Every Major tournament produces new champions - Both teams and individuals. This tournament already has one in its first few games and its Dmitri Payet! Not that hes a stranger to those who watch the English premier league. Payet had a fantastic season with West ham and is even selected in the seasons best 11 in the English premiership considered by many as the best league in the world. If someone thought this is a one off season then they were proven wrong in France's first few games in Euro 2016 with Payet scoring in either of them and its him whos lead france into the last 16 despite common opinion that it will be Antoine griezzman or Paul Pogba. France are heading into their last group fixture against switzerland tomorrow and this could be another fantastic outing for the french.
While switzerland has good players like new arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka , Wolfsburg left back Ricardo rodriguez and former Bayern winger Xherdan Shaqiri : The french are a better unit than the swiss. Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny , Valencia defender Adil Rami are supported by Ngologo Kante, Blaise matuidi and Paul Pogba making them a defensive unit and the creative outlets in the team are Payel and griezzman with Giroud replying on supply lines established by these two creative forces. I feel deshamps approach has been too defensive and one more creative player introduced in the side instead of a defensive midfielder will really help avoid waiting till way beyond 80th minute to get the winning goals. Even if France are putting up defensive minded sides together - i feel switzerland perfectly have the capability to surprise them with their pace and creativity with Manchester United bound Breel embolo in their ranks and his runs combined with Xherdan shaqiris creativity and balls into the box could prove to be a problem for france. But all in all france have a better team and a clear edge on switzerland in this game and they i think will win the game even though by a narrow margin and secure an easy opposition in last 16 by topping the group.
Prediction :2-1
While switzerland has good players like new arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka , Wolfsburg left back Ricardo rodriguez and former Bayern winger Xherdan Shaqiri : The french are a better unit than the swiss. Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny , Valencia defender Adil Rami are supported by Ngologo Kante, Blaise matuidi and Paul Pogba making them a defensive unit and the creative outlets in the team are Payel and griezzman with Giroud replying on supply lines established by these two creative forces. I feel deshamps approach has been too defensive and one more creative player introduced in the side instead of a defensive midfielder will really help avoid waiting till way beyond 80th minute to get the winning goals. Even if France are putting up defensive minded sides together - i feel switzerland perfectly have the capability to surprise them with their pace and creativity with Manchester United bound Breel embolo in their ranks and his runs combined with Xherdan shaqiris creativity and balls into the box could prove to be a problem for france. But all in all france have a better team and a clear edge on switzerland in this game and they i think will win the game even though by a narrow margin and secure an easy opposition in last 16 by topping the group.
Prediction :2-1
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