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Player Ratings: France 2-1 Serbia
Goal.com analyses the performance of the French and Serbian sides in les Bleus' 2-1 victory at the Stade de France this evening.
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Sep 10, 2008 11:44:42 PM
FRANCE:
Steve Mandanda 5: The Marseille goalkeeper was not worked hard this evening but could do with being a more commanding presence from set-plays in order to help out his ailing defence.
Bakary Sagna 6: Did not produce the sheer number of powerful forward dashes that generally characterise his play at club level yet the right-back enjoyed a pretty solid evening.
Gael Clichy 5: Was less effective than Sagna pushing forward but this was perhaps to be expected given the relative lack of experience the Arsenal man has at international level.
Eric Abidal 6: The Barcelona star was perhaps the pick of the French defence despite playing in a relatively unaccustomed role at the heart of their defence. Was commanding and rarely allowed the Serbian forwards to outwit him.
William Gallas 5: Continues to struggle a little for form at international level. Allowed Vidić to beat him in the air during the first half, which could well have led to a goal had the Manchester United defender been more accurate with his heading.
Jérémy Toulalan 6: Though not quite reaching the peaks scaled by Claude Makélélé yet, the importance of Toulalan in the French set-up should not be underestimated; another decent showing.
Sidney Govou 4: Although Govou would be the catalyst of the opening goal, he had a woefully quiet first half. In addition, it was he that was marking Ivanović when the Serb headed his side back into contention.
Lassana Diarra 5: Like team-mate Toulalan, Diarra rarely does anything spectacular yet rarely puts a foot wrong doing the simple things. A quietly effective game.
Yoann Gourcuff 8: The pick of the French side. Despite only having played around a minute of international football previously, the young AC Milan midfielder, who is on loan at Bordeaux, commanded the match and was instrumental in France’s best moves.
Karim Benzema 4: Started off brightly but quickly faded. As a result he was replaced at half-time by the far more effective Anelka.
Thierry Henry 7: Maybe not quite captain fantastic, but it was certainly a fine all-round performance from France’s all-time leading goal scorer. Converted goal number 46 for his country.
Substitutes:
Nicolas Anelka 7: Made a big positive impression after coming on as a half-time substitute for the lacklustre Benzema. Found the net and generally caused problems.
Alou Diarra 5: Brought on for his aerial presence as Domenech attempted to close out the game. Was give too little time to make a proper contribution.
Mathieu Flamini n/a: Was on the field for, literally, seconds.
SERBIA:
Vladimir Stojković 5: Left with little chance of France’s goals but, by and large, did the simple things competently.
Branislav Ivanović 5: Scored the goal that brought Serbian back into the game but was given a tough time on the left flank by the lively Gourcuff. Not an evening to forget, but not one to cherish either.
Dusko Tosić 5: Like the rest of the Serbian defence, Tosić performed in a reliable but not outstanding manner. Was aided by Govou’s anonnimity in the first half but he should take partial credit for this.
Nemanja Vidić 6: The best performer for Serbia this evening. The Manchester United man rarely allowed himself to be beaten to the ball, was positive, strong and positioned himself well; all the attributes you would expect from a world class centre-back.
Mladen Krstajić 4: Was given a difficult evening by the French forwards, who pinpointed that the Schalke defender was the weaker of the two centre-backs.
Bosko Janković 6: The liveliest attacking threat that the Serbians possessed. Particularly in the early stages of the game, Janković looked like he could cause les Bleus real problems on the counter-attack.
Dejan Stanković n/a: Inter Milan man limped off after only four minutes of the match – a simply gigantic blow to his side.
Miralem Sulejmani 4: Offered little going forward and was subsequently replaced midway through the second half.
Ivan Ergić 4: Disappointing showing from the Basel player, who was the first Serb to be sacrificed following Henry’s crucial opening goal.
Zdravko Kuzmanović 4: Was stationed on the right of midfield but never threatened to get the better of Gael Clichy despite a tentative start from the Arsenal man. Much more was expected of the Fiorentina star.
Marko Pantelić 4: Simply did not offer any kind of sustained threat in attack, giving Abidal and Gallas too easy an evening.
Substitutes:
Gojko Kakar 4: Came on as an early replacement for Stanković but never really seemed to pick up the pace of the game and certainly did not contribute as much as the captain would have in midfield.
Nikola Zigić 4: Could have been a major threat to les Bleus’ defence due to his sheer size but was rarely given an opportunity to shine.
