In a dizzying day of the round of 16, Euro 2020 gave away two great matches on Monday. Spain’s electrifying victory over Croatia and the defeat of the French national team, at the hands of Switzerland on penalties, captured the attention of the general football scene. “The thing in France has been the great fiasco of the summer at the national team level. I have no doubt, “he said. Hernan Pereyra in your podcat edit ‘It’s so and that’s it’ of this Tuesday.
“The world champion team not only came to this tournament as a favorite, but also had a team full of figures to be eliminated in the round of 16 of the Euro. Above it is eliminated by Switzerland and not against another important team or that could generate problems for anyone. They lost to a second-tier team in Europe and when they won the match 3-1 with less than 10 minutes to go, ”the ESPN analyst highlighted when explaining the French fiasco.
Driver analysis of ‘It’s so and that’s it’, He also included the mention that in the group stage, “the French team had hinted at some problems beyond having won their group. They beat Germany well, but failed to beat Hungary (which was an announcement), and then tied with Portugal. In any case, that result did not raise suspicions given the quality of the rival. But one thought that, from the round of 16, the world champion team would begin to shine, which did not happen ”.
“The first half, found Didier Deschamps’ team lost by the slightest advantage, although in a fraction of four minutes during the second half, there was a sequence that changed the game: at 55 minutes, Hugo lloris a criminal arrests Ricardo Rodriguez; at 57, Karim Benzema he ties the game and at 59 gives France the advantage. Mentally Switzerland collapsed, while France could have killed it with Pogba’s goal. But I think that France felt superior and looked down on Switzerland, relaxed and allowed the comeback of their rival ”, emphasized Pereyra.
Later he referred to the penalty missed by Mbappe saying “that the pressure for not failing played against the French star. Always the team that kicks first and hits the mark, puts pressure on its rival to tie the series. And that pressure is greater when the last penalty comes, that’s why Mbappé was so pressured. I insist on the factor of the head and the management of emotions, because it was a game that can be summed up in the mental strength of each team ”.
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“The classification of Switzerland is unobjectionable, but it does not do the competition any good,” added the podcast host, explaining that “it is not a selection that attracts, although this does not mean that its achievement should be detracted. Now they face Spain in the quarterfinals and they can make a match “, he remarked.
Finally, Pereyra once again criticized the French national team, noting that it was “the disappointment of the European national team tournament. It can be understood that a world champion cannot win the tournament on his own continent, but not be eliminated in the round of 16 ”.
“France should have gone further and stepped harder. In its history it was characterized by sporadically winning tournaments. And despite having been world champion, we also saw many of her failures because her history is not like that of Germany, which is almost always the protagonist and adds many more titles. France seemed to be a team that, finally, had established itself among the best on the continent, but in this tournament and when it had everything served, it responded by being a total fiasco ”, he concluded.
Note: the edition of ‘It’s like this and period ‘, also includes the opinion of Pereyra on the defining stage in the America Cup, next to the exit of Frank De Boer of the Netherlands national team, the arrival of Nacho Ambríz al Huesca, and what it represents that Andrew Saved stay out of the gold Cup.