After a month of competition, the World Cup 2018 has found two teams are best in France and Croatia. Let's warm up tonight battle between the two teams through the visual statistics
Young people
In terms of average age, France (26.1 years) is much younger than Croatia (28). But no doubt the strength of the young French players. The Mbappe, Pogba, Griezmann, Umtiti, Varane, Kante are seasoned in the Champions League. So when coach Didier Deschamps admitted "we have 14 players for the first time to taste the big league," do not hurry "trick" the head of France.
In fact, France is too "old" in the World Cup this year. Teams of blue shirts respond to every situation most difficult. They know lock Messi, calm the blow caused Argentina to burst despite the lead 2-1. They know how to master the game before Uruguay, calmly waiting for prey wrong. And before Belgium is a completely different plan, tinged pragmatic. France awarded the game to the opponent and focus on defending the home side. The students of Deschamps play a conservative football but still potentially dangerous.
France reached the final but made sense they just past the group. The power is not fully utilized, the power of the stars are still not the best. Deschamps also wanted to see Giroud score, Pogba's tectonic or a more gritty Griezmann. Under Deschamps, France was "able to play better". That is the danger of this team. Les Bleus seems to play 80% of the game, but the opponents turn in. And no one ever knows that France is 100% capable. A question that confuses Croatians.
Defensive launch pad
Croatians, however, are relieved of the pressure. World Cup finalists have scored a milestone in football history with just over 4 million people. Despite losing, Dalic's coaches still return as heroic. The French are different, obsessive defeat at EURO 2016 still clinging to Pogba, Griezmann. They are not allowed to fall again. The pressure to win is also an obstacle that Deschamps students must know how to overcome.
In that context, the cautious psychology of the two sides can make the game closed on every square meter. And it is possible that fixed situations will become the only chance to score. France have two great center-backed defenders, Umtiti and Varane, who netted Uruguay and Belgium from the dead ball. Meanwhile, Vida and Lovren are not the absolute center of defense.
Like France 1998, France reached the final with a very solid defensive system. And history also shows that the champions can not loose the bottom line. Statistics show in the last 6 World Cup, the championship team conceded only 4 goals. That is the current number of goals France, while Croatia has exceeded the "quota" with 5 goals conceded. Dalic's men even conceded in all the knock-out rounds. When Denmark, Russia or England can break the Croatian net, France's excellent Frenchman can do the same.
Overall, France excels in all aspects, especially fitness. Football is always a surprise, but this time it is not, Gaulois drum chicken will return to the peak of the World Cup, after 20 years.
