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Props to Ronaldo ... Let's see if he can '86 in Brazil
And has touch of a mule. Very dodgy. Can't blame fitness for that touch on goal. Should have scored.
His inability to shut up has shown himself up this time as he claimed he wouldn't play him for 90 minutes. The FA should pay clubs for this sort of treatment.
I guess I was wrong.
You're no Modo that's for sure.
2 goals for Sakho, not sure if the 2nd one was an own goal after all.
Depressing game, our only available RB had no experience playing against an attacker of Ribery's caliber and got skinned every time Frank had the ball. That's what happens when you have a thin squad - there was a gaping hole and no way to cover it up (the RB who stopped Ribery in Kiev missed the game due to suspension). Overall, it has to be said France looked much better and we had no answers - but all 3 goals we conceded were scrappy and unnecessary, and the 2nd one was from a clear, obvious offside that the officials missed.
Our CB earned his 2nd yellow in the 1st minute of the 2nd half - his first was for some unnecessary argument with Sakho, where Sakho was doing most of the talking. After that Ribery and Benzema had a few opportunities to put the game to bed, but the nerves got better of them too. We had a couple of half chances, but did not do enough to legitimately complain about being unlucky (even though we were). Like I said, a thoroughly depressing game, where you can't even quite give credit to the other team and say they deserved it, because the French didn't take their opportunities either - just profited from our (and the ref's) mistakes. First, scrappy goal from Sakho, then a scrappy goal from way offside, then red card, then a poor own goal from the midfielder who replaced the hapless RB. Shit.
The only positive for me is Sakho looked great.
Depressing game, our only available RB had no experience playing against an attacker of Ribery's caliber and got skinned every time Frank had the ball. That's what happens when you have a thin squad - there was a gaping hole and no way to cover it up (the RB who stopped Ribery in Kiev missed the game due to suspension). Overall, it has to be said France looked much better and we had no answers - but all 3 goals we conceded were scrappy and unnecessary, and the 2nd one was from a clear, obvious offside that the officials missed.
Our CB earned his 2nd yellow in the 1st minute of the 2nd half - his first was for some unnecessary argument with Sakho, where Sakho was doing most of the talking. After that Ribery and Benzema had a few opportunities to put the game to bed, but the nerves got better of them too. We had a couple of half chances, but did not do enough to legitimately complain about being unlucky (even though we were). Like I said, a thoroughly depressing game, where you can't even quite give credit to the other team and say they deserved it, because the French didn't take their opportunities either - just profited from our (and the ref's) mistakes. First, scrappy goal from Sakho, then a scrappy goal from way offside, then red card, then a poor own goal from the midfielder who replaced the hapless RB. Shit.
The only positive for me is Sakho looked great.
Luckily it's in Brazil, else there would be no Babes of the World Cup thread.
Ronaldo is ridiculous.
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