Game and Tribute Highlights, France-Greece

Great clips from the France-Greece game, including the Henry goal and some shots of the tribute to the 1998 and 2000 teams. All in German. (Anyone who posts a similar clip on YouTube in French will be my hero. I’m guessing there isn’t one in English?)

What can I say but:

In general, the French players play like gentlemen. Except for Anelka. Anelka plays like the kid who terrorizes the neighborhood, and who just got out of being grounded and knows he has to raise lots of hell really, really fast because he’s going to be grounded again soon. Truly. I’ll bet as a child he burned ants with a magnifying glass. (I think he’s my new favorite player.)

Also, I ran a quick calculation. The average age of Les Bleus’ starting players is 30. Does that scare anybody else? No wonder Domenech called up two eighteen-year-olds.

Thoughts about the tribute:
–Barthez looks like hell on a biscuit. (Seriously. He looks unwell.)
–Zidane. Let’s see, checking… Yup. Still love him.
–It had to absolutely kill Trezeguet to be there and not on the team.
–Lizarazu is still puppy-in-your-pocket adorable.
–(Well, maybe pit-bull puppy.)

That is all. Enjoy the clips.