This is the first post of a new series “What if…?” I thought about yesterday evening. I don’t know how it is with you, but I can recall some games that greatly frustrated me and and thought to myself what if this had happened or that for days and nights! Some matches that I have replayed many times in my head:
- France – Germany 1982 World Cup semi-final
- Liverpool – Saint-Etienne 1976/77 Champions League quarter final
- France – Italy 2006 World Cup final
The son of a friend of mine shared an interesting thought some months after the 2006 World Cup final between Italy and France. On the bench, France had as a third choice goalkeeper Mickaël Landrau. Landrau is one of the best penalty stoppers I have ever seen.
What if French coach Raymond Domenech had replaced Barthez by Landreau at the end of the overtime just in time for the penalties. I wonder what psychological impact that would have made on the Italian players that were chosen to kick the penalties?
Maracanazos like to replay games in their heads.
well what an interesting if? the obvious would have been and what if zidane had not had his fit and busted the other one´s head????
france-germany- i remeber very well , i was asked to leave the living room because i was for germany- what if i had stayed in the living room, would france have won the game?
Yes that was an obvious one and that is why I didn’t talk about it
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Yes, France would have won the game.