How France Won The WORST Game Of Euro 2024

Usually, as high stake tournaments progress and the quality of opposition increases - the action decreases. That was certainly the case last night when France took on Portugal. Both sides has a distinct lack of quality in the final third and... Let's just say there was a glaring reason as to why that was the case for Portugal...
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[@JackDespero]

People always cried about Spain being too passive in the past, and we have France who has reached SF without scoring a goal that is not a penalty.

[@kukunase1686]

it's not the same. Spain dominate possession and overpass it.. France are known to be pragmatic

[@levbobrov1398]

When Portugal won Euro Cup in 2016, they have won one game in regulation time. One. Semifinal against Wales. They have drawn all games in their group, but still managed to get through in this new stupid format.

[@eureka0107]

​@@levbobrov1398 Basically this. Ever since the changes in format and the number of participants was expanded to 24, it has done nothing but foster mediocrity.

[@sigurdurmarolafsson4183]

Leaving Jota and Giroud on the benches is in retrospect, CRIMINAL!!!

[@林青霞LinChinghsia]

I pray Giroud could be in the starting lineup once as this will be his last dance in national football.

[@bonglesnodkins329]

In the David Ginola sense?

[@VelicoFides]

That pendant rattling on the microphone... bruh

[@ronjohnson3042]

Ronaldo reminded my of that guy when I was a kid who insisted on playing up front and taking every free kick because he owned the ball. He was woeful, sad that a player with the career he had cannot accept that years have caught up with him.

[@averageperson8882]

Perfect analogy. Ronaldo cost Portugal. They need to cut him loose and focus on the young rising talent they have.

[@ngabacletus9677]

​@@averageperson8882are you just going along with the media narrative or can you really give the name of the person who should have replaced him and prove that the person would have made Portugal win the match?

[@ABESW0RLD]

Ronaldo played well. Yall are just blinded by bias😂

[@eureka0107]

​@@ngabacletus9677I don't know about him, but I can. His name is Goncalo Ramos. Or Diogo Jota. Hell, ANY other striker would've been an improvement over how dreadful Cristiano was in this entire tournament. Jota isn't a true number 9, but in a team with Bruno and Bernardo Silva who are known to drift to the center and score from the second line, he would have provided better link up options, especially if he played as a false 9, and Ramos would've offered the same Cristiano did, except better because unlike the fossil wearing the number 7 kit, he can actually play off his back and fight off centrebacks. And that's without mention how either/both offer better defensive work rate than CR's, which is basically none.

[@ngabacletus9677]

@@eureka0107 did you watch the friendly against Croatia?

[@guigoncalves7123]

finally got the portugal analysis that I asked and it's the wrong Adam... damn

[@ahmadmusa7867]

Lol. Same here

[@averageperson8882]

Ronaldo cost Portugal. He should’ve been gracious and entered the tournament as an impact sub and allowed the young rising talent to take centre stage. Instead he acted like a spoilt brat and refused to ever come off despite producing nothing for Portugal all tournament. They need to cut him loose before the World Cup.

[@ngabacletus9677]

Can you prove these things or are you just repeating what you heard from the media? Did you watch the friendly match against Croatia?

[@CHlNAZI]

he’s only good as a mascot

[@ngabacletus9677]

@@CHlNAZI can you prove this?

[@medico_goku]

​@@ngabacletus9677his contribution with 0 goals in this tournament as a focal striker says it all.

[@ngabacletus9677]

@@medico_goku 1) Passing to Bruno when he could easily have scored himself against Turkey. 2) Getting rugby tackles in the box against Georgia, but VAR and the ref ignored it 3) Getting clattered into and almost getting his ankle twisted in the box but again, ignored by VAR, the refs and even the media

[@constantJAZZHANDS]

The necklace on the clip-on mic sounds bloody dreadful...

[@林青霞LinChinghsia]

Solid defense + luck + 5 reliable shooters

[@mumindanmallam]

You lost me at Silva knocking down the ball for Ronaldo and Leao, Monk needs to be more invested in tactics and not vibe his way through the analysis or what he thinks happend in the match

[@ahmadmusa7867]

Agree

[@michaelsean9753]

Is it just me or when Monk is the presenter, the audio seems grainy? But it’s fine when it’s clery

[@grubslekcin]

Yesterday was like eating at a Michelin Star restaurant savoring ever bite of spain v germany and then getting plain yogurt at a roadside stand which sells day old food for dessert.

[@iilwjcanc]

Why do clery videos have video footage of his points, but monk just uses pictures. Much harder to follow what's going on via pictures

[@Audiostyleable]

Penalties. The won by penalties

[@Madiela]

When showing the formations, would yall mind showing the names also instead of jersey numbers

[@ArnyBoy]

I always though the red outline on the thumbnail meant the sensible guy and the white outline was the unlikeable one but now I’ve been thrown for a loop

[@onyxityyy]

love adam monk but man the audio and the music choice is.... odd, and also the editing style completely changing.. idk. obviously monk's and clery's videos got to have some distinctive differences but the quality should still be maintained, love your guys's work still

[@vietbaonguyen2672]

The title should be how Portugal loss a competitive game because of Ronaldo’s ego.

[@markjohnson3196]

You haters blame the 🐐 for Martinez bad coaching job. The guy isn't the only player on the pitch yet you guys are obsessed.

