General Football Nonsense

**dazthegooner** · 04-06-2025, 08:59 PM

[QUOTE=Marc Overmars;4610518]Massive job for him that. Good luck to him though, best young player I’ve ever seen play for us.

Ah but he wasn't a Jamie O'Hara...

**McNamara That Ghost...** · 05-06-2025, 07:35 PM

Spain 2-0 France in the Nations League semi-final.

Williams and Merino.

**McNamara That Ghost...** · 05-06-2025, 08:17 PM

4-0 now. Yamal pelanty and Pedri

**McNamara That Ghost...** · 05-06-2025, 08:18 PM

4-1 Mbappe pelanty.

**McNamara That Ghost...** · 05-06-2025, 08:43 PM

5-3 now.

**HCZ_Reborn** · 06-06-2025, 09:29 AM

Ended 5-4 in the end. What an absolutely batshit game

It’s an interesting snapshot into what European sides will be in contention for the World Cup next year

I think when you look at some of the players in that PSG team, you’d argue France should be contenders but as much as Gareth Southgate was a drag factor for England, I think Deschamps is a massive drag factor for France. I honestly think the French would have cleaned up if they had a better coach.

Spain as Euro winners are contenders of course but not overly impressed. Yamal is a star for them for sure, but they don’t really have a top striker….and they have a squad of good players but not many really great.

Less Bullish about England than I was a year ago, I think Bellingham has massively dropped off, and we don’t have a settled back four…and I think Tuchel needs to really get his strongest XI sorted by six months out.

Those are the only three I could see from Europe.

Outside of that? Brazil can never be discounted….theyve won the World Cup in North America before and the last time they struggled in qualifying they went on to win the tournament….and by their standards they are overdue a win.

Argentina have overtaken Brazil somewhat as the top team in South America but only once has a team retained the trophy (Brazil 1958 and 1962)

But yeah would be amazed if the winner came from outside those five