Bet365
er en af de bookmakere som giver de bedste odds på Frankrig (2.20),
men det er svært at blive begejstret for franskmændene i denne
kamp. De endte på andenpladsen bag Serbien i kvalifikationen, og de
havde heldet med sig da de slog Irland ud i play-off-kampen. Deres
vej til VM kan altså ikke kategoriseres som prangende.
Mens
Zinedine Zidane var Frankrigs inspiration bag deres flotte tur til
VM-finalen 2006, så er der nu 4 år efter en mangel på flow i deres
spil, og alt for meget ansvar hviler på Franck Ribery’s skuldre.
Frankrig tabte en opvarmningskamp til Kina (0-1) og formåede heller
ikke at slå Tunesien (1-1). De skabte ikke engang særligt mange
chancer i kampene.
Vi kan
ikke være alt for sikre på at Uruguay slår Frankrig i kampen i
Cape Town, men de burde kunne holde Nicolas Anelka stangen, og vi
tror i hvert fald de vil tage et point videre fra kampen. Træner
Oscar Washington Tabarez vil være meget fokuseret på at matche
modstanderen, og det vil betyde færre berøringer for angriber Diego
Forlan og Luis Suarez.
FORUDSIGELSE:
UNDER
2.5 MÃ…L @ ODDS 1.65 HOS BWIN
Power Rating
Holdet: 3/5
Great attack allied to a more than passable defence. It is just a pity that Uruguay don't possess a midfielder of true, creative flair (this needs to be translated to Danish).
Squad (3.5/5)
Maybe it is the absence of Zinedine Zidane, but there is not the same sense of awe about the personnel. Euro 2008 marked the end of a great era in French football and, despite the brilliance of Ribery and Benzema, their successors sometimes look second rate.
Træner: 4/5
Oscar Tabarez is known as El Maestro in his native Montevideo and he has the ability to conjure something that Uruguayan football has not seen for 40 years - a decent run in a Word Cup (this needs to be translated to Danish).
Coach (2/5)
A harsh verdict for a man who so stunningly confounded the sceptics in Germany but the catastrophe of Euro 2008 should have been the signal for Raymond Domenech to leave the football stage and concentrate on his passion for amateur dramatics.
Angreb: 4/5
On paper few teams possess a partnership as lethal as that between Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez. If they can keep their heads - and that is a big if - they could create something special (this needs to be translated to Danish).
Attack (3.5/5)
The three-pronged strike force of Henry, Anelka and Ribery not only looks long in the tooth, it has failed to produce very much. However, the talent is there and if it can be marshalled, it could be very effective.
Forsvar: 2..5/5
Gritty and effective, the way Lugano and Co will defend their 18-yard line will not be a thing of beauty. But no defender enjoys playing in front of a goalkeeper they don't know and don't really trust and that may be the case with Muslera (this needs to be translated to Danish).
Defence (3/5)
If Hugo Lloris in goal and Patrice Evra at left back represent class in a World Cup, it is hard to say the same about Boumsong or Julien Escude while Vieira does not offer the protection he once did.