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Bertrand · 11.20.2013, 04:56 PM

I didn't know Siem de Jong had been given time for the national side; that's great! He sure left a positive impression on me when I last saw Ajax play! Any chance he leaves the bench in the tournament (or any chance he gets a selection)?

Now, your well deserved French point of view...
Your relieved French point of view...

I didn't expect France to win. The first leg was so poor from the blues and so good from the Ukranians (they kept on attacking leading 2-0, they were supposed to be weak!). This being said, I didn't expect France to lose either. And a draw was out of the question too.
Arsène Wenger (future PL winner, since he's French) was a pundit yesterday and assessed one second before kick off that the Ukrainain defender that got expelled in the first leg was the one who usually keeps things together at the back, and that his absence might be France's luck. Ukraine didn't deserve a win anyway, as I can't settle on a way of typing Ukr...ian twice the same.

Last night, right from the start, I believed there'd be something, from the players' reactions.

Valbuena was there instead of Nasri. Valbuena's mocked in France, where he's said to be dumb, whereas Nasri's said to be a selfish arrogant etc. (when he really is an inconsistent performer full of himself).
Valbuena's more of team player than Nasri.

We got to see Ribéry a lot in the first leg, and Nasri too, doing sub-tiki-taka in slow motion with their pal Evra by the touchline, which was ridiculous.
Yesterday, Ribéry wasn't that much in the spotlight, even though he got to claim two assists.
Benzéma smiled once - something rare, another goal should have been awarded for this performance.

The very good ones were Cabaye (omitted in the first leg), Pogba (he's impressive, he's 20, he's gonna be a monster). Commentators will add Sakho since he scored, but I still prefer Koscielny.

We'll know what to expect when Deschamps picks his team for Brazil. Let's hope Ribéry won't be allowed to get too many of his friends on the pitch with him instead of guys who can see where and who the ball should fly to...

This was your French bit of insight, highly valuable, since French.

11.20.2013, 04:56 PM	#3945
Bertrand expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rennes, France Posts: 1,274	I didn't know Siem de Jong had been given time for the national side; that's great! He sure left a positive impression on me when I last saw Ajax play! Any chance he leaves the bench in the tournament (or any chance he gets a selection)? Now, your well deserved French point of view... Your relieved French point of view... I didn't expect France to win. The first leg was so poor from the blues and so good from the Ukranians (they kept on attacking leading 2-0, they were supposed to be weak!). This being said, I didn't expect France to lose either. And a draw was out of the question too. Arsène Wenger (future PL winner, since he's French) was a pundit yesterday and assessed one second before kick off that the Ukrainain defender that got expelled in the first leg was the one who usually keeps things together at the back, and that his absence might be France's luck. Ukraine didn't deserve a win anyway, as I can't settle on a way of typing Ukr...ian twice the same. Last night, right from the start, I believed there'd be something, from the players' reactions. Valbuena was there instead of Nasri. Valbuena's mocked in France, where he's said to be dumb, whereas Nasri's said to be a selfish arrogant etc. (when he really is an inconsistent performer full of himself). Valbuena's more of team player than Nasri. We got to see Ribéry a lot in the first leg, and Nasri too, doing sub-tiki-taka in slow motion with their pal Evra by the touchline, which was ridiculous. Yesterday, Ribéry wasn't that much in the spotlight, even though he got to claim two assists. Benzéma smiled once - something rare, another goal should have been awarded for this performance. The very good ones were Cabaye (omitted in the first leg), Pogba (he's impressive, he's 20, he's gonna be a monster). Commentators will add Sakho since he scored, but I still prefer Koscielny. We'll know what to expect when Deschamps picks his team for Brazil. Let's hope Ribéry won't be allowed to get too many of his friends on the pitch with him instead of guys who can see where and who the ball should fly to... This was your French bit of insight, highly valuable, since French.
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