Stephan said:
2000 france got to final after zizou penalty against portugal 
and we know what happened then in the final
and we know what happened then in the final
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Yeah there's been a ridiculous amount of parallels to the Euros these past few games :undecide:
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Here is a rule I would like to see added by FIFA: If you are "injured" enough to warrant being carried off on the stretcher, you should have to sit out for 10 minutes for treatment. I am tired of players looking like they broke both legs being taken off on a stretcher and then coming back on the field a second later.
france played much better and deserved the result. Although henry dived to get the penalty, but portugal werent as hungry to get that goal. FFS they didnt have ppl forward. And anything that they threw, the defense just killed.
i have to say though, Thuram has been playing very well.Impressive there at the back.
its the big one now, france v italy....will the azzuri be the first team get their revenge in those finals on an old rival ?
i have to say though, Thuram has been playing very well.Impressive there at the back.
its the big one now, france v italy....will the azzuri be the first team get their revenge in those finals on an old rival ?
BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEH! 
Boy am I glad that's over. The spirit I raved about is gone again, we struggle as favorites, always. Our offence was better today than last time, but the players are visibly nervous. Ball reception is awful for many of them. Defensively we have few lapses, but that's because the veterans hold the ship together. Mr 120 was immense today, Abidal and Sagnol were both shoddy. Early on Ribery dives for a freekick Then Henry does it Then we get a penalty from a dive And we try for a while after that, but before half time we decide not to bother anymore. Did you see how the players were just standing around just before the whistle, not even moving? Ronaldo had a penalty appeal in the first half, I didn't see it so well so I'm not sure about it. It probably was nothing, but the only thing between the teams today was that one penalty and so it was most unfair to Portugal. In the second half it was even worse, we didn't try but for brief periods. Ribery was definitely the best and most eager offensive player today. It was as if the whole team was tired. Zidane didn't come forward, he would just stop.
Portugal showed a lot of willingness, but they were thwarted mostly due to our control of the long balls, the crosses. Thuram stood out, but the others contributed heavily to cutting out every pass. This is what burnt them the most, they couldn't get lucky. There was a scare as Barthez fumbled the freekick from Ronaldo, but Figo did us a big favor and headed the ball over the bar.
The referee was quite good, but at times it seemed like we were getting most of the calls. Very restrained with the yellow cards, which I think was alright, the game was well behaved.
To summarize,
BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEH!
Boy am I glad that's over. The spirit I raved about is gone again, we struggle as favorites, always. Our offence was better today than last time, but the players are visibly nervous. Ball reception is awful for many of them. Defensively we have few lapses, but that's because the veterans hold the ship together. Mr 120 was immense today, Abidal and Sagnol were both shoddy. Early on Ribery dives for a freekick
Then Henry does it Then we get a penalty from a dive And we try for a while after that, but before half time we decide not to bother anymore. Did you see how the players were just standing around just before the whistle, not even moving? Ronaldo had a penalty appeal in the first half, I didn't see it so well so I'm not sure about it. It probably was nothing, but the only thing between the teams today was that one penalty and so it was most unfair to Portugal. In the second half it was even worse, we didn't try but for brief periods. Ribery was definitely the best and most eager offensive player today. It was as if the whole team was tired. Zidane didn't come forward, he would just stop.Portugal showed a lot of willingness, but they were thwarted mostly due to our control of the long balls, the crosses. Thuram stood out, but the others contributed heavily to cutting out every pass. This is what burnt them the most, they couldn't get lucky. There was a scare as Barthez fumbled the freekick from Ronaldo, but Figo did us a big favor and headed the ball over the bar.
The referee was quite good, but at times it seemed like we were getting most of the calls. Very restrained with the yellow cards, which I think was alright, the game was well behaved.
To summarize,
BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEH!
Stephan said:
Saha booked just after coming on as a sub and will miss the final
and that means trezeguet will play against italy atleast as a sub. and he hasnt played much in the tournament, what means his eager to score
and that means trezeguet will play against italy atleast as a sub. and he hasnt played much in the tournament, what means his eager to score
