clubchamp98
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He’s not the best defender in Liverpool never mind the world.Unlucky Lovren 
Greatest defender of all time apparently 
He’s not the best defender in Liverpool never mind the world.Unlucky Lovren 
Greatest defender of all time apparently 
Great World Cup - probably the best one since Euro 96....!! 😉
Thoroughly deserved winners in France - played some great football; and who'd have thought you'd see so many Frenchmen committed to attacking in Russia? Finally will be able to retreat from Moscow with their heads held high!! 😂😂
And let's face it - what a great Mbappe will be when he adds some of Raheem's skill and technique to his game!
Finally on France; Giroud cementing his place quite rightly among to top 5 strikers in the world......and highlighting just how far ahead of his time Emile Heskey was!!
Ah and England, good old England, a team lacking in - let's be honest - flair and creativity, but compensating massively with youthful verve, exuberance, and a touch of sartorial elegance, thrilled and delighted a nation! And gave us the chance to once again feel proud in acting smug, arrogant and superior.....especially to those pesky Scots, Welsh and Irish!! 😉😂😂😂
But ultimately Russia 2018 will be fondly remembered for the goals, the incredible matches, and the tournament where the minnows stole the limelight. It also gave us VAR and the most sexist tv cameramen ever!
But ultimately it unfortunately couldn't provide every Englishman's greatest desire. No not a World Cup final, a win and 'It's Coming Home' breaking the record for most weeks at No.1 in the singles chart, but the death of Diego live!!
Oh well, roll on Qatar 2020!!
Easily the best and most consistent team across the whole tournament and all whilst carrying Giroud!
Very much deserved.
If you think Giroud didn't have a good World Cup, maybe you don’t quite follow Deschamps tactical plans?
France looked poor when Deschamps tried to please the hipster purists and play Griezmann upfront lone and play Dembele.
Suited Griezmann to have the big No9 up alongside as he does every week at Atletico, Giroud off the ball work is so crucial to France winning the cup.
If you think Giroud didn't have a good World Cup, maybe you don’t quite follow Deschamps tactical plans?
France looked poor when Deschamps tried to please the hipster purists and play Griezmann upfront lone and play Dembele.
Suited Griezmann to have the big No9 up alongside as he does every week at Atletico, Giroud off the ball work is so crucial to France winning the cup.
Giroud was key to the way they played but people only look at stats and it says no goals so immediately equal that to being carried and poor
It’s very similar to the way Sterling was vilified all the way through the World Cup - because the stats say no goals he must be having a shocker when it was quite clear he was playing the way his manager wanted him too
Both Southgate and Deschamps had other players on the bench that could have played instead but they kept playing their preffered choices because quite simply they were playing well and playing to exactly what the managers tactics required - but it’s easier to point to the “goal scored†record and suggest they were poor
Giroud was key to the way they played but people only look at stats and it says no goals so immediately equal that to being carried and poor
It’s very similar to the way Sterling was vilified all the way through the World Cup - because the stats say no goals he must be having a shocker when it was quite clear he was playing the way his manager wanted him too
Both Southgate and Deschamps had other players on the bench that could have played instead but they kept playing their preffered choices because quite simply they were playing well and playing to exactly what the managers tactics required - but it’s easier to point to the “goal scored†record and suggest they were poor
It’s very similar to the way Sterling was vilified all the way through the World Cup - because the stats say no goals he must be having a shocker when it was quite clear he was playing the way his manager wanted him too
Giroud was key to the way they played but people only look at stats and it says no goals so immediately equal that to being carried and poor
It’s very similar to the way Sterling was vilified all the way through the World Cup - because the stats say no goals he must be having a shocker when it was quite clear he was playing the way his manager wanted him too
Both Southgate and Deschamps had other players on the bench that could have played instead but they kept playing their preffered choices because quite simply they were playing well and playing to exactly what the managers tactics required - but it’s easier to point to the “goal scored†record and suggest they were poor
I understand your point, but I’d disagree, if he’s done the role requested/required by the manager and his team mates understand his role and he’s come home with a World Cup Winners medal, I’d argue he’s had a fantastic tournament.Giroud did the job that was asked of him, he worked hard, held the ball up well, got the other attackers involved in the play, etc etc, however that does not mean he had a good World Cup. He did his job, just like Sterling did, but neither of them had good tournaments. They were somewhat effective in the role they were asked to play but neither had good tournaments, they merely were able to fulfil a role. At the end of the day attackers are judged on their performances in front of goal as that is what wins games and both missed a number of good opportunities. Giroud played 546 minutes in the tournament and didn't register a single shot on target, that is not a record to be proud of and not the record of someone who had a "good" tournament. He may have been able to fulfil a role for France in the system Deschamps wanted to play but that does not mean he had a good tournament.
This was the worst World Cup ever. The technical ability of 90% of the players could be matched by most Sunday pub teams, if not bettered. Most couldn't pass a ball to save their lives. As for the winners. Blurg ! Mbap is just a whippet with no end product (90% of the time), he will do nothing. We had one at Macc once. Praised to the skies he was. sure we sold him for a bucket of cash but he was soon found out and fell through the divisions and is still falling LOL. Pogba? Just Henderson in a blue shirt. In fact I'd play Henderson over Pogba every time. Just jogs up and down the pitch.
Jut my opinion. The worst bit was that Pogba can now wave a WC winners medal in the faces of players vastly superior to him. Lets hope it spurs our lot on to much better performances. (but it won't )
Giroud was key to the way they played but people only look at stats and it says no goals so immediately equal that to being carried and poor
It’s very similar to the way Sterling was vilified all the way through the World Cup - because the stats say no goals he must be having a shocker when it was quite clear he was playing the way his manager wanted him too
Both Southgate and Deschamps had other players on the bench that could have played instead but they kept playing their preffered choices because quite simply they were playing well and playing to exactly what the managers tactics required - but it’s easier to point to the “goal scored†record and suggest they were poor