PREVIEWING Spain vs. France Euro 2024 👀 'MBAPPE HASN'T BEEN GOOD ENOUGH' - Steve McManaman | ESPN FC
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- On ESPN FC, Julien Laurens, Steve Nicol and Steve McManaman join Kay Murray to discuss what they'd like to see from Kylian Mbappe ahead of France's matchup with Spain in the UEFA EURO 2024 semifinals.
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Amazing how they say Griezmann owes his career to Deschamps. France is trophyless without Griezmann the last 10 years. Griezmann saved all of France in 2016 and Didier would not even be coach without him.
Yes however someone should tell DD to keep Mbappe away from the centre and get out of Grizou's way.
LOL.. you dlearly dont understand that Deschamp is the BIG boss of french football...EVERY SINGLE succes in rench footbnall, be it clubs or National squad has deschamp involved
If Justice is served Spain win this Euros BY farrrr the best team
But I am afraid football doesnt work like that
if France plays England in the Final. They both playing bad lol
real madrid won so many champions leagues by grinding out results and not playing “pretty football” like spain, where’s their criticism?
@@jharvardu where's their criticism? open ur mind and eyes real madrid get critisized under every post and everyone is crying about them
Unfortunately, they got some players missing 😒
France defence's is pretty solid and strong tbh. It may end up them plundering Spain as they play high up, risking counter attack which France (with Mbappe) is lethal.
If Griezmann doesn't start... France could kiss their chances goodbye. His understanding of the game, workrate and technical abilities is needed for France. That team is unlucky when Griezmann is not playing, they need to believe in him he's 33 and carried this France team for a long time.
Problem is France left out Olise who would have been the answer to supplying mbappe and also playing alongside mbappe
When dembele came in for Griezman against portugal , only then did France starting playing . He was holding them back .
Yeah and he is toasted and has had an awful competition. They have tried believing for 7 games now including the friendlies
@@FezzianRepublicwhat ? How you come to this thought Olise never even been cap for France
@@TP4MBH69 Then you could say the same for Mbappe in that particular match. Griezmann would have been far superior to keep on had they subbed Dembele for Mbappe. Griezmann offers way more than just going forward. Think about it tactically and don't be lazy like what these pundits are saying.
"Spaniords are quite tired" cmon man, they acting like the spaniords dont have a plan lol
Spaniards except Lamal and Nici😂
I don't think they're particlarly tired but I'll trust Theo and Kounde over Cucurella and a 38 year old Navas guarding Dembele and Mbappe, even if Mbappe shows up BLINDFOLDED, ffs, and I want Spain to win this game, but the truth is that Rodri is the only player on their team with actual experience, especially with Carvajal out, which is the ONE game in the tournament where they really needed him, and even though Rodri is fantastic France have Kante, Rabiot, and Camavinga, who imho definitely should start, as midfielders that can do a similar job apart from physicality and cracking long shots tbh.
This game looks like it will be won on the wings and although Spain have the younger and better inform players at the moment, the fullbacks guarding them are the best in the World and France's Cb's in Saliba and Upamacano, who I do feel is thier weak spot with Konate a better overall Cb, when healthy, since they're fast, tall, solid and athletic, especially compared to a 5'11" Nacho and Laporte, who's slow,5 years past his Prime, and plays in the Saudi league, so although I'm hoping Spain finds a way past this defensively sound France side, I'm really concerned for their inexperience in this particular game yn ❤🤞.
Robbie is a Spain hater. He is almost gone against them every game.
Whose Robbie?
Wdf did Jules did to his Hairs!!
He looks 10 years older now lol
His hair is receding he jsut managed to cover it up pretty nicely through out the years this video just shows it off with a bad haircut I assume... he should just go bald imo. hanging on with those ltitle hairs to comb over is never good. but for him he rock it well.
@@zorashki buzz cut with Lil beard would look nice on him.
Looks like he age a lot 😂
@@aimkambhu5844 yeah last video he was looking nice this video he changed his hairs and he looks old.
Dembele is going to be the different maker. He played against pretty much all of the Spain players at his times at Barcelona and played with some of them. It is like what he did against Barcelona
Except, he's DUMBele and has no clue what to do with the ball. He only knows running fast and nothing else.
I think De La Fuente must consider playing Nacho at right back, with Vivian next to Laporte. I’m just not sure how Navas would fare against Mbappe
Play giroud
Been screaming that on my tele the all tournament
Never seen another team so disinterested in scoring goals!!!
