidence, some of the french players it feels like they dont believe they can concede and so they dont do their best. you have to be proactive otherwise you'll invite unnecessary pressure and actions. i hope its just nerves and not the managers instructions. rkm & upamecano - liabilities. pepe & saliba great
Oh Look, ANOTHER EURO game 0-0 Halftime lmao
All I want is the referee team to be fair and don't help France.
Portugal 1:0
Ronaldo to score a penalty
I hope to see the best player of history qualify to the next round
@Ortega_10 Messi plays against Ecuador today so we'll see
@KingKeno yeah he played and missed a penalty
@KingKeno Messi is so good…oooo… We will see how many matches he will play with 40y… even 39y :)
@papaitucano Ronaldo has been a ghost in the Euros though
@KingKeno Why? Because did not score any goal? Messi was good today hahaha
@papaitucano He didn't do anything though all Euros
If Martinez was good he would be Spain's coach. I hope Portugal fires him. With so many good Portuguese coaches we have to take it with him. He don't take advantage of the players they have, it was the same circo in Belgium…. very weak !!
Muani to score anytime +375
@tatoluis No player of France scores " anytime " ... I'm fact no player has scored any goals in 5 games ..
Mbappe To Score Anytime +187
X and France will qualify.
1-2/1-3 france red card possible
2-0 france