With great anticipation I had sat down(or should I say lied down) to watch the most anticipated match of this year’s Euro cup: France vs. Italy. Group C was almost wide open albeit Holland who had cruised past both the 2006 World cup finalists. the equation was simple, if Romania defeated Holland they will go through irrespective of what happened in the “big” match. France had to beat Italy, a draw wouldn’t be enough. Before the match started I had a bad feeling when I saw the French lineup. Thuram had been replaced by Abidal in the centre of defense. Now Thuram can be slow but Abidal is purely a left footed wide player. I kept my fingers crossed hoping Titi and benzema would sparkle today. But calamity struck in the 8th minute.Ribbery,the French playmaker got badly injured and had t be taken off in a stretcher. In came Samir Nasri, I s
at up(really!) in anticipation, hoping to see this so called French wonder kid in action. But Abidal spoiled everything, fouling an Italian player in the penalty box(which Pirlo converted), conceding a penalty and getting himself a red card. Now Domenech(French coach) showed that he is actually a donkey. Down to 10 men, he decided to replace Nasri with the baboon…oh sorry Boumsong. Benzema was pushed back in the creative role with only one genuine winger in Govou. I think that sealed the fate of the match, Nasri plays as a playmaker for his club and he should have been retained in the field. Makelele looked out of sort in the entire match.
In the other match Holland cruised to a 2-0 victory over Romania, a very one-sided match. Good news being our very own Van Persie getting a start(and surviving the entire match!!!!!!) and scoring(Awesome!!!!).at up(really!) in anticipation, hoping to see this so called French wonder kid in action. But Abidal spoiled everything, fouling an Italian player in the penalty box(which Pirlo converted), conceding a penalty and getting himself a red card. Now Domenech(French coach) showed that he is actually a donkey. Down to 10 men, he decided to replace Nasri with the baboon…oh sorry Boumsong. Benzema was pushed back in the creative role with only one genuine winger in Govou. I think that sealed the fate of the match, Nasri plays as a playmaker for his club and he should have been retained in the field. Makelele looked out of sort in the entire match.So another mouth watering quarter final clash awaits, that of Italy and Spain, cant hardly wait for that.
So people get prepared for some more exciting times over the coming 2 weeks….
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