It’ll depend if Deschamps starts Camavinga
That trio of Cama Tchoua and Kante can control a game
Camavinga was so good against Portugal
Very correct @@naomidiamond1999
Tchouameni is trash, shoots every single time he gets the ball. 1 goal in 100 shots lol.
@@fatih8053 Tchoumeni is better than overrated Trisha mbayal ams your 2 fake accounts to like your own comments it's so obvious shameless
@@fatih8053seek profesional help Mbayal is most overrated Toxic trash ever
Spain vs France tomorrow in the semifinals of the EUROs, 2 teams that’ve had opposite tournaments up to this point and one of them can make it to the final. A lot of people are backing Spain to win this game and that’s because they’ve been the best team of the tournament as they’ve been absolutely dominant they’re on fire they have gotten results with ease and the football they’ve been playing has been breathtaking. Right now, they’re seen as the favorites to win the EURO because despite being drawn in a very challenging group, they’ve managed to win all of their games without conceding a goal and after easing Georgia beating them 4-1 in the RD of 16, they beat Germany 2-1 in extra time proving that against better teams they’re up for the task and are ready for a big test. This has been a team that’s been known for dominating possession and completing 1,000 passes a game and of course they still have quality midfielders, but what they have in Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, is something that previous Spanish teams have never had which is 2 direct and exciting wingers on either side of the same team meaning that opposing teams have to try to find a way to keep both of them quiet. I have a feeling that if they score first, they’ll beat France because as great as their defense is, they have been lucky at times and they don’t know how to score an actual goal and on paper, they should be able to beat them tomorrow.
It’s really amazing to me how France have managed to make it to the semifinals without scoring a single goal from open play and they’re on the brink of reaching another final in a major tournament. As much as people like to talk about their lack of goals, they haven’t conceded a goal from open play meaning that they’re defending well and in football attack wins you games, defense wins you titles. Their solidarity at the back has made up for them not scoring enough goals in attack and I wonder how sustainable this will be especially if they go behind 1-0 against Spain who are the much better team than them right now. As we’ve seen with them in the past, there have been times where they manage to still win games without even being the better team because assuming that France gets it right and they continue to defend well as a unit they’re capable of knocking them out if everyone shows up. This is a team who regardless of how they play, you don’t want to count them out I mean just a team that has made it to 3 finals in the last 4 major tournaments you have to still take them seriously because either their luck could run out or they produce another defensive masterclass. Spain have been playing the much better football and they’ve been more convincing than France, but part of major tournaments no matter how boring a team plays is being able to grind out results and then move on to the next game because what if a penalty and an own goal is enough for them to win tomorrow meaning they have a chance to win the EUROs without a goal from open play as own goals is their top scorer.
OG is tournament top scorer, 10 or more?
Your comment was like watching england😂😂
@@Greg-zp3fh and your's like Scotland 🤣
They did NOT beat Germany with ease.😂
Spain are not big favorites.. They’re -125, basically even
Looking at the names on the French roster I saw only one French name! 😂
The entire podcast want Spain to lose.
They talk about a team that has scored 3 goals up to semi final and none of them are open play.
Whereas Spain scored 11 goals conceded 2 goals one of them own goal
Spain best team in the tournament.
They beat Germany second best team. Which Espn thought will go through.
