I must say that I completely unaware of the teams and players...
and that's on purpose... I've been ignoring all national team events and competitions so I really don't know who's who
however... something has not changed, it seems
TEAMS are scary... not players
and that's why Argentina but the VERY SCARE FRANCE four years ago... France had the players (in numbers)... Argentina had the team (in a very competitive spirit)
BEST SPORTS FINAL EVER!!
and I hope it repeats this year... France vs Argentina
or perhaps, France vs Spain, if possible... I would love that one too
maybe even a mythical one, for the ages... Argentina vs England final
My point was simply that just because Argentina won the final against France (on penalties) doesnât mean Argentina had the better team. In fact, the French team were better.
Many factors can influence a match.
Hungary had a team ten times better than Germanyâs, but Germany won the final; if theyâd played that match again, Hungary would have won nine times out of ten.
so... if France had a better working team... how come, 99% of their drive was focused and relied on MbappĂŠ alone...
and if Argentina did not have the better team... then how come they managed to get ahead and win at the end based on the TEAM work... which had first-timers, young players, and even rookies and "unknowns"
Messi and DiMaria were the complement... not the base, the base was THE TEAM
Once again, a victory doesnât necessarily mean a better team; there are plenty of examples that contradict this simplistic line of reasoning.
Switzerland knocked France out of the European Championship; according to your reasoning, Switzerland has a better team than France, but no one with any real knowledge would think that.
Messi was, after all, voted the tournamentâs best player and finished as the tournamentâs second-highest goalscorer
what makes a team a better team is not the result on the ballot... but how does a team manage to overcome their shortcomings and to compensate for their lack of better and top players
you are going merely by results... I am going by experience as a player, a coach, and a competitor... in this one specific sport
another very important thing... just because you have the better team, that does not mean you are the better team every single day on every single game and if you don't know that
maybe that's because you never played sports... but I have, so...
when you just look back at the scores and results... that's not the sport, that's just statistics
Another self-proclaimed football expert on the internet â thatâs such a rarity 𤣠Sorry, Mourinho đ¤Ł
But thatâs exactly what Iâm saying: just because youâve won a match doesnât mean youâre the best. Just because Argentina won that match doesnât mean they have a better team than France.
Itâs you whoâve been arguing the opposite from the start.
Once again, according to your own logic, Switzerland has a better team than France, because they knocked France out of the European Championship. Itâs just ridiculous
experience is not expertise... you're smart enough to also know the meaning of both words
at the end of the day... you're just going with the heart because you're French and to your eyes that's enough to be "best and better"
but in sports, that doesn't really matter
just because you have more individual names... that will not make you the better team automatically and true fans of sports, any sports... have always known, that
Are you saying that the French team hasn't achieved anything, that it hasn't proven its worth? đ
This has nothing to do with being French. I would say the exact same thing if the roles were reversed. You keep trying to make it about emotions, but my point is very simple: a single match result doesnât define which team is better overall.
Thanks a lot for the laugh your last comment gave me; you really arenât an expert. Germany has a more impressive track record than the French team, but its squad simply isnât up to scratch at the moment. No sensible person would think that
I thought you were implying that the French team hadnât proved anything with your
and again... you go by records and statistics, and that's just numbers that don't mean a thing to people as much as actually knowing the sport as it is
and if you don't know about "oh shit, here come the Germans again" then you obviously don't know the sport... or you just care, as I said... for France, and ignore the rest
Iâm looking at the facts â what have Germanyâs results been in recent years? How have they performed in competitions? We need to stick to the facts.
Youâre letting your emotions get the better of you.
A true fan wouldnât say such nonsense about the current German team
Itâs like Brazil â theyâve been a shadow of their former selves for a few years now, but we still âwaryâ of them
But with this logic , no team should be underestimated.
Youâre saying results and stats donât matter, yet your main argument is based on a single match result (7â1).
If results and performances donât matter, then what exactly are you basing your opinion on? đ¤Ł
To say that nobody fears Brazil is frankly ridiculous.
Once again, no serious observer considers Germany to be a top-class team these days. Not a single one. Once again, letâs stick to the facts, not your emotions.
Itâs you whoâs basing your opinion on a single result (Brazil v Germany)
You literally said earlier that youâre not aware of the teams or the players because you choose to ignore them. So on one hand, you dismiss results and performances⌠and on the other, you donât even follow the teams or the players. This is reason your lack of knowledge about the German team. So youâre simply letting your emotions get the better of you.
So Iâm genuinely trying to understand what exactly are you basing your opinion on?
Because at this point, it doesnât seem to be facts, nor actual observation of the sport.
Do you consider yourself a true sports fan? Thatâs a joke.
France is ranked #1 by FIFA, and they are definitely one of the favorites. However, unless I'm mistaken, it's not that common that the #1 ranked squad goes on to win the World Cup.
It will be interesting to see what happens in World Cup 2026. Personally, I suspect there will be a few surprises.
France absolutely is one of the scariest squads at any World Cup, mainly because of their depth 😅
You look at their bench and realize many of those guys would start for most other national teams. Strong in every line: defense, midfield, and attack, plus tons of pace and skill.
When theyâre focused and tactically disciplined, theyâre a nightmare to face. 🇫🇷â˝
I donât know the rankings, but youâre gonna have to win it in America and go through the mighty USA if you want to claim the world championship â˝ď¸
Theyâve retired from international football. To be honest, I really gave Lloris a hard time during the World Cup final; I still canât understand how he failed to save that penalty from Messi, but he was a good goalkeeper.
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