France vs Albania: Eggs against rocks?

(Baonghean) - Early tomorrow morning (02:00, June 16), the French national team and Albania will enter the second match of Group A at the Velodrome Marseille stadium. This is a match that is considered a "tough nut to crack". Because the "Gaulois Rooster" with home field advantage and a stellar squad is considered the number 1 candidate for the championship. Meanwhile, Albania is a "newbie" to the tournament, having just lost to Switzerland on the opening day...

It can be said that if Payet does not shine to become the savior of the French team in the opening match, the gloomy atmosphere will forever cover the Stade de France stadium. That is to say, the blue team is making fans worried when bright stars like Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann are both causing great disappointment.

It is almost certain that the French team will continue to have the joy of victory tomorrow morning (June 16). Photo: Internet

In this opening match, they revealed too many problems even though their opponent was only a small Romanian team with a squad lacking world-class stars. Through the first match with Romania, it can be seen that the current French team's defensive ability is very worrying. Their two wings are guarded by experienced veterans but they are slow, do not have good attacking support and make silly mistakes. Meanwhile, the central defender duo Kosielny and Rami played erratically.

Up front, Griezmann played ineffectively when playing on the wing and almost disappeared in the dense yellow defense of the Tricolorii. The 4-3-3 tactical system of the French team appeared many problems and encountered countless difficulties against the tight defense of Romania. All of that makes the position of the leading candidate for the Euro title this season, the French team, quite doubtful.

In the second match, the French team will play with the strongest lineup. However, instead of the familiar 4-3-3 formation, coach Deschamps may choose the second option with a 4-2-3-1 tactical formation with a more smooth and effective playing style.

Because, surely the opponent will use a defensive, counter-attacking style of play with a large number of players on the home field and will press to limit the attacking power of the "Gaulois Roosters". Therefore, striker Griezmann will probably sit on the bench, replaced by Kingsley Coman; and Anthony Martial will replace Paul Pogba. Giroud will be the center forward, Payet will remain in the attacking midfielder position, on the two wings are Martial and Coman.

Meanwhile, Albania is just a “rookie” at Euro 2016. Entering the match against the number 1 candidate for the championship, the “soul” of captain Cana will be absent due to suspension for receiving two yellow cards in the loss to Switzerland. Perhaps, Hysaj will be the most notable name of the Albanian team, but because he plays in the right-back position, he does not have the conditions to support his teammates against a strong attack like the French team.

Albanian players have a strong fighting spirit

However, the French should remember that coach Biasi's team always brings surprises. They are the only team in Group I to defeat the top team Portugal. Notably, this match took place in Lisbon - Portugal. After that, they qualified as the second-placed team in the group. In the last two confrontations, the French team was held to a 1-1 draw by Albania in 2014 and was "bitterly beaten" by their opponents when they lost 0-1 exactly a year ago (June 2015). Looking at the way Albania played tenaciously, having an equal position with Switzerland in a situation of being short of players, it can be seen that they came here not to play around but full of hope of victory.

However, the French team still has the advantage when winning 4 out of 6 matches, including 3 clean sheets. The "Gaul Rooster" knows what it has to do to be worthy of the title of the strongest team in Europe at the moment when it owns a generation of talented players at their peak, a strong and united team. Obviously, coach Didier Deschamps and his team have all the factors of "heavenly time, favorable location, and harmony" to be determined to take revenge and "crush the egg" of Albania.

Son Chu