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Former France defender Frank Lebouef says watching Les Bleus and England at Euro 2024 has been “boring” and hopes both countries lose in the semi-finals.
Lebouef, who won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship in a glittering playing career, has been unimpressed with both teams’ approach in Germany.
France, who play Spain in Munich tonight, have mustered just three goals en route to the last four – two own goals and a Kylian Mbappe penalty – while England have managed five but not shown any attacking fluency.
Lebouef told Get French Football News: “Deep down of course I support France, but for the sake of football, I want the final to be Spain versus the Netherlands.
“Spain and Germany proved that it’s possible to play another way, and the Netherlands changed their style after the group stage – it’s a different team now. Okay they suffered in their last match, but they played football. And it’s interesting to see that some countries are able to play offensively.
“Yes, you need a defensive structure, I’ve no issue with that and Didier Deschamps is the perfect example of that way of thinking.”
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🇳🇱 Netherlands
🏴 England
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No ‘alchemy’ in France or England line-ups
Lebouef believes both Deschamps and Gareth Southgate are guilty of trying to shoehorn their best players into a starting XI rather than picking their best team.
He added: “The difference between club and international football is that there has always been the challenge to find the alchemy with players who come into the international team but don’t have time to work together.
“That’s the job of the international manager – to work out who is capable of playing with whom. And I’m sorry but Gareth Southgate, he doesn’t know how. He is incapable of…
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Author : Jon Fisher
Publish date : 2024-07-09 13:32:22
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