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Semi-Final: Germany vs France - (7/7/16) KO 8pm, BBC1/HD


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Old 08-07-2016, 15:39
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Are we really still using possession as the yard-stick for the best team in 2016? Given everything that has happened this year and the success of teams like Iceland, both Irelands, Wales, Portugal, Italy...?

The Germans finishing has been appalling all tournament. They should have beaten Northern Ireland about 10-0 and instead only scored one (partly due to Michael McGovern of course). They dominated the French in the first-half last night and yet had no end product. Even in the final five minutes of the game they had two gilt-edged chances and numerous crosses into the box that nobody was on the end of.

I think this French team look weak at the back but they are very talented in attack and midfield. The likes of Griezman and Pogba would get in any team in the world.
The weak at the back bit is the problem. The great tournament winning sides are invariably strong all over the pitch. The French were arguably fortuitous in their route to the final too : they faced two sides who were fourth seeds in the group stages, Ireland and Iceland, and then came up against a misfiring German team in the semi.....even there, they may have been lucky, as we've often seen penalty claims like that one waved away by the ref.....it's anyone's guess what would have happened in the second half with the score still at 0-0.

You could certainly make a case for them being the best team in the tournament but harder to say that they are a truly great side.
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