Zlatan Ibrahimovic had the final word in a heated debate after Alexi Lalas reignited questions over whether France had been arrogant during their World Cup opener against Senegal.
The topic first surfaced at half-time when Landon Donovan criticised France’s first-half approach, calling them “arrogant” and “casual” after a goalless opening 45 minutes.
Thierry Henry pushed back during the broadcast, but the debate continued after France eventually won 3-1 thanks to a much-improved second-half display.
Following France’s 3-1 win, Fox Sports ****** yst Alexi Lalas brought the topic back into focus.
“We had that nice little fun back and forth between Landon and Thierry about whether the French were arrogant in the first half,” Lalas said.
The topic first surfaced at half-time when Landon Donovan criticised France’s first-half approach, calling them “arrogant” and “casual” after a goalless opening 45 minutes.
Thierry Henry pushed back during the broadcast, but the debate continued after France eventually won 3-1 thanks to a much-improved second-half display.
Following France’s 3-1 win, Fox Sports ****** yst Alexi Lalas brought the topic back into focus.
“We had that nice little fun back and forth between Landon and Thierry about whether the French were arrogant in the first half,” Lalas said.
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