England: English “The seum” left to dethrone the Belgian resentment of 2018?
From one of our special envoys in Al-Khor (Qatar),
Seen on Twitter: “an English tabloid announces its name change and will now be called The Seum “. Subtle allusion to Sun whose teasing and pretentious campaign in the streets of Paris had marked the kick-off from England – France out of the field. In the lot, there was a literal translation of the famous, “it’s coming home”: “he comes home”. Clumsy but visionary. 24 hours later, the English are indeed returning home after narrowly losing to the Blues in the quarter-finals of world Cup (2-1). It’s called karma.
The losers of the evening have failed in their quest for a second star, but they cannot find women and children without a world title. So they took the vacant belt of seum champions in their suitcases, four years after Belgium. Ladies and gentlemen, Declan Rice. “Other than their two goals, I don’t remember seeing them being creative […] In my opinion the best team lost tonight, and that proves our level. Except for a comma or two, this is word for word the speech of the Red Devils four years ago.
Courtois’ statement in 2018: “It’s a pity for the foot that Belgium was not won. We lose against a team that is not better than us. We lost against a team that plays for nothing, that defends. »
Wikipedia pages (including that of Mbappé) hijacked
Still happy that she defends, sacred blue! And then what else, should we roll out the red carpet to Harry Kane until the goal of Hugo Lloris on the pretext that the Three Lions have a better game plan? Rice is not wrong on one point: England played better. For Gareth Southgate, it is even “the best match in competition under his mandate against a great nation”.
But the midfielder forgets one thing. France never plays as low as when it is aware of the strengths of its opponent. Didier Deschamps: “Attacking allows you to win yes, but also knowing how to endure. There was some very strong in front this evening. Seeing the Blues defend with ten in their area is a privilege granted to few teams. Instead of whining, it was better to understand him.
Instead, England fell into a primary Francophobia. Seen on Wikipedia, this time. The English records of Kylian Mbappé and the referee of the meeting, Wilton Sampaio, have been modified with an inelegance that is ultimately very un-British. “Wilton Sampaio was offered a lap dance by Kylian Mbappé against favorable decisions for France. The modification was obviously postponed by the site, but the idea is there.
The English claimed a foul on Saka before Tchouameni’s goal
Whether we find it funny or not, a specific point challenges us. How can a team that improved by two – totally justified – penalties find a way to complain about the refereeing at the end of the match? After extensive investigation (three and a half clicks on Google), we are able to unravel this mystery. Two decisions pissed off English fans:
- A fault not whistled on Saka at the origin of the action which leads to the opening of the score of Aurélien Tchouameni. The supporters also did not appreciate the alleged laxity of Mr. Sampaio on the Arsenal player throughout the game.
- The penalty not awarded to Harry Kane in the first period on a foul by Dayot Upamecano, which the VAR had decided not to sanction. The fault existed, but it was outside the surface, which does not authorize to reconsider the action.
Two opinions gathered in a handful of tweets by Gary Lineker: “One of these days, only once, we may have a favorable arbitration decision. […] 100% fault on Saka. 100% penalty on Kane. » 100% eliminated, too.
However, let us show our affection for the English coach. Gareth Southgate refused to answer a question posed to him about the refereeing after the match, preferring to praise the performance of The french team. “I don’t want to talk about refereeing but to talk about France. They’re a fantastic team, doing a fantastic job. At least one in which the English class has triumphed over seum.