France vs Uruguay : Technically sound visually boring

The headline says it all. French controlled the game most of the time yet apart from Ribery (who was a standout) none of the other French players seemed to have much purpose on the pitch. Two players were especially lackluster, Gourcuff and Govou. Govou is a disgrace to the No. 10 jersey worn with such elan by the likes of Zidane and Platini. Gourcuff and Govou were an integral part of each attack that the French made and these kept giving the ball way. Uruguay, apart from Forlan and an organized defense didn't have much to offer but they were helped along by those two and their organized was rarely challenged by the French. All of this culminated in a boring match though technically sound one with astute defending from Uruguay and some show of class from Ribery. The match had only two clear cut chances, one wasted by Govou in the first half and the other by Forlan in the second half.