[@averageperson8882]

@@markjohnson3196Ronaldo tried to make himself the only noteworthy player. Martinez’s coaching wasn’t the problem, it was the lacklustre striker that produced nothing for his team yet refused to come off that cost Portugal. They’re a team with great potential yet are held back by one man and his ego.

[@ngabacletus9677]

​@@averageperson8882how exactly did Ronaldo try to make himself the most important player and make his team lose in this match precisely?

[@ngabacletus9677]

Also, I am shocked that no one is talking about the blatant penalty foul by Maignan on Cristiano which may have changed the whole complexion of the game

[@eureka0107]

​​@@markjohnson3196You should be grateful Cristiano has Martínez on his corner. Any other coach but a yesman like him wouldn't even have called Cristiano after showing how washed he is for the elite level in the 2022 World Cup. Why would anyone assume he'd be any better at an even older age?

[@domingos6371]

That was not "the worst game of the euros" by any stretch. Plenty of chances and world class last second clearances

[@mumindanmallam]

He seems to not be watching England in this tournament

[@javorgeorgiev6130]

Some chances came from terrible defending mistakes rather than exceptional play.

[@guigoncalves7123]

totally agree, dembele played very well and I thought a lot of players played great. If nothing, it was exciting to watch

[@Oi-mj6dv]

Portugal fumbled the bag so hard, they had Big chances to win. Was on their side for this match.

[@guigoncalves7123]

@@Oi-mj6dv I am portuguese and I completely agree, thought the analysis was poor in terms of why ronaldo didn't shine but rewatching shows how deep he actually came in to get a touch of the ball to not make any significant passes and our tunnel vision to cross it into him with only R7 being in the box. Great opportunities were missed but to say is the worst game in the euros is just laughable when England have been playing lol

[@XStoffe]

Come again with the “individual qualities of Kolo Muani”…😂

[@Wazowsky11]

can't wait for the coverage on all remainder matches 🔝🔝🔝

[@Neo-Reloaded]

I'm not sure if this is the worst game of Euro. Apart from the Spain - Germany and the Austria-Turkey most Euro games have been boring. Let see if from now on things change.

[@footballhipstertv]

You haven't been watching all the games then. All of Spain's games have been massively entertaining.. even vs Albania when they changed their entire team.

[@Neo-Reloaded]

@@footballhipstertv 🥱😴

[@luciofilipe]

@@footballhipstertv not compared to old euros, football its awful atm. see some of the euro 2004 or 2000 games. miles ahead.

[@patheticapple2680]

Germany's and Spain's game in the group stage are very entertaining

[@arthurinde]

@@patheticapple2680 German’s were meh

[@nyatism7361]

France just did not put away their chances.

[@Gjunya]

Portugal had just as many but also failed to put them away

[@theodorekell]

France - 5 games, 3 goals - 2 own goals and one penalty. "Great"

[@diegom9167]

Messi💪🇦🇷💪

[@CallMeShoe]

The worst games have been any played by England

[@bonglesnodkins329]

False

[@footballhipstertv]

I hope France plays exactly the same game vs Spain... it'll end 3-0 to Spain

[@mehmetvursavas5922]

Nah their defense is crazy. Penalties again

[@HT3897]

I think one of France or spain will win the euro

[@blazingpan7461]

If Ronaldo had more service would his rating still be the same

[@masonsnakes4721]

rattlerattlerattle rattle. rattle.

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Why not call the post genius that denied Felix😂

[@sevenhenson3926]

i dont like this presenter

[@EvieWillNotDie]

Tough

[@under.rate_d]

His sus remarks on Ronaldo are just disgusting. Because what do you mean by "supposed quality".

[@EvieWillNotDie]

@@under.rate_d it means the quality people say he still has. Not complicated

[@JobHans]

The downside when the other presentator puts the stake so high we spoiled

[@arthurinde]

@@under.rate_d meaning CR7 was expected to play better

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Worst game not involving England?

[@preciousmmadi738]

Homelander 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@xNzKido]

some good points some terrible, but clearly a hater that doesnt even know the players, its not bernardo but conceição 7:52

[@Rasmus-lk6kl]

I want the other analyst

[@geordiedog1749]

Do you toss a coin to see who covers what game?

[@nefejefia7475]

Homelando 😂

[@markjohnson3196]

This guy is terrible where is the other guy.

[@Wazowsky11]

shared with disagreement 😉

[@jtbrizzy552]

WE WANT CLERY

[@9armor]

Null null covered

[@rafaelventura9628]

You’re actually awful at your job. How was Portugal playing on the counter we pressed high and kept the ball the majority of the game just lacked in the final third 😂 worst game yet your beloved England only had a shot on target in the 90th minute one game and 80th minute another game . Lucky to even be out of group stages never mind quarter finals somehow haha

[@jajajaaajaaa]

💎🔥

[@tcoudi]

this tournament is just supreme shite. we are back at the 90s levels of defending and caution.

[@mosesb2054]

god the microphone pendant

[@leonboy9388]

They won because of CR's ego

[@ngabacletus9677]

How exactly?

[@medico_goku]

​@@ngabacletus9677because the spineless portugal manager martinez failed to show the door to the egoistic underperforming brat misstiano

[@PhoenixBell-b7z]

great analysis

[@Rock__Dawg]

Adam Monk you rock