Spain are much better as a team
And they have a mysterious couch
Let's see
Couldn’t agree more, unbelievable levels of bias and delusion
Well the results will show it spain was the best team or Germany was the 2nd best team or not, Germany had matches against relatively lower ranked team compare to others only good team they faced was Switzerland which they drew, for spain , yes they have been very strong in all the fields but you have to give it to France too, they have managed to be in the semis while facing teams like Belgium and Portugal without having to score goals, that might seem a downside to you, but it's really astonishing to think that they have such a good defence to reach semis without scoring an open play game
Spain lose
@@Benito-lr8mzes que parece tan estúpido asegurar que España pierde !!. Puede que pierda, igual que podría haber perdido con Alemania, que se presuponía más fuerte que Francia, y sin embargo no fue así. España podrá ganar o perder, pero lo que si parece que volverá a ser......un gran partido. Donde se enfrentarán dos estilos marcadamente diferentes. Francia con un juego cerrado y defensivo, contra España y un juego de ataque y vistoso. El aburrimiento de Francia, contra la diversión de España. Independiente del resultado, espero ver buen fútbol, al menos por parte de España. La evolución de España ha sido para este tipo de situaciones. El Tiki Taka había llegado a un punto donde cualquier equipo cerrado y jugando a defender ofrecía muchos problemas, de ahí tanto pase en horizontal. Por eso ahora se busca verticalidad y velocidad en ataque sin renunciar del todo al Tiki Taka. El segundo gol de España contra Alemania vino a raiz de recuperar el Tiki Taka, en el segundo período de la prórroga. Ante el ataque continuo de Alemania , España intentó con éxito hacerse con el balón y mantenerlo, como forma de defensa. Mientras tienes el balón no te atacan. Y a partir de ahí, buscar los espacios en ataque, contra una Alemania descompensada tácticamente por los cambios realizados para ejercer ese ataque continuo. Si metes muchos atacantes, descompensas en defensa. Y eso le ocurrió a Alemania. El entrenador francés tiene una mentalidad distinta al entrenador alemán. No descuidará defensa para hacer un ataque continuo como hizo Alemania. Y en ese punto, España puede poner en práctica esa evolución que ha venido ensayando en cuanto a verticalidad. Tácticamente promete el partido.
@Benito-lr8mz
Lamin Yamal Remember the name
Lamin scores as 16 years old at Euros sami final is incredible magnificent phenomenon
Fun fact.. Mbappe has the 2nd most shots on goal in the entire tournament thus far.. Yes he hasn't scored but .. given his condition for him to still look this threatening.. I don't think he's been "underperforming" tbh.
The problem everyone wants Kylian to be superhuman. He cannot be human then he is not “good”
France's experience may be the difference. Spain can be exposed when their press gets nullified, and France has the ideal personnel to attack Spain's weakened right flank. 2-0 for France.
Lol, the team that scored one goal this cup is going to make 2 in one watch all of a sudden? No way
@@malloottSo because they have not scored they are never going to score again?!? Lol
Spain are winning this tournament
@@malloott sure kid just wait and watch
@@krazyKEYCHAIN0 No, France is gonna win
Guys guys guys..... Mbappe doesnt need to score. His presence is a big enough threat to allow Dembele to score. Even if the match ends 0-0, France will win on penalties
Mbappe so overrated
@@perjamer8333mbappe isn't overrated, he deserves everything
How do you know France would win the penalty shoot out?
@@user-zz7uq8bo7l Well I disagree. He lets the rest of the team do the work while he'll hang around on the left side to score and take penalties. All he has is speed once that goes he's nothing. He'll get found out at RM hopefully.
@@mabusestestament Spain have been pretty bad in penalty shootouts lately... Their last 3 exits in WC/Euro were against Morocco (WC '22), Italy (Euro '20), Russia (WC '18). Italy is understandable but unacceptable to lose to Russia and Morocco for Spain's standards. France's penalty shots were amazing against Portugal.
Unfortunately the rest of their attack has been equally blunt and lackluster. It's not just a Mbappe problem.
Oii I'm not gonna lie Ousmane Dembele is absolute filth when it comes to dribbling but his finishing and final decision is woeful. Which is why i think after this tournament Olise will come to the fold, ESPECIALLY with his move to Bayern. Given he has both dribbling ability and a decent left foot.
If Spain loses, there is no justice. France will turtle and try and strike on counter while Spain will play gorgeous attacking football. Panel picked Spain so France will win.
😂
Portugal won the euros last time by being the worst team in the tournament, there’s no justice In football, you either unfairly win or unfairly lose
😂 bro what? That’s their problem If they lose, what does justice have to do with this
Mbappe is a ninja turtle though
This may end like the semi-finals France vs Germany in 2016... just a nasty snatch by France.
Yep it’ll probably be yet another undeserved win for France
@@danielmacdonald721 why would it be undeserved ? You can give praise to the defense, the stars are not always on the offensive side
@@kletowolf7104no that's boring
ahh, that was one of the most boring semi finals i have ever seen. I hope we do not get a match similar to that one.
All this talk about individual players is getting ridiculous. Football is a team sport. The media hype up players like Mbappe so they can tear them down if they don’t meet ridiculous standards. And the comment sections have become nothing more than people looking to troll and trash players like Mbappe.
