World Cup Final - Argentina vs France - Sunday 18th December

[MPH]

1 minute ago, Raj said:

Whys this about England?

 

 

wont be the first thread to go slightly off topic

[Jattdogg]

I want to see this finish like 4-3 . Epic 2nd half please.

[Fox92]

1 minute ago, MPH said:

 

part of it is about what players you have at your disposal though.  We don’t have a Messi, Ronaldo  or an on form Mbappe. We don’t have massive game changers. We have to work hard to get our results. We have no entitlement to success.

We have good players. 

[coolhandfox]

Argentina exposing a CB playing a RB, easy weakness that any decent coach should have seen, but not GS.

 

Said on the night he should have played Rashford some mobile who runs at a man, so simple. 

[RoboFox]

Have France even mustered a single shot this half? Pathetic.

[Dan]

This is an absolute massacring so far bloody hell.

[MPH]

Just now, Fox92 said:

We have good players. 

 Good but not  stand out players. 

[Lionator]

France were outplayed by Denmark, Poland for 45, England and Morocco so as soon as they came up against a clinical opponent, this was bound to happen. 

[Sly]

France have been awful. 
 

They struggled to beat an English team that had the tactical aptitude of a dead fish. 
 

Now they’re playing a decent team, they’ve folded. 
 

Deschamps is a French Southgate. 

[KingsX]

Fourth penalty goal scored by Messi out of his six this WC. Sorry, but that doesn’t scream “Golden Boot” to me. Argies also way out front in pens awarded in the tournament in spite (or more likely because of) all their bitching to the refs.

Edited 18 December 2022 by KingsX

[Sly]

Mbappe is starting to look like a flat track bully as well. He’s going missing in these bigger game. 
 

So far ….

[MPH]

Reckon we will see a different  france second half. They’ll really bring it but I feel like it will be too late. You can’t give Argentina a 2-0 lead

[when_you're_smiling]

3 minutes ago, RoboFox said:

Have France even mustered a single shot this half? Pathetic.

Not had a touch in the Argie box yet.

[Sly]

Just now, KingsX said:

Fourth penalty goal scored by Messi out of his six this WC. Sorry, but that doesn’t scream “Golden Boot” to me. Argues also way out front in pens awarded in the tournament in spite (or more likely because of) all their bitching to the refs.

I mean, it’s the final no British person really wanted to see. 

[FoxesWalk]

xG for France in the first half: 0.00

[Izzy]

Pablo Zabaletta seems like a nice bloke

[Joe90lcfc]

8 minutes ago, MPH said:

Just a cheap shot to try and bring Southgate down. . Not his biggest fan but can’t knock his record.

No you cannot knock his record on teams England SHOULD beat! You can say England should do better with squad they have though, Southgate is no great manager 👎 

[Parafox]

16 minutes ago, David Hankey said:

Keep Mbappe quiet and you win the game. Pity England couldn't work that out.

I think we did keep him quiet. What did he do of any note?

[Leeds Fox]

24 minutes ago, westernpark said:

If you want sport go and watch your local non-league team on  a Saturday. In thirty years time every premier league side will have a Phoenix team.

What’s a Pheonix team?

[Guest StevieLynex]

3 minutes ago, KingsX said:

Fourth penalty goal scored by Messi out of his six this WC. Sorry, but that doesn’t scream “Golden Boot” to me. Argies also way out front in pens awarded in the tournament in spite (or more likely because of) all their bitching to the refs.

Three of Kane’s goals in the last World Cup were against the powerhouse of football Panama

[Mike Oxlong]

3 minutes ago, Sly said:

I mean, it’s the final no British person really wanted to see. 

It’s a bit like Savile v Glitter in a popularity contest 

[TJQuik]

7 minutes ago, Lionator said:

France were outplayed by Denmark, Poland for 45, England and Morocco so as soon as they came up against a clinical opponent, this was bound to happen. 

France are the England of Frances

[David Hankey]

It will be nice to see Argentina win without any interference from the 'Hand of God'!!

[MPH]

3 minutes ago, Joe90lcfc said:

No you cannot knock his record on teams England SHOULD beat! You can say England should do better with squad they have though, Southgate is no great manager 👎 

 

outplayed France and went out  after missing a penalty. Can’t blame Southgate for that.

[Charl91]

2 minutes ago, Parafox said:

I think we did keep him quiet. What did he do of any note?

We did. Walker pretty much pocketed Mbappe. 

 

It wasn't Mbappe that scored a screamer from outside the box, or Girouds goal, or missed our second pen.