Emaprince:
Just look at benzema, mbappe and greizman in the line up, for what?
Grizzy was totally anonymous while benz was falling deep trying to build up play to justify mbappe

Giroud in this team would have made the difference. Atleast, either of grizzy or benz should have been dropped.

Giroud only got international friendly juice

hensben:
What did he do with the 85 minutes.

After playing "rubbish" for 85mins, one would have thought Deschamps will bring on the "game changer", but no he decided to bring on a player who only scored 3 goals In a full season.

All this talk about Deschamps not subbing Giroud in...

France were defending a slim lead, Germany cranking up the pressure and with minutes left on the clock, it only made sense to bring in Tolisso to add steel and fresh legs to the midfield, and then bring in Dembele to add pace in the attack in the case of a counter.


If France were chasing the game, I'm 150% sure he would've brought Giroud on.

But yeah, agenda must agend.

MaziAlaye:

After playing "rubbish" for 85mins, one would have thought Deschamps will bring on the "game changer", but no he decided to bring on a player who only scored 3 goals In a full season.

Yeah cos it'd be pretty smart to bring in a 'game changer' when you're the one leading and coming under pressure, rather than reinforcing the midfield.

Very very smart.

We need a world class striker please.

MaziAlaye:

After playing "rubbish" for 85mins, one would have thought Deschamps will bring on the "game changer", but no he decided to bring on a player who only scored 3 goals In a full season.

You expect him to bring on giroud when they are leading and playing Germany of all country.

BlueMann:


Yeah cos it'd be pretty smart to bring in a 'game changer' when you're the one leading and coming under pressure, rather than reinforcing the midfield.

Very very smart.

Germany started controlling the whole game from late first half down to the final whistle, but Deschamps was so careless to leave benzema on the pitch to defend their lead for 85mins.
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hensben:
You expect him to bring on giroud when they are leading and playing Germany of all country.

Y'all talk like as if Germany started pressing them from 85mins.. Germany controlled the game throughout. Why didn't deschamps bring on Tolisso earlier on since it was to defend their lead

MaziAlaye:

Y'all talk like as if Germany started pressing them from 85mins.. Germany controlled the game throughout. Why didn't deschamps bring on Tolisso earlier on since it was to defend their lead

Its not about pressing them from the beginning, the game is about to finish so it is wise to sub in a player and that player shouldn’t be a striker when you already leading and playing against Germany.

The coach knows better. Me personally, i would start benzema ahead of giroud because of his workrate on and off the ball. Giroud is a stationary forward unlike benzema who is dogged and hardworking

Germany was pressing hard throughout the game and Deschamps wasn't comfortable with an own goal lead.. why didn't he bring on Giroud early 2nd half to help or were they defending their lead throughout?

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Germany started controlling the whole game from late first half down to the final whistle, but Deschamps was so careless to leave benzema on the pitch to defend their lead for 85mins.
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said this yesterday and some people came after me because of agenda

Noticed that people here aren't opinionated, most are sheep that follow the flock, they can't think on their own, they follow established agenda and anybody with contrary opinion is foolish, dumb, doesn't have a good TV or isn't a Chelsea fan, typical nigerian behavior

I don't give a Bleep if my opinion doesn't sit well with you or your agenda, I will say it as it is with no sentiment attached, yesterday havertz had a bad game, could argue that there were things that hindered his performance, I could but I accepted it, unlike you that make excuses for mount, being wrong isn't a sign of weakness, it's a chance to learn and improve

whether you like what I say or not, everytime you stand against the truth, the stupid person isn't the person that is called stupid

it's the person that is wrong and thinks that they are right

When you eventually find out that you were wrong or sentimental, I don't need to call you stupid then, you will arrive at the conclusion on your own

Peace

hensben:
Its not about pressing them from the beginning, the game is about to finish so it is wise to sub in a player and that player shouldn’t be a striker when you already leading and playing against Germany.

Deschamps would be so foolish to defend an own goal lead against a team like Germany... Why didn't he bring Giroud on around 50-60mins?
Because the last time he subbed him on for benzema it was around late first half and he went on to score two goals, why not deschamps do it this time? Or is Giroud reserved for friendlies and not big matches?

MaziAlaye:

Y'all talk like as if Germany started pressing them from 85mins.. Germany controlled the game throughout. Why didn't deschamps bring on Tolisso earlier on since it was to defend their lead

Na wa o. I don't know whether to say this issue is being overflogged.

You've said that Germany started controlling the game much earlier than the dying minutes. That is true. But perhaps that in itself partly explains why Benzema stayed in for as long as he did.

Germany's hold on the game kept getting stronger by the minute. But I don't think it truly became a one way traffic till the lattter stages of the game, when France became confined strictly to defense and counterattacks. Leaving Benzema on - up till the 60th minute as you keep mentioning - wasn't necessarily a bad decision, cos Germany's defence became more and more susceptible WHILE France still had a fair amount of control of the game. At that point, France were doing both attacking and counterattacking in fair measure. Bemzema can lead the attack when the team has possession, and he can contribute valuably on the break as well. What's more, Benzema's mobility advantage means he would contribute more to defense that Giroud would.

But when it became a strict case of attack vs defense, by then it made little sense to bring in Giroud. Instead, introducing Tolisso to add steel to the midfield and aid the defence was a smarter move, as was the later introduction of the pacy Dembele.

donstan18:
We need a world class striker please.

Jesus

hensben:
Mam u should give us pogba just the way we gave them Matic.

No. Pogba is a tournament player. He can only keep concentration in few games. We don't need Raiola headache

TheHulk616:
Benzema had a poor game

If not for the dearth of quality strikers in world football, France wouldn't have recalled this bag of beans. Now 3 matches, no goal.