No one is hyping up Mbappe.. He's THE BEST player in the world
@@eL--RaL All the talk is about him instead of the team. It’s a team sport. Actually watch France play. Mbappe routinely goes long stretches without even touching the ball. The 24/7 sports media are increasingly making team sports about individuals. It doesn’t work that way with football. At this point, Saliba is arguably more important to France than Mbappe but you hardly hear him mentioned in comparison to Mbappe.
No he isnt what speed is gonna help him with without skills?😂😂@@eL--RaL
If u look at England u dont see a team, u see individuals.
@@wokeaf1337It’s a team sport. It doesn’t matter if the team is cohesive or disjointed. It’s a team sport.
Lamine and Nico about to show Mbappe who the real NEXT BIG THINGS are 💙❤️🔥🇪🇦
Shut up
Yep!
Nico lol?? Nico will be decent winger at best, stop acting likes he generational
hahahahahaha sure 😂😅 Mbappe already won a World at 19 and nearly won a second one!
@@calm123 But Bellingham is generational?? 😂😂🤣
Even if he retires today, Mbappe is already among the greatest players for France.Proud of him❤❤
As much as I admire Spain in this tournament, France is the one side who could overturn them. France are defensively very solid. They have pace on both flanks with Dembele and Barcola as well. For Spain, there's no Dani Carvajal, Pedri and Morata. Cucurella isn't fast and can be beaten by quick wingers. Nacho is not a natural full back.
Kante, Camavinga and Rabiot will match up well with Rodri, Ruiz and Olmo. Unai Simon is vastly inferior to Mike Maignan in terms of being a reliable goalkeeper.
I would prefer Spain to win and get to the final. But I think France have a slight edge.
Of course he plays and scores
Why was mbappe given the captain armband over like griezmann
because he is better
@@matengaelia5306 At what??
@@neocell710 Finishing, positioning, dribbling.
Griezmann should be the captain
@@leothesecond6343err, who's gonna tell him what qualities a captain should have?
Since the beginning of the tournament, ESPN has been wishing that Spain do not win it. They even discuss or say how France should play. For a neutral fan and a lover of nice football, I hope that Spain win it.
Spain have been the best team in this tournament. They've played every match to win, to outscore the opposition and hold them at 0 in their own end. Kind of sad they beat Germany to get here because I feel Deutschland match up better against France than the Spanish do. Heart says Spain but brain says France. Problem is that RB position, without Carvajal and if Mbappe wakes up that equals trouble for Espana. Hopefully they will score in the other end to offset that. So yes, I predict a high scoring (for the level of this tournament) 2-1 and no pens in this one. Just got thatt feeling it's England vs France repeat is once again coming up, in a final this time.
And England will beat France in penalties
France will reach the final. Deschamps is a genius
Carvajal + Pedri won't play.. that's huge for France. Carvajal changes the game so much for Yamal.
spain’s back up right back is a half-retired jesus navas, mbappe will have a field day.
Nah they'll but grimaldo in to replace. People were surprised he was benched for cucurella
@@jharvarduTe sorprenderá la velocidad del semi-retirado Navas !!!
@@jharvarduy puede que Cucu vaya para la derecha, y Grimaldo por la izquierda. Cucu apoyando desde atrás a Yamal, y Grimaldo formando tándem con Nico Williams
Olmo will be playing again
Kay got her prediction right Fairs
This what I miss in TV, football analysis, nothing less.
Mbappe scores 3 goals tmw
1⚽️🇫🇷 ‘23
2⚽️🇫🇷’66
3⚽️🇫🇷’89
And then you'll wake up.
When you factor Kylian Mbappe’s form and him not being fully fit and is uncomfortable wearing a mask and his supporting cast in attack misfiring, you wonder why France hasn’t scored a single goal from open play at the EUROs. It’s true that he has a better record at the World Cup than the EUROs which is a much harder competition, 12 goals in 14 games at the World Cup, 1 goal in 8 games at the EUROs. For god sake, own goals is leading the race to be the Golden Boot winner and we have a team who are on the brink of getting to the final without scoring an actual goal. Going into the semifinals against Spain, they’ve been elite at defending as a unit and their midfield has been key to how well they’ve been defending in this tournament, but the only concerning thing about that this team that everyone is talking about is how they’ve managed to make it this far without scoring a goal from open play.
