France vs Romania: Kick off the fun season

(Baonghean.vn) - At 1 a.m. on June 11, the opening ceremony with a sparkling and vibrant light and sound show to celebrate the biggest football festival in Europe will take place at Stade de France Stadium, Paris, France.

About 30 minutes later, the host team France and Romania will officially enter the match (02:00, June 11), kicking off a month-long “party”. This opening party will be perfect if the “Gaul Rooster” wins all 3 points against the “underdog” Romania…

The French national team is standing on the threshold of heaven when the factors of "heavenly time, favorable location, and harmony" are strongly supporting them to be crowned kings at Euro 2016 as well as to win all 3 points in the opening match against Romania. Because, "The Gallic Rooster" not only has home field advantage but also possesses a generation of extremely talented players at Euro 2016.

The home ground helped the French team win the 1998 World Cup.

History has proven that every time an international tournament takes place on the "motherland", the French national team always plays with a special invisible power. That is what helped the blue team win the 1998 World Cup and Euro 1984. That is part of the reason why coach Deschamps and his team are rated much higher than their opponents in the top seed group in the race for the Euro 2016 title.

Not only that, the "Gaul Rooster" is considered the strongest team in Europe at the moment when possessing a generation of talented players at their peak. Even if coach Deschamps does not have Benzema, Ribery, or Varane, he still has a very abundant force. Especially in the midfield and attack with the presence of bright faces who have played outstandingly in the most attractive domestic tournaments in Europe and the Champions League last season, such as: Griezmann, Pogba, Kante, Martial, Giroud, ...

With a "star-studded" and cohesive squad, will the French team win their first match at Euro 2016?

The problem that worries coach Didier Deschamps the most is the defense when the Bacary Sagna - Patrice Evra pair is too old, and the best central defenders are also injured. However, in front of Lloris's goal, there are still Mangala, Koscielny or Remi. Not to mention, there is a long-range interception layer including Matuidi, Diarra and the best interceptor in the world today - Kante. Obviously, the home defense is only really worth paying attention to if they meet a strong team in the next round. In the group stage, it is clearly just a playground for Les Blues' attackers to show off their talent. Under the leadership of Didier Deschamps, the French team has also become a unified block, there is no longer instability in the dressing room, ready to "set a net to catch" Romania to win all 3 points right from the opening match.

On the other side of the front line, Romania used to be a "big guy" that made Europe and the world shaken with Hagi's golden generation of players in the 1990s (reaching the quarter-finals of the 1994 World Cup and the round of 16 of the 1998 World Cup). However, this country's football has been on a downward spiral over the past years with mostly unknown players. Their most prominent player at the moment is midfielder Maxim, who plays for Stuttgart FC, with his ability to dribble, create and is especially dangerous when facing set pieces.

Romania is the first team to arrive in Paris for Euro 2016.

In return, the Romanian team possesses a strong fighting spirit, high discipline, and a solid defense. That is what helped coach Anghel Iordanescu and his team only concede 2 goals in the entire journey to France, an achievement that no team in the EURO 2016 qualifiers can match. If the coach nicknamed the general - Inordanescu, emphasizes safety, deploys a dense staff in front of the penalty area, Romania may cause trouble for the home team's attack. Therefore, if they are subjective or overconfident, it means that the "Gaul Rooster" will darken the Stade de France.

In the history of confrontation, Romania also made the French team swallow bitterly when they lost 3 matches, were held to 5 draws, and only won 7 out of 15 meetings. Obviously, no one will be surprised if the "Gaul Rooster" crows victory after the final whistle. But if that cannot happen, we all have to look back at the journey of nurturing the dream of hegemony of coach Deschamps and his team at this Euro season.

Kim Thuy