Will the French team rewrite history?

(Baonghean.vn) -Poet and journalist Ho Thi Hai Au - a person with Nghe An bloodline - gave her opinion on the France - Germany match at Euro 2016.

Poet and journalist Ho Thi Hai Au.

Rewriting history

Poet Ho Thi Hai Au, author of the book "Vietnamese Mother - Teaching Children to Walk Together with the World" is famous for her knowledge of European football: I counted the two great football powers of Europe have met 27 times, the host France is dominating with 12 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses. But worryingly, if counting from 1958, Germany has never lost to the host France in an official tournament. The two giants have reached the semi-finals 12 times, won 5 Championship Cups and participated together in 8 Euros, but this is only the first time the two teams have met each other in a EURO, they seem to be like the evening star and the morning star.

Looking through his notebook, this poet from Nghe An mentally calculated: If we count in the World Cup arena, they met 3 times, Germany had 2 wins, only 1 draw, here is the 1982 World Cup, the two teams tied 3-3, the penalty shootout ended with Germany winning 5-4, in the 1986 World Cup, the Germans won 2-0, recently in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, they won 1-0.

But this time Les Bleus have many advantages over the reigning world champions, having one more day off, no players banned, and the enthusiastic support of the French audience. This is the best opportunity for Didier Deschamps and his team to win the prestigious title for the third time at home when hosting major tournaments.

Rewrite history, you gorgeous French players!

The Gallic rooster crowed loudly.

“Up to now, the French Roosters have “crowed” 11 times, and have become the team with the strongest attack up to this point of EURO 2016. Didier Deschamps has in his hands the leading scorer at Euro 2016, Antoine Griezmann (4 goals, 2 assists), and the two people right behind are also his teammates, Oliver Giroud and Dimitri Payet. In other words, the French Roosters are confident in breaking through all teams on the way to becoming champions” - journalist Ho understands football as well as the banking sector, where she is currently working.

The "big battle" between Germany and France is considered the "early final" of Euro 2016. Photo: Internet

When asked about the coaching ability of the two coaches Joachim Loew and Didier Deschamps, this journalist said: People highly appreciate Joachim Loew using the "hit yourself with the stick" tactic, switching from a 4-4-2 formation to a 3-5-2 formation to fight against a cunning and stubborn Italy, and Didier Deschamps is no amateur. In the match against Iceland, when midfielder N'Golo Kante was suspended, coach Didier Deschamps let the Gallic Roosters switch to a 4-2-3-1 formation instead of the 4-3-3 from the beginning of the tournament. He used Pogba and Matuidi as central midfielders, pushed Payet and Sissoko on both wings, arranged Antoine Griezmann to play at number 10, and played an emotional match with Oliver Giroud.

When we asked: So do you think the host team France, who is in great form, can avenge their defeat in the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup?

This female sports fan journalist said: If they don't beat Germany now, the French can only blame themselves, because in terms of personnel, coach Didier Deschamps only has a small problem when striker Olivier Giroud is having a slight problem with his knee. It is likely that the Arsenal striker will not be able to play, but Joachim Loew is having a headache.

But the German team is having difficulties in all three lines, the attack when Mario Gomez cannot play, they only have Thomas Muller, who is not the most satisfactory choice for the striker position. It is not clear why the player who scored the "golden goal" in the 2014 World Cup final, Mario Goetze, is not often used. And Thomas Muller is in bad form, even from the penalty spot he cannot score.

In defense, the most regrettable absence of center-back Mats Hummels will give Loew a headache because center-back Benedikt Howedes, who is playing for Schalke 04, is not in the best physical condition at the moment. In the midfield, when midfielder Sami Khedira and striker Mario Gomez are both unable to play due to injury, who will be able to confront the two physically strong sweepers on the French side, Pogba and Kante (or Matuidi) while Bastian Schweinsteiger is showing signs of running out of steam due to age, which is a big problem for the German team. It was thought that the question about the lineup and players of the two teams that will play in the second semi-final would be too difficult for a female journalist and poet, but on the contrary, she proved to be very knowledgeable.

“I think that coach Didier Deschamps would not be foolish enough to return to playing 4-3-3 when the last match operated with a 4-2-3-1 formation so smoothly, and the Germans will return to playing 4-4-1-1, and Loew can even play 4-6-0 to add more people to the midfield area. I also boldly provide a list of 22 expected players to play. Maybe, in the past, France was not a very difficult opponent, but facing the Gallic Rooster in the context of the German team not having the most satisfactory cards, the German audience certainly has something to worry about. The French will try to solve the match in 120 minutes, because they know how stubborn the Germans are.” - poet Ho sent us a list of 22 players that she thinks Deschamps and Loew will choose for the match.

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