After producing yet another underwhelming performance against Portugal where he was subbed off with 15 minutes to go, there’s a feeling that for the game against Spain tomorrow, Mbappe needs to be dropped and it’s difficult for them to do that because they need him, you can see that he’s not 100% fit and he doesn’t look like himself on the pitch and in any other situation, you shouldn’t play him at all, because it’s a semifinal, you have to play your best players regardless of how they’re playing and how fit they are. In games like this against the best team of the tournament where your entire attack is struggling to score goals, this is where Mbappe is supposed to step up and put the team on your back especially since he’s supposed to be the face of football and other players have been able to perform while carrying an injury or having to use face protection, France as a whole have to get him in the game more and utilize him in areas where he best thrives as you got away with his lackluster performances in other games due to how good the defense was, but so they have a chance of winning this game if he remains off form and if that happens others have to step up and maybe they need another own goal to win.
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The man took France into two world cups and won one, people are mad Kylian is the GOAT in this generation
Rabiot trying to catch Lamine off guard with mind games..Nagelsmann tried with the mind games and it failed..The kid dazzled and got an assist without even playing the full game
Rabiot, bruh I suggest you look for something else instead of these petty mind games.. The Kid was baptized by Messi when he was a baby ..It won't work on him 😂
Nagelsmann did not do any mind games, shameless lies from the reporter at the press conference.
@@wokeaf1337 then you started watching football 2 minutes ago ..Keep quiet when we are talking 😂
I feel so sorry for you guys varcelona negreira payed bots most shameless fanbase ever Pamal is overrated trash
Pamal ie overrated trash he. Be exposed
@@naomidiamond1999 what did Camavinga do the whole Euro? They only shine in VARdrid.
Well this is his fifth mask😂
Rabiot coming in for Camavinga is honestly criminal
Deschamps might sub Antoine because he gonna need to dominate the game from the two wide wingers
I think he's going to sub Mbappe.
I think France needs someone to pin down Rodri or win the ball from him. Without him being the pivot, Spain may lose the central. I don't think Griezmann can manage him. France needs someone physically stronger.
Should be an interesting game tomorrow.
France should be the favorite, Spain are depleted, there has to be a big performance from the front 3 and olmo again. I want Spain to win but we have to be realistic
I'm hoping football wins out here, and Spain are rewarded for presenting a wonderful style of play during these finals. The pundits asked "how do you deal with the Spanish wingers?" ... well unfortunately the French will do what the Germans tried and that was to kick and foul them out of the game. I just hope the referee does his job and allows the football to flow and stamp down on any persistent fouling. I agree this is the semi that stands out (being English I still think this) and hope the best team deservedly get through. C'mon Spain ...
You do know their bench has mendy right? Defense wins you tournaments
why isn't anyone talking about the players Spain will be without? two defenders, a midfielder and there striker, oh and there all starters. I don't know how anyone could see them as clear favorites. i'm worried about what France's offense will do, especially without Carvajal defending.
That's because Spain doesn't depend on one player as they have shown against Germany, Spain have very good players such as merino who can do the job as good as pedri, and as for carvajal well grimaldo will replace him.
This Spain team has very deep depth and because of that they are able to play with many formations and with different players with ease
Who is the starting striker that is missing?
@@lepari9986Morata
@JohnMCFC1894 I know Morata yes but he is available to play and in all likelihood will start.
@@JohnMCFC1894Morata is playing bro. What are you even on?
Deshacms will go with attack
Not defence
Speed vs speed
He always goes for defense, that's how this France team wins. What ever makes you think this time will be different??
Oh oh, ESPN just gave Spain the kiss of death.
You play him grom the bench...if the replacements get the job done then no need, if it doesn't work you bring him on..but the evidence suggests if you start him it wont work
Spain winning
Spain will beat the breaks off France
Ruiz is key to Spain now, is he fully fit to start? Another Absentee could definitely swerve the outcome towards France. Extra-time likely possibly in both ties
Fabian Ruiz is fully fit to start and if Spain advance then pedri will play in the finals
@@edsonmawalla4203 Pedri is out for 1 month.
@@latinonic1 its 1 week to 4 weeks, the Spanish coach just said that he has gotten better so he could play if they make into the finals
@@edsonmawalla4203 Pedri has a serious injury so is very unlikely to be back if they make final
Mbappe leads the tournament in shots on goal. Just FYI.
Never bet against a generational talent… Yamal and the Spanish national team are going to win this!
Straight called it, nice.
