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From: Abubakr on 8 Jul 2010 10:50
On Jul 8, 11:18 pm, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> Two best NT's of our times. Who is/was better?

As to the question, I always thought of the 98 French side as a
defensive juggernaut. Of the two most talented attacking players, one
was probably just past his prime (Djorkaeff) and the other (Zidane)
was still to reach it. They didn't play very imaginative football in
the tournament as a result. Spain in 2008 were more balanced and
played attractively.

The French team of 2000 was awesome (though still lacking a striker
for the big matches/tournaments) and came up against some other great
sides, e.g. Italy and Portugal. This Spain has played Germany and
that's about it but are still a well balanced team and have had a
terrific record over the last few years. They also lack a Zidane
though some of the individual players are still great to watch.

So in short, I think I'm sitting on the fence on this.
From: forssberg on 8 Jul 2010 10:58
On Jul 8, 10:50 am, Abubakr <deltara...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 8, 11:18 pm, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Two best NT's of our times. Who is/was better?
>
> As to the question, I always thought of the 98 French side as a
> defensive juggernaut. Of the two most talented attacking players, one
> was probably just past his prime (Djorkaeff) and the other (Zidane)
> was still to reach it. They didn't play very imaginative football in
> the tournament as a result. Spain in 2008 were more balanced and
> played attractively.
>
> The French team of 2000 was awesome (though still lacking a striker
> for the big matches/tournaments) and came up against some other great
> sides, e.g. Italy and Portugal. This Spain has played Germany and
> that's about it but are still a well balanced team and have had a
> terrific record over the last few years. They also lack a Zidane
> though some of the individual players are still great to watch.

In 2000, the French saved their final thanks to a last-gap effort of a
great striker, Trezeguet. This was the Trezeguet before the chronic
injuries, and he was clinical.
From: Karamako on 8 Jul 2010 12:53
Alkamista a �crit :

> Two best NT's of our times. Who is/was better?
>
> Discuss!

Like others, I prefer France 2000 over France 98 that was too defensive with
3 DM.
Spain has briliant players who can make briliant dribbles and briliant
passes, I know they are great and this barcelonian tactic works well, but
they play too slowly sometimes, it's often boring watching them passing the
ball for hours at 2 km/h.


From: Adama on 8 Jul 2010 13:16

"Alkamista" <alkamista(a)hotmail.com> a �crit dans le message de news:
ea748952-b385-4c24-a9d6-3eb62467216c(a)w12g2000yqj.googlegroups.com...
> Two best NT's of our times. Who is/was better?
>
> Discuss!

That generation of France peaked in 2002. This was when all the forwards
(Henry, Trezeguet, Pires and late bloomer Zidane ...) reached their peak.
Just thinking about the waste the WC02 was makes me want to cry. (but don't
worry, I feel nothing (positive) for the WC10 team)

France played some of their best of their best games ever between 2000 and
2002 (France - Portugal 4-0, Turkey - France 0-4), although those games were
only friendlies (since the title holder was still automatically qualified)
and won't be remembered.



From: Mehdi on 8 Jul 2010 16:28
> Subject : France 1998-2000 vs. Spain 2008-2010
> From : alkamista(a)hotmail.com

> Two best NT's of our times. Who is/was better?
>
> Discuss!

France by a mile. An all time great defence and midfield. There's
nothing special about this Spain team. They bore the opposition into
submission.


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