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It struck the JC while watching the 2022 World Cup Final that there is a large asymmetry between how we evaluate attack and defence. The final will be remembered for Lionel Messi, yes, but also for 23-year-old Kilian Mbappé’s hat-trick — the first in a World Cup final since Geoff Hurst’s in 1966. | It struck the JC while watching the 2022 World Cup Final that there is a large asymmetry between how we evaluate attack and defence. The final will be remembered for Lionel Messi, yes, but also for 23-year-old Kilian Mbappé’s hat-trick — the first in a World Cup final since Geoff Hurst’s in 1966. | ||
It is interesting to compare Mbappé’s performance with | It is interesting to compare ''coverage'' of Mbappé’s performance — breathless — with that of Argentine defender Nicolás Otamendi. | ||
Yet Otamendi’s | How the UK media saw it is set out in the panel below, but it is also captured in the quotes above. The common consensus: Otamendi had a solid game, but made one obvious mistake, giving away the penalty that brought France back into the game. Mbappé was more or less invisible for 80 minutes, but sparked to life ten minutes from the end, scoring an impressive goal and converting two penalties to take the match to penalties. | ||
Yet Otamendi’s rating were around 5; Mbappé’s between 9 and 10. This was a game in which the Argentine defensive line so dominated France that Didier Deschamp replaced two of his forwards (Giroud and Dembélé) before half-time. | |||
Interesting note: despite the widespread use of Enhanced Football Intelligence — every player in the tournament was GPS tracked and data exists for number, location and success rate of passes, tackles and touch rates — not one of the media ratings made reference to it. | Interesting note: despite the widespread use of Enhanced Football Intelligence — every player in the tournament was GPS tracked and data exists for number, location and success rate of passes, tackles and touch rates — not one of the media ratings made reference to it. | ||
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===Poor old Giroud=== | ===Poor old Giroud=== | ||
It is worth comparing Mbappé’s fate with that of his striking partner poor old Olivier Giroud, who was substituted off after 40 minutes. “Seethed after humiliating early substitution but in truth the game had completely passed him by. 5” said the Guardian. “Slightly lucky at one point not to give away a penalty and so ineffective up front he did not make it to half- | It is worth comparing Mbappé’s fate with that of his striking partner poor old Olivier Giroud, who was substituted off after 40 minutes. “Seethed after humiliating early substitution but in truth the game had completely passed him by. 5” said the Guardian. “Slightly lucky at one point not to give away a penalty and so ineffective up front he did not make it to half-time. 5” opined the Express. “A miserable final for the former Arsenal man as he was subbed before half-time,” said the express, before awarding the poor chap 3. ''L’Équipe'' was so outraged with his showing that it refused to rate him at all! | ||
At least he put in a tackle! Had he been on the park after 90 minutes who is to say he might not have scored 4? | At least he put in a tackle! Had he been on the park after 90 minutes who is to say he might not have scored 4? | ||