Mbappe is better than Nico Willam and yamal
Why are you bragging on behalf of another man? Kinda fruity bro
The Game is about KanTe n Rodry my Brothers💯
Anybody who says mbappe isn’t playing good bc of the mask need to rethink what they’re saying. He wasn’t playing good before the mask. All season for PSG he was not playing well either and now it’s showing with France but he’s playing even worse with France.
We even don’t need Mbappe to come over this match. Spain is a tough opponent but I think FRance will be able to make it.
Rodri has already ended kroos career now he is going to knock out kante
Plz for God's grace let it be a spain vs netherlands final otherwise we will be in for the worst euro final in history ( outside 2004)
France all the way.
Where is my Canada section? How do you grow more fans. Talk about everyone winning not just the normal teams 😊
No one cares about Canada
SPAIN CAN NEVER BEAT FRANCE REST
Mbappe was more busy telling everyone who to vote for 😂😂
I’m surprised they didn’t talk about Kounde, he perhaps has been the best French player after kante
“He had that back problem, he has a knee issue and obviously the mask and the broken nose...” He’s been through it all 😂
Someone needs to tell Deschamps to reposition Mbappe to permanently CF. Let Barcola takes the LW position. And please start Dembele instead of Griezmann.
Jules "It doesn't matter how defensive, boring and low scoring France are, that's Dechamps game plan"
Also Jules "England are so defensive and boring, Southgate's Gameplan is very poor"
They made all those excuses to make him look good
Mbappe hasn't been good long before this tournament
Dortmund home and away invisible
Barcelona home and away most of the time invisible thanks to 10 men barcelona then he showed up desperately
To have Steve McManaman on the panel is such a great addition! Of these four, Spain and Netherlands look better than the other two.
Spain are the favourite to go the final but if this go to the penalty shootout then it will be 50/50 chances
Oh please! Even at 38 Jesus Navas is still fast, and a baller!
Jules is trolling here... You see that kit on the wall! 😮
That's the French National team which protested and flopped the World Cup 2010 in South Africa
This is a 0:0 game + extra time and penalty...no doubt, unless an own goal happens.
No it's not... remember Carvajal got red card he won't play... Pedri is injured last game vs Germany... its huge difference.
Spanish bench is very strong. Theyll be fine.@@zorashki
None of Spain's games have looked like that. If France tries to defend for the first 70 minutes, like Germany did, it is likely they will lose the game.
@@cloudybits474 France will play just like they did the last 5 games, there is not much Spain can do about it. France plays with 3 CDM which means Spain will have no room to play through the middle and on the wings they have better defenders than Germany. France plays for penalties and the occasional attacks on the wings with Mbappe and Dembele which sometimes leads to one single goal per game like an own goal.
Oh and Germany played only in the first half defensive, they played very aggressive in second half which opened space for Spain. Germany had the best Attack in tournament even vs Spain they had over 2.0 expected goals.
or one of the teams receive a penalty.
Best squads have to perform line ups aren’t everything
Kay Murray Fan Club checking in 🎉
❤fkay
The french defence should definitely show the player who has made 3 assists by cutting in on his stronger left foot inside, sounds like a great idea.
😂😂😂 make no sense. He’s only really good in two v one. Spain won’t get as many clear cut chances as these people think. Also magnian is a monster in goal
Dembele is going to be way too much for cucurilla
FRANCE HAVE NOT SCORED A GOAL FROM OPEN PLAY!!!!!! WARNING BELLS!!!!
And they have not conceded a goal from open play. Only the penalty to Poland. If you are going to make a comment like that, actually talk about their outstanding defense as well.
@@Photosoflifeexactly my guy a new gen fan. Don't know football
So have they played against Spain’s defense before?
@@bodaciouscuts like who carvajal not playing. Laporte don't make me laugh.
@@Photosoflifeso france will play penalty shootout all the way to final and win it
I agree with Steve France are definitely favourites especially after Dani Carvajal suspension
He will prove you wrong 😊macc
Yes i am talking about demoboo
Ofc Mbappe will play.
Yeah Mbappe starts every match once he is in the team
Kounde will be roasted like what Rafael Leo did😂 nico this time
I agree with Stevie on this one. As bad as France have been on the front end, they're yet to concede. Plus spain without carvahal and lenormad, it weakens the defense line even more
Funny that Mcmanaman is laughing because i though he played a little bit like Ndembele.
