El Keniano wrote:
The French are beside themselves. Lukaku and Hazard, on the other hand, look dejected as heck.
Hell yeah, man. They have to wait another 4 years! Hazard will be 31 and Lukaku will be 29, still quality for another run. In some situations, I thought belgium was the better team.
However, France had a great game plan: Let Belgium control possession, keep a low block, and keep the middle congested so Lukaku does not get any service. That game plan required Pogba and most of the attacking players to be more defensive, with only Mbappe out waiting for the counter.
Varane was freaking brilliant for FRance, shutting down Lukaku and heading away all of the crosses.
Had Martinez started Mertens and Carrasco, players would have been able to get through the creases. But dumb arse martinez kept Fellani on, playing on the wing, and france just stayed in the center, because FEllani is not a threat. That left Hazard to be the one to dribble and beat players, but they always forced him to the middle, and just fouled him to stop his penetration.
I still can't get over playing Fellani as a winger in the second half , and dropping hazard back to get the ball.....Look how far Hazard had to dribble to get to the box!