00:00Do you know what France's greatest achievement was against Morocco?
00:02Many people will say, "Mbappé's talent."
00:05Or else, the speed of Dembélé, Olísio, Dué, the attack.
00:09But I think the answer is different.
00:11France managed to make Morocco stop playing like Morocco.
00:16Throughout the World Cup, the African team managed to reach the quarterfinals by doing one thing very well.
00:22Defending themselves, but without giving up on counter-attacking.
00:25That's how it was against Brazil, that's how it was against the Netherlands.
00:27Whenever he recovered the ball, he sped up the game and hurt the opponent on the counter-attack.
00:32Against France, this practically disappeared.
00:35Largely due to Saibari's absence, but also because on the other side there were Mbappé, Dembélé, Olísio and Dué.
00:43A quartet that forces every opponent to think twice before moving up the field.
00:49And then something interesting happened.
00:50Morocco spent virtually the entire game focused on defending.
00:55And they succeeded. For almost the entire first half, they limited the spaces, slowed down France's pace, and left the attack open.
01:01The French are far less creative than we're used to seeing.
01:05But there's a problem when you're facing a team of that caliber.
01:08You need to play a perfect game.
01:11Because France is not concerned with creating multiple opportunities.
01:14She doesn't necessarily need to dominate the entire 90 minutes of the match.
01:18She just needs to wait for the first mistake.
01:21A poorly controlled ball, a delayed coverage, a gap between the lines, and bam!
01:26That's exactly what happened.
01:28Within minutes, France found an opening, exploited the spaces, and secured qualification.
01:34And perhaps that is the main characteristic of this team.
01:37She doesn't force the opponent to play badly.
01:39But it forces the opponent to play a perfectly structured game for 90 minutes.
01:45Because when concentration drops for just a few moments, France only needs 5 minutes.