Steve Nichols is right.
France will power through this game like an ugly serial winner, score a header from a corner kick and wait for the kill.
2-0 France.
Steve also said that Germany will power through Spain but it didn't happen.
France depends on luck while Spain rely on their technical and tactical brilliance.
@@edsonmawalla4203 well, France play completely different game than Germany. Germany play more possession and attack minded game. While France completely rely on the counter. Do not draw parallels between Spain vs Germany and Spain vs France. The match picture in this game will be very different from that one.
@@hsafootballworld1321 did you see lamine yamal's recent post
Carvajal won’t play as he received a red card in the previous game
Should be interesting to watch. For Spain we have seen their best game, and they've been playing it against an aged Croatia, Albania and Georgia. Meanwhile France have played at their worst form (and prevailed) against Portugal, Belgium, Austria and The Netherlands. I'm picking France.
Croatia, Albania, Georgia,….Italy, tournament host Germany,….hardly something man 😂😂😂
@@marw08 in the last 10 years France have never lost a game in 90 minutes. They only lose on pens or extra time.
@@TheDYNAMITE001 ok, congrats for that.
@@marw08 may the better team win 👌🏼
Well they have figured out how to close him down.
Both France and England deserve to get humbled this week. Their games have been terrible and they’ve cheesed their way through so much.. Spain and Netherlands for the final!
The Broncmeister knows… Lets hope ur right. This time ;)
Kylian only needs 1 or 2 good games now. I’m going for Spain but do not underestimate mbappe
Come on….Mcmanaman putting Mbappe on the same sentence as Ronaldo or Messi, really? Same category?
It makes me laugh how these people bend over backwards to make excuses for Mbappe. The only thing this guy brings to the table as a player is pace. It is quite clear that defenders know how to defend pace which has renders him average.
They made all those excuses to make him look good
Mbappe hasn't been good long before this tournament
Dortmund home and away invisible
Barcelona home and away most of the time invisible thanks to 10 men barcelona then he showed up desperately
@@abdiqadirahmed1524 Last time Mbappe performed well was back in WC 2022 in Qatar. After that he has been constantly underperforming in big games.
the tough team for spain was german because they are so physical,the remaining teams will be toyed by spain
Did everyone forget Carvajal is suspended 😂
Did you forget Rodri,Nico and Yamal are still playing? Grimaldo replaces Carvajal.
What tournaments is Steve talking about that Deschamps has won? He has won 1 world cup end of, nothing more. What an uneducated comment "there's a reason Deschamps has won euros and world cups".
No doubt that France is a great team but is it too much to consider that they might be starting an inevitable decline? I mean, everybody's waiting for them to break out in this tournament and it hasn't happened against teams that were inferior to Spain. Sure, they might put together a great performance against Spain and demolish them but that's probably not very likely. For, example even when Spain had a measurably worse team in 2021, it took a fluke Mbappe goal for France to win the Nations League Final. Personally, I'm kind of thinking that this game ends up looking a lot like the Spain vs France knockout game that took place during the 2012 Euros.
Mbappe and a few French standouts have really masked how defensive and ugly France has played over the years. Then again, im sure Deschamps hasn't lost sleep over it since it's produced results for his side.
@@ResidentNick Yeah well, at the end of the day you're looking at one World Cup and one Nations League trophy over the course of 12 years. Not too shabby for sure, but certainly not enough to label France a wonder team. And, all those trophies were won with a healthy Mbappe at the height of his powers, a condition he's nowhere close to at the present. For me, it will be fascinating to see how France reacts if Spain takes an early lead. I'm also interested in seeing how Theo Hernandez deals with Lamine Yamal seeing as defending isn't his biggest strength.
Now anyone who stands in Spain's way will feel the wr@th of Yamal
You are mentally ill toxic cry babies like all varcelona negreira payed bots seek profesional help
For those of you reading this comment, it's okay, it's normal to feel lonely sometimes, if you're going through tough times, keep trying, but never give up,
Heart says Spain should win, and mostly they would. But the problem is, France is simply too stuffed with individual talent. If, in any moment in time, even one of the players comes in form, they can cause serious damage to all Spain's worked on, they are capable of that. Their attack is second to none, not only in Europe, but in the whole world. So, I hope they play good football, the last I would wanna see is them not attacking whatsoever, like they've the whole tournament(they do attack, but their efficiency is simply pathetic).