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Post by Mr Nick09 Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:44 am

sportsczy wrote:Other interesting tidbit from Fred Hermel... ZZ doesn't want Eriksen under any circumstances. His vision of the role and Eriksen's profile are a complete mismatch.
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Post by Doc Fri Jun 14, 2019 4:59 am

RIP Freeza. Your suffering continues tbh.
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Post by sportsczy Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:39 pm

I actually like Eriksen and I'm a firm believer in buying low... but Spurs won't sell low, which is the problem.
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Post by Freeza Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:21 pm

We always knew Zidane was an idiot tbh.

He's still mad the Danes schooled him in '02
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Post by Doc Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:43 pm


Oof

Makalele, Candela, Trezeguet, Viera, Thuram, Desailly, Cisse getting KO by Rommedhal, Helveg and Tomasson.

Oof.
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Post by sportsczy Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:40 pm

How many world cups has Denmark won?
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Post by Doc Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:50 pm

As much rings as Lebron at the Lakers imo
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Post by Freeza Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:51 pm

sportsczy wrote:How many world cups has Denmark won?


Calm down, Gramps

5.7 million compared to 67 million.

Are you out here flexing on San Marino too?

Not all nations can reap the same benefits from destroying and colonising an entire continent as France can.
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Post by Hapless_Hans Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:21 pm

Relatively speaking, in history, it is clear that France have underperformed while Denmark have hugely overperformed in terms of NT titles and achievements.

And let's not forget what a sad, low quality affair that last World Cup was, with the possibly most unremarkable winners ever. Compare that to Denmark 92 for example, these are proper heroes.
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Post by sportsczy Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:31 pm

really?  name an NT with more finals and trophies from 1998.

Also, we were utter garbage as a NT (and rightly so) before 1978.  That 1978 WC as the start of France emerging as a football country.  We never even made tournaments before that other than the Kopa years.
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Post by Thimmy Fri Jun 14, 2019 10:30 pm

sportsczy wrote:How many world cups has Denmark won?


About the same amount as greatest of all time, Messi hmm
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Post by Hapless_Hans Fri Jun 14, 2019 10:46 pm

And NT football, with its significantly lower level of competition, is one thing.
Another thing is competing at the top of club football, at the highest level.

If you think that, with all their talented players, French clubs have only ever won TWO proper European trophies, out of all the European Cups, UEFA Cups, Europa Leagues or Cup Winner Cups, in all of history, you have to conclude that French football has been a complete and total failure, on the whole.
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Post by sportsczy Sat Jun 15, 2019 12:35 am

Because our best players leave for clubs that pay more at a very early age... French football is not about Ligue 1 at all.  Our academies are second to none and it's been like that since the mid 80s.  

French people don't spend money on football.  It's not a passion as much as other places.  Clubs survive by developing and selling players.

I really have no idea what your argument is.  Platini and Zidane are considered two of the top midfielders ever and have won every trophy there is.  Thuram, Desailly, Amoros, Lizerazu are considered some of the best defenders ever and they've won every club trophy there is as well.  Henry, Trezeguet, Djorkaeff, Deschamps, Makelele, Vieira, .... and I'm not even talking about this generation that won the WC and you have 90% of the players on that team that have won elite competitions at club.

So what's your argument again?  ThatFrench players underperform or some silly shit like that because Ligue 1 clubs don't win?
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Post by Doc Sat Jun 15, 2019 3:37 am

Name a country that's been in more finals since 98, hmm...

Well, upon looking, it's a 3 way tie between Brasil, Argentina and France. Using the World Cup, the EC and Copa America, it's essentially:

France: 98 (W), 2006 (L), 2018 (W), 2000 EC (W), 2016 EC (L)
Brasil: 98 (L), 2002 (W), 1999 CA (W), 2004 CA (W), 2007 CA (W)
Argentina: 2014 (L), the remaining 4 in Copa America (all L's)

Not really considering Confederation Cups, the youth tournaments, AFCON, Asian Cup, Olympics and definitely not Gold Cup as that'll just be USA or Mexico winning this argument.