Milos Krasić 5: Did little better than Sulejmani, who he replaced midway through the second half.
Steve Mandanda 5: The Marseille goalkeeper was not worked hard this evening but could do with being a more commanding presence from set-plays in order to help out his ailing defence.
Bakary Sagna 6: Did not produce the sheer number of powerful forward dashes that generally characterise his play at club level yet the right-back enjoyed a pretty solid evening.
Gael Clichy 5: Was less effective than Sagna pushing forward but this was perhaps to be expected given the relative lack of experience the Arsenal man has at international level.
Eric Abidal 6: The Barcelona star was perhaps the pick of the French defence despite playing in a relatively unaccustomed role at the heart of their defence. Was commanding and rarely allowed the Serbian forwards to outwit him.
William Gallas 5: Continues to struggle a little for form at international level. Allowed Vidić to beat him in the air during the first half, which could well have led to a goal had the Manchester United defender been more accurate with his heading.
Jérémy Toulalan 6: Though not quite reaching the peaks scaled by Claude Makélélé yet, the importance of Toulalan in the French set-up should not be underestimated; another decent showing.
Sidney Govou 4: Although Govou would be the catalyst of the opening goal, he had a woefully quiet first half. In addition, it was he that was marking Ivanović when the Serb headed his side back into contention.
Lassana Diarra 5: Like team-mate Toulalan, Diarra rarely does anything spectacular yet rarely puts a foot wrong doing the simple things. A quietly effective game.
Yoann Gourcuff 8: The pick of the French side. Despite only having played around a minute of international football previously, the young AC Milan midfielder, who is on loan at Bordeaux, commanded the match and was instrumental in France’s best moves.
Karim Benzema 4: Started off brightly but quickly faded. As a result he was replaced at half-time by the far more effective Anelka.
Thierry Henry 7: Maybe not quite captain fantastic, but it was certainly a fine all-round performance from France’s all-time leading goal scorer. Converted goal number 46 for his country.
Substitutes:
Nicolas Anelka 7: Made a big positive impression after coming on as a half-time substitute for the lacklustre Benzema. Found the net and generally caused problems.
Alou Diarra 5: Brought on for his aerial presence as Domenech attempted to close out the game. Was give too little time to make a proper contribution.
Mathieu Flamini n/a: Was on the field for, literally, seconds.
SERBIA:
Vladimir Stojković 5: Left with little chance of France’s goals but, by and large, did the simple things competently.
Branislav Ivanović 5: Scored the goal that brought Serbian back into the game but was given a tough time on the left flank by the lively Gourcuff. Not an evening to forget, but not one to cherish either.
Dusko Tosić 5: Like the rest of the Serbian defence, Tosić performed in a reliable but not outstanding manner. Was aided by Govou’s anonnimity in the first half but he should take partial credit for this.
Nemanja Vidić 6: The best performer for Serbia this evening. The Manchester United man rarely allowed himself to be beaten to the ball, was positive, strong and positioned himself well; all the attributes you would expect from a world class centre-back.
Mladen Krstajić 4: Was given a difficult evening by the French forwards, who pinpointed that the Schalke defender was the weaker of the two centre-backs.
Bosko Janković 6: The liveliest attacking threat that the Serbians possessed. Particularly in the early stages of the game, Janković looked like he could cause les Bleus real problems on the counter-attack.
Dejan Stanković n/a: Inter Milan man limped off after only four minutes of the match – a simply gigantic blow to his side.
Miralem Sulejmani 4: Offered little going forward and was subsequently replaced midway through the second half.
Ivan Ergić 4: Disappointing showing from the Basel player, who was the first Serb to be sacrificed following Henry’s crucial opening goal.
Zdravko Kuzmanović 4: Was stationed on the right of midfield but never threatened to get the better of Gael Clichy despite a tentative start from the Arsenal man. Much more was expected of the Fiorentina star.
Marko Pantelić 4: Simply did not offer any kind of sustained threat in attack, giving Abidal and Gallas too easy an evening.
Substitutes:
Gojko Kakar 4: Came on as an early replacement for Stanković but never really seemed to pick up the pace of the game and certainly did not contribute as much as the captain would have in midfield.
Nikola Zigić 4: Could have been a major threat to les Bleus’ defence due to his sheer size but was rarely given an opportunity to shine.
Milos Krasić 5: Did little better than Sulejmani, who he replaced midway through the second half.
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