Philippe Auclair

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2,083 appearances 17 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 15 Sep

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Football Weekly · France maul meek Morocco to reach semi-finals: World Cup Daily · 10 Jul 2026 podcast

one of which I'm a member of and which people are saying absolutely appalling things about referees in this World Cup, but there you go. matched

Yeah, but anyway, it's a bit strange. matched

We're all talking about what was a quarterfinal of the World Cup and we're talking about it as if it were some kind of festival game pre-season and that nobody really cared about it. matched

Even the celebrations at the end, you know, you celebrate, but they were not... Yeah, I suppose there was no relief. matched

I really do think it's the best full stop. matched

Stéphane Guivache, devastated to hear this. matched

I cannot think of any other French attack which has had so much power. matched

No, no, no, no, no. matched

The midfield was much better in 84, 82, 86. matched

There's no doubt about that. matched

You could argue as well that the midfield was stronger in 98 and 2000. matched

You could argue that the 2018 team, when you look at it, matched

It still didn't quite have the same power. matched

I mean, it's this wonderful image that, you know, contact on blue sky just posted that to me. matched

And I thought this is absolutely brilliant in terms of explaining what is so special about this French attack. matched

And that person was likening the French, the front four to the great West Indian fast bowling quarters of the 1970s and 1980s. matched

Yeah. matched

It's a great comparison because each of them is better than the others in some respects. matched

And you know that if it's one of those four, there are still got two or three on the back burner who are actually better than the other strikers that could be put on by the opposition. matched

So it gives you a sense of confidence, which is extraordinary. matched

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