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7/26/2025, 12:48:23 AM
I just don't get it. Sure, they had great players like Drogba and Yaya Toure, but they got back-to-back groups of death.
>In 2006, they had to face off against Argentina and Netherlands, but they lost both matches competitively (2-1 each). Even then, the goal they scored against Netherlands was a fucking banger.
>In 2010, they once again had to face off tough teams. They got a 0-0 draw against Portugal (could also have won if Drogba decided to take a shot in the last few minutes instead of passing to nobody), but lost 3-1 to Brazil. (In hindsight, Chile who made knockouts didn't even score a consolation goal and lost 3-0 so not that bad). Both of these teams lost to the eventual world cup finalists.
>In 2014, their golden generation was getting old but only got grouped due to conceding a last minute penalty against Greece. Gervinho's goal against Colombia was also one of the highlights for them that year.
Bar 2014 when they got unlucky I don't see why everyone considers the generation was a disappointment, imo they performed as well as expected. What do you think? Is their golden generation really a failure?
>In 2006, they had to face off against Argentina and Netherlands, but they lost both matches competitively (2-1 each). Even then, the goal they scored against Netherlands was a fucking banger.
>In 2010, they once again had to face off tough teams. They got a 0-0 draw against Portugal (could also have won if Drogba decided to take a shot in the last few minutes instead of passing to nobody), but lost 3-1 to Brazil. (In hindsight, Chile who made knockouts didn't even score a consolation goal and lost 3-0 so not that bad). Both of these teams lost to the eventual world cup finalists.
>In 2014, their golden generation was getting old but only got grouped due to conceding a last minute penalty against Greece. Gervinho's goal against Colombia was also one of the highlights for them that year.
Bar 2014 when they got unlucky I don't see why everyone considers the generation was a disappointment, imo they performed as well as expected. What do you think? Is their golden generation really a failure?
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