That's the kind of tackle that never earns a yellow in CONMEBOL and the "league" is so much worse for it
Euro 2020 Round of 16 Day 3: Game Thread
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Deschamps getting outclassed. The talent difference should make it moot, but we'll see.
He's a terrible manager. He's got the most talented squad in the world, so he's not dumb for playing super conservatively and telling his guys to go get 'em but it's not impressive.
It's awesome that teams are now starting to show signs of chemistry. The early stages of these international tourneys are so clunky once they get a few matches under their belt these guys start showing understanding
That is if you don't just randomly change your formation like an enormous ding-dong.
You joke but getting a group of superstars like this to all row in the same direction is a big part of the job. Lots of bigtime managers are high level guys with Xs and Os assistants.
That's what makes that tweak feel out of character from him as a mistake. He's been good at "line up the sparkling talent in a consistent way and make sure they don't eff up and lose before said talent lets them win".
That was Pogba in a nutshell. Incredible skill to get past two defenders, then shanked the pass.
I am rubbish at spotting penalties in real time and even I saw that one. He shouldn't have needed VAR.
Man, it feels like both sides have missed an open chance in the last few minutes on a nice cross.
I was just writing how I support Switzerland no matter what, but I've also got money on them tonight. And I was about to hit "post reply" and then that happened.
That Benzema first touch for the first goal, that Mbappe backheel for the second. When you can start multiple superstars in your attack it covers up for a lot of sins.