Even Dayokanu aka Raumdeuter knew Benzema has always been a useless striker, long time ago.

Mecka:
The coach knows better. Me personally, i would start benzema ahead of giroud because of his workrate on and off the ball. Giroud is a stationary forward unlike benzema who is dogged and hardworking

I agree with this, but we don't make the rules. We just follow the rules set by ApariSports

Havertz10:
said this yesterday and some people came after me because of agenda

Noticed that people here aren't opinionated, most are sheep that follow the flock, they can't think on their own, they follow established agenda and anybody with contrary opinion is foolish, dumb, doesn't have a good TV or isn't a Chelsea fan, typical nigerian behavior

I don't give a Bleep if my opinion doesn't sit well with you or your agenda, I will say it as it is with no sentiment attached, yesterday havertz had a bad game, could argue that there were things that hindered his performance, I could but I accepted it, unlike you that make excuses for mount, being wrong isn't a sign of weakness, it's a chance to learn and improve

whether you like what I say or not, everytime you stand against the truth, the stupid person isn't the person that is called stupid

it's the person that is wrong and thinks that they are right

When you eventually find out that you were wrong or sentimental, I don't need to call you stupid then, you will arrive at the conclusion on your own

Peace

All this just for just football, Omo

Havertz10:
said this yesterday and some people came after me because of agenda

Noticed that people here aren't opinionated, most are sheep that follow the flock, they can't think on their own, they follow established agenda and anybody with contrary opinion is foolish, dumb, doesn't have a good TV or isn't a Chelsea fan, typical nigerian behavior

I don't give a Bleep if my opinion doesn't sit well with you or your agenda, I will say it as it is with no sentiment attached, yesterday havertz had a bad game, could argue that there were things that hindered his performance, I could but I accepted it, unlike you that make excuses for mount, being wrong isn't a sign of weakness, it's a chance to learn and improve

whether you like what I say or not, everytime you stand against the truth, the stupid person isn't the person that is called stupid

it's the person that is wrong and thinks that they are right

When you eventually find out that you were wrong or sentimental, I don't need to call you stupid then, you will arrive at the conclusion on your own

Peace

hensben:
What did he do with the 85 minutes.

Giroud was not even good enough to play 1 minute

timbros:


No reason will change the fact that Giroud on the bench recorded same number of shots on target with Benz who played 85mins more than him. No reason.

If Giroud was that good he would be on the field not with the ball boys

raumdeuter:


Giroud was not even good enough to play 1 minute

But the problem is that Benz' stats for 85 minutes isnt too different from Giroud that didnt play or how you see am?

adisaaowala:


But the problem is that Benz' stats for 85 minutes isnt too different from Giroud that didnt play or how you see am?

Ibime:


I agree with this, but we don't make the rules. We just follow the rules set by ApariSports

The rules are good players show it on the field in key games not on the bench or in ballot boxes

adisaaowala:


But the problem is that Benz' stats for 85 minutes isnt too different from Giroud that didnt play or how you see am?

The coach would have subbed in Giroud if he was that good but he was just as useful as any fan in the stadium

No wonder the players dey yarn am as liability

airmark:




If not for the dearth of quality strikers in world football, France wouldn't have recalled this bag of beans. Now 3 matches, no goal.

Even Dayokanu aka Raumdeuter knew Benzema has always been a useless striker, long time ago.

Dearth of quality striker how?

What happened to Giroud and Belotti

BlueMann:


Na wa o. I don't know whether to say this issue is being overflogged.

You've said that Germany started controlling the game much earlier than the dying minutes. That is true. But perhaps that in itself partly explains why Benzema stayed in for as long as he did.

Germany's hold on the game kept getting stronger by the minute. But I don't think it truly became a one way traffic till the lattter stages of the game, when France became confined strictly to defense and counterattacks. Leaving Benzema on - up till the 60th minute as you keep mentioning - wasn't necessarily a bad decision, cos Germany's defence became more and more susceptible WHILE France still had a fair amount of control of the game. At that point, France were doing both attacking and counterattacking in fair measure. Bemzema can lead the attack when the team has possession, and he can contribute valuably on the break as well. What's more, Benzema's mobility advantage means he would contribute more to defense that Giroud would.

But when it became a strict case of attack vs defense, by then it made little sense to bring in Giroud. Instead, introducing Tolisso to add steel to the midfield and aid the defence was a smarter move, as was the later introduction of the pacy Dembele.

Summary of all this long essay is that Giroud was useless to the game plan which explains why he didn't play a single minute

Same thing we are all saying

hensben:
You expect him to bring on giroud when they are leading and playing Germany of all country.

But the coach brought in Dembele an attacker and forgot Giroud even dey the team

raumdeuter:


Dearth of quality striker how?

What happened to Giroud and Belotti

Giroud - 1 match - 2 goals

Benzema - 3 matches - No goal, 1 Awoof PK missed.

BlueMann:
All this talk about Deschamps not subbing Giroud in...

France were defending a slim lead, Germany cranking up the pressure and with minutes left on the clock, it only made sense to bring in Tolisso to add steel and fresh legs to the midfield, and then bring in Dembele to add pace in the attack in the case of a counter.


If France were chasing the game, I'm 150% sure he would've brought Giroud on.

But yeah, agenda must agend.

Why bring on Dembele and not Giroud?
France were defending a slim goal lead from around 30mins but overlooked Giroud

Is this because he only plays well in friendly games

raumdeuter:


But the coach brought in Dembele an attacker and forgot Giroud even dey the team

Its for tactical reason. Giroud is a CF while Dembele a winger. At that time CF is no longer needed.