qs! wrote:

Benzema is quality.

Yep. He's a proper footballer

We were linked quite heavily to Matuidi, 3-4 years ago. Would've been a great buy on the cheap

France look good but I think ultimately they'll run short on goal power in the big games

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

This ref is terrible

Honduras are terrible. They're looking to hurt the French players.

Ricky1985 wrote:
Clrnc wrote:

France actually have 3 very similar players in the middle. All 3 are very complete box to box CMs, who can do almost anything.

Matiudi can't pass or shoot. Not very well anyway. Cabaye can pass and shoot but can't really run and certainly isn't notably athletic. That's why he's chosen to sit in front of the back 4.

Pogba definitely fits your description of a complete, box-to-box centre midfielder though. Love him.

What I meant was they are all very similar box to box midfielders, not focusing on their strengths and weakness. In these days, its weird for a team to play 3 similar players in the middle and hard to achieve balance with it. Most teams have a dedicated pivot/sitter, and a number 10 in the middle trio.

Cabaye is the unfortunate player to sacrifice for the team and play the Arteta role it seems for France.

Meanwhile, Wenger is praising Griezmann so much on TF1 commentary duties.

Griezmann faded out in the second half

My word. The number of potential leg breakers there's been today!

Debuchy adds so much to the France attack.

flobaba wrote:

Griezmann faded out in the second half

Yep. Expected him to have a field day against ten men

Jonathan Pearce: "It's 3-0 what a good goal!"

Martin Keown: "It's in the side netting Jonathan."

"Jonathan Pearce don't trust technology after he watched all the robots kill each other when reporteding from the frontline of the Robot Wars"

If Benzema's confidence grows from this game France could be in with a shout.
They need him to hit a purple patch.

Hope the Argies lose. Will make the WC twice as interesting.

Don't know what Wenger sees in Griezmann. Good player but nothing special.
Sakho over Kos is a joke.
And Benzema is #kwalitee

Clrnc wrote:

Debuchy adds so much to the France attack.

if we get aurier you'll be saying that next season about him and the arsenal attack.

Too easy for France especially after the red card. Great strike from Benzema for the 3rd. This World Cup really has been all about the big name players so far.

What a horrible team Honduras are. Even in the friendly against England last week all they did was try to break legs.

Good to see goal line technology finally used for its intended purpose. Didn't look fully over the line from any angle on any replay though so guess we just have to trust it!

Griezmann is class, as I have been saying for a long time. Only 21 too with plenty of developing to do. He has a great leap too and fantastic timing; he scores quite often with headers despite being a midget. 🙂

Rex wrote:

Griezmann is class, as I have been saying for a long time. Only 21 too with plenty of developing to do.

Really?
He actually looks about 12.

Rex wrote:

Griezmann is class, as I have been saying for a long time. Only 21 too with plenty of developing to do. He has a great leap too and fantastic timing; he scores quite often with headers despite being a midget. 🙂

He's 23 Rex. Definitely agree with his heading and hops.

Had a little chuckle at Luis Suarez being the Honduras coach. Especially given how horrid and dirty they are.

missed the match as I was too knackered from a long drive to wake up!

They've got Giroud!
They can't spell Blue!
Aaaaallez les Bleus!

They've also got Lloris he's their captain, theres's no way Tottenham should be allowed to lift the world cup.

Biggus wrote:

theres's no way Tottenham should be allowed to lift the world cup.

no Mam, Gareth Bale will not be playing in the World Cup and Real Madrid won't be winning any time soon.

Biggus wrote:

They've also got Lloris he's their captain, theres's no way Tottenham should be allowed to lift the world cup.

Well they did win the CL.

4 days later

Switzerland will have double Giroud unleashed upon them 🙂

No Griezmann, Benzema on the left.

I just can't accept that France's goalie is a rotten Spud, I'm sorry I just can't get over it.......

Woohoo Giroud starts #AllezLesBleus

I'd quite enjoy seeing the Swiss upset the French.
Test their nerve a bit, see if they revert to bickering and sulking.

Ollie's first contribution is to take someone out.

Jeez Giroud's just taken Bergen out.
Going to be replaced by Senderos.
Advantage France.