France - beginning of dominance?
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Re: France - beginning of dominance?
Depending on their group that team might not have gotten out of the first stage of the WC.sayala wrote:This French B team would have made the semi-final
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Re: France - beginning of dominance?
They have the POTENTIAL to be a dominant side, but they are far from one.
Buhari, whose two terms thankfully ground to a constitutional halt in May. (One thing both democracies have going for them is that their leaders, however bad, have only two terms to swing the wrecking ball.) Under Buhari, growth per head also plunged to 0. An economic agenda drawn from the dusty pages of a 1970s protectionist handbook failed to do the trick. Despite Buhari’s promise to tame terrorism and criminality, violence flourished. Despite his reputation for probity, corruption swirled. FT
Re: France - beginning of dominance?
Definitely, the 12th man would've helped considerably.sayala wrote:This French B team would have made the semi-final
Costil (Bordeux)
Sakho (Crystal Palace)
Zouma (Chelsea)
Koscielny (Arsenal)
Debuchy
Riberry (Bayern Muninch)
Sissoko (Tottenham)
Coman (Bayern Munich)
Rabiot (PSG)
Lacazette (Arsenal)
Benzema (Real Madrid)
Martial (Man Utd)
Subs
Laporte (Man City)
Mangala (Everton)
Payet (Marseille)
Digne (Barcelona)
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Re: France - beginning of dominance?
And Italywale1974 wrote:Add Spain toogreg wrote:France also exited at the group stage in the following World Cup after their 98 win.Rawlings wrote:This is the same crap we heard after Germany won Brazil 2014
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Re: France - beginning of dominance?
Spain were dominant though, in that 5 year period from 2008-2012?
Even in 2013, they were runner up at the confed cup
They were also uninterrupted as number 1 in the world from October 2011 – July 2014
If people have forgotten in that 2008-2013 window that was 1 WC win, 2 Euros, 1 Confed Silver Medal..and I may have missed something.
Exiting the group stage in 2014 means nothing after all of that.
Spain do not belong in this discussion.
Even in 2013, they were runner up at the confed cup
They were also uninterrupted as number 1 in the world from October 2011 – July 2014
If people have forgotten in that 2008-2013 window that was 1 WC win, 2 Euros, 1 Confed Silver Medal..and I may have missed something.
Exiting the group stage in 2014 means nothing after all of that.
Spain do not belong in this discussion.
Buhari, whose two terms thankfully ground to a constitutional halt in May. (One thing both democracies have going for them is that their leaders, however bad, have only two terms to swing the wrecking ball.) Under Buhari, growth per head also plunged to 0. An economic agenda drawn from the dusty pages of a 1970s protectionist handbook failed to do the trick. Despite Buhari’s promise to tame terrorism and criminality, violence flourished. Despite his reputation for probity, corruption swirled. FT
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Re: France - beginning of dominance?
I'm still not sold on France.
(they are kind of lily-livered and the Argentina game showed that)
I feel England would have given them a very hard time if that was the final
Anyway we go see.
Germany will spank France if they meet. Watch this space.
(they are kind of lily-livered and the Argentina game showed that)
I feel England would have given them a very hard time if that was the final
Anyway we go see.
Germany will spank France if they meet. Watch this space.
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Re: France - beginning of dominance?
How are you bullish on Germany but not on France?tfco wrote:I'm still not sold on France.
(they are kind of lily-livered and the Argentina game showed that)
I feel England would have given them a very hard time if that was the final
Anyway we go see.
Germany will spank France if they meet. Watch this space.