Also, I love Freeza's answer. Colonising has down wonders for certain countries' football. Bless that Atlantic slave trade route lol.
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Post by sportsczy Sat Jun 15, 2019 5:17 am

Nope.  

France has made 3 out of the 6 WC finals, winning 2.  

Brazil made 2 finals winning 1.  

Germany made 2 finals winning 1.  

Spain won 1 in 1 final.  

Italy won 1 in 1 final.  

Croatia made 1 final.  

Argentina made 1 final.

Netherlands made 1 final.

These are the 12 finalist in the last 6 world cups.

I left Euro and Copa America out because, frankly, they play Copa America whenever they want to lol while the the Euro is every 4 years.  Case and point... there have been 5 euros and 7 Copa America since 1998.  It's not a fair comparison.
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Post by Doc Sat Jun 15, 2019 5:33 am

I mean, Copa America has always had a checkered past when it comes to scheduling but from the Copa America timeline (wasn't always called that), it has been every 4 years, then 2, then 3 for a bit and now back to 4 minus the Centenary one and that was a special event made for Messi to win something for the 100 year anniversary.

Also, if you're gonna give parameters to just point out that "France is the mightiest footballing Nation ever", you could have just not say "most finals since 98" lol.
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Post by sportsczy Sat Jun 15, 2019 5:34 am

and they invite random teams to it...  is there even qualifying for CA or is it pure invitational?  You actually need to legitimately qualify for the Euro.
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Post by Perucho21 Sat Jun 15, 2019 5:34 pm

CA will be every 4 years starting next year. They invite 2 teams to make it a 12 team tournament but after 2020 itll likely become 2 groups of five. 2016 was just for money.

Scheduling for this tournament has been disorganized. They are changing it again.

Still, no one can argue that it is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world dating back to the early 1900s. Might not be a big deal to you all, but for south America it is
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Post by sportsczy Sat Jun 15, 2019 5:57 pm

There are no qualifiers though.  You're invited.

Not saying it's a bad tournament, not prestigious or anything.  I'm just saying it's NOWHERE as competitive as the WC and the Euro.... where it's a journey just to make the tournament, let alone win it.
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Post by Unique Sat Jun 15, 2019 8:00 pm

sportsczy wrote:really?  name an NT with more finals and trophies from 1998.

Also, we were utter garbage as a NT (and rightly so) before 1978.  That 1978 WC as the start of France emerging as a football country.  We never even made tournaments before that other than the Kopa years.
france have had more africans playing for them than frenchman since they 1998.
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Post by sportsczy Sat Jun 15, 2019 8:08 pm

Following your logic, England is only 37% anglo-saxon. Look it up.
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Post by Doc Sat Jun 15, 2019 8:34 pm

When many of the world's greatest footballers to ever kick a ball played in a tournament over the course of a century, I personally find it hard to disregard its prestigious quality just because teams don't need to qualify and they invite 1 or 2 teams to participate.


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Post by FennecFox7 Sat Jun 15, 2019 8:34 pm

They're french as much as they are african..

France has their problems with integration.
But they're still French at the end of they day.

French-Algerian, etc, whatever, they represent both countries. So no, @unique, they are still French. And coming from me, you can bet I don't want to say that, but it's the truth.
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Post by sportsczy Sat Jun 15, 2019 9:51 pm

Doc wrote:When many of the world's greatest footballers to ever kick a ball played in a tournament over the course of a century, I personally find it hard to disregard its prestigious quality just because teams don't need to qualify and they invite 1 or 2 teams to participate.

They play in the club world cup too...  and confederation cup...  and whatever else cup.

You play wherever your NT or club tell you to.

Doesn't make Copa America (the current Copa America) on par with the Euro.  Problem with it isn't that there aren't great NTs.  There are.  But the organization is half ass AND it's short tournament (no qualifiers) AND it's by invitation (what's the criteria for that anyhow? FIFA rankings??).

To me then, confederations cup is just as good if we're going to count CA.  It's also invite.  It has great NTs.  Etc.
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Post by Doc Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:24 pm

If you say so Sports lol. Needless to say, Mendy is gonna be lit in La Liga. I mean, doubt he'll be a flop at all imo.
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