Jonathan Liew
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674 appearances
5 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 7 Sep
Jonathan Liew’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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They've only actually started one game together before, which was the Nations League semi-final against Spain last summer.
And if you remember what happened then, they were 4-0 down.
They were absolutely overrun.
And obviously, a lot of water under the bridge since then.
But I think it just underlines the delicacy of that balance.
The delicacy that Deschamps actually has struck so well in previous tournaments in providing that firm platform.
And now we're in this place where the questions are, how much structure do they actually need?
How much freedom should they be given?
I think the talent in that squad gets them to quarterfinals, semifinals without too much pressure.
actually.
They are simply that good and their highest level, the level of football they're capable of playing is so high.
But against teams that can really hurt them, that can play against them with genuine freedom and invention, I do wonder whether that defence is going to hold up against really, really elite opposition.
No, absolutely not.
I mean, I think a lot of people are talking them up as dark horses, the famous tournament dark horse, which is probably putting the kiss of death on them.
But they were the top scorers in qualifying.
We know what they did.
The way they tore Italy apart in qualifying was frightening.
So this is a squad that obviously, marshalled and led by Haaland and the threat he creates, goes into this tournament with a huge amount of hope and quite a bit of expectation, actually.
There are not actually that many precedents for a team...
I mean, the omens for a team that hasn't competed in the World Cup for so many years.
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