Now I know there are some out there who would argue that
Croatia had more of the ball yesterday but anyone who watched the game could
see that the French were the more dangerous side. Between Kylian Mbappe and Antoine
Griezmann, they had two players in attack that could outpace any defender in
the Croatian team and with N’Golo Kante and Paul Pogba, they had a defensive
block in midfield that made going down the center of the park almost impossible
for Croatia. On many occasions yesterday, Croatian captain Luka Modric (who was
the Golden Ball winner for being best player at the tournament) had to drop
deep to pick up the ball. The Croatian tried hard but despite French goalkeeper
Hugo Lloris’ best efforts to give them a lift, it just wasn’t enough and I
thought France deserved to win the game yesterday.
Some people would argue that they weren’t the best team in
the World Cup and I won’t argue with that. For me, Belgium was the best and
most exciting team in Russia but the French had a good defense, a strong
midfield, and a deadly attack. So were the French deserved winners? In a word,
Yes!
