Well obviously I disagree.

Aime Jacquet had identified Brazil's major weakness - an absolute inabiliity to defend from set-pieces - long before the final, and exploited it ruthlessly. As brilliant as Ronaldo was, France's defensive unit was more or less perfect.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on February 14th 2011 at 15:23:58

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The real Ronaldo retires (Other Football) - Brandonio, Feb 14, 15:01:55
- As they say in Brazil: "There is only one Ronaldo. The rest is Cristiano." (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 14, 15:07:14
- highest goalscorer in WC Finals history, with 25% of his shots going in. Not bad (n/m) (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, Feb 14, 15:04:40
  - some major arguments on twitter going on last night (Other Football) - Brandonio, Feb 14, 15:14:06
    - No, but Stephane Guivarc'h and Bernard Diomede don't have Champions League medals. (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 14, 15:19:34
      - St?phane Guivar apostrophe h (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 14, 15:23:36
      - France only won (Other Football) - Brandonio, Feb 14, 15:21:44
        
        Well obviously I disagree. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 14, 15:23:58
        
        I was only mucking about (Other Football) - Brandonio, Feb 14, 15:30:36
        
        ^^^ it's this sort of thing that gives the EDL a foothold ^^^ (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Feb 14, 15:30:24
        
        ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 14, 15:34:56
        
        Poncy foreign football talk invading our game, taking over from our native pundits (Other Football) - Old Git, Feb 14, 15:39:43
        
        You couldn't make it up (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Feb 14, 15:46:55
        
        *Gallic shrug* (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Feb 14, 15:44:24
        
        ^^^ Everybody refer to Old Git as Oldolf Gitler from now on. ^^^ (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 14, 15:45:51
        
        Whatever. Old-olf Git-ler. (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 14, 15:41:04
- Hope to think he can put something back into the game (Other Football) - pants, Feb 14, 15:04:09
  - I doubt you can coach people to be like him. (Other Football) - JD3, Feb 14, 15:13:40

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