Hey France, are you Germany in disguise? The French win today was a display of efficient, controlled football that Germany, pre-Russia 2018, would have been proud of. It was actually reminiscent of Germany's 1-0 win against France in the quarterfinals of Brazil '14.
Belgium just couldn't get going today and the exalted golden generation leaves Russia with nothing, other than the consolation prize of third or fourth place.
Did France step it up a gear? Maybe one gear. There were a few ooh-aah moments, but it was their overall stifling of the potent Belgian attack that was the most impressive. It did make for not the most exciting of matches, not the one that lived up to the high expectations promised to the part-time football viewer. But who in France cares?
Tomorrow, because of course you don't know, is England and Croatia's turn. I have no plans for Sunday. The only thing I am looking forward to is the exciting, unbearable tension that is going to overcome me tomorrow afternoon.
We'll talk tomorrow night.
No comments:
Post a Comment