法國(guó)足球東山再起 阿森納球星功不可沒(méi)
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Pre-World Cup friendlies are supposed to be nothing more than a warm-up for the real thing. But sometimes, they turn out to be dangerous traps for over-confident or exhausted teams. France reassured their supporters on Tuesday night by winning their first game 4-0 against Norway, playing some inspired football in the process. Two factors stood out in the comfortable win for Didier Deschamps’ men: 1. Deschamps opts for fitness Far too many French players are currently injured; Franck Ribery and Eliaquim Mangala joined Karim Benzema and Raphael Varane among the unavailable possible starters. Deschamps, therefore, had to pick players who will not necessarily enjoy much game time once the real tournament begins. It must be noted, though, that everyone seems to be motivated in the French team. Antoine Griezmann and Mathieu Valbuena appear to have a promising understanding on the field. Loic Remy proved once again that he’s a very talented finisher, as his time at Newcastle showed. Lucas Digne demonstrated an incredible work-rate on the left flank and it shouldn’t go unnoticed that goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier had a very solid game despite not having much to do. 2. Leaders have emerged Laurent Koscielny’s place at centre-back was considered uncertain with Mangala, Varane and Mamadou Sakho pushing to be in the starting XI but the Arsenal man took advantage of the injuries and had a very solid game. A recent statistic showed that he was the tidiest defender in England in possession, with 94 per cent of his passes completed, and he proved it yesterday – his passing was perfect. The three-man midfield of Paul Pogba, Yohan Cabaye and Blaise Matuidi stopped every attack attempted by the opponent and played as if they had been alongside each other for years. Up front, Olivier Giroud bet on efficiency and selflessness and was rewarded with two goals. National team coaches like to work on and rethink their teams until the very last minute before the tournament, but they are very happy when they can count on a strong, reliable spine. In 1998, that was already the case with Fabien Barthez, Laurent Blanc, Marcel Desailly, Deschamps and Zinedine Zidane. Paraguay, France’s next opponent, should be fearful.
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世界杯前的熱身賽本應(yīng)是正式比賽前的熱身。有時(shí)卻會(huì)成為信心爆棚或者疲態(tài)盡顯的球隊(duì)的陷阱。周二晚間法國(guó)隊(duì)?wèi){借首戰(zhàn)4:0拿下挪威隊(duì)給廣大球迷吃了一顆定心丸，期間不乏精彩的進(jìn)球。 在法國(guó)隊(duì)主帥迪迪埃·德尚（Didier Deschamps）的帶領(lǐng)下，兩大因素輕松鎖定勝局： 1.主帥德尚排兵布陣有力 法國(guó)隊(duì)傷員滿營(yíng)；弗蘭克·里貝里（Franck Ribery）與埃利克姆·芒加拉（Eliaquim Mangala）加入包括卡里姆·本澤馬（Karim Benzema）與瓦拉內(nèi)（Raphael Varane）在內(nèi)的傷員陣營(yíng)，迫使主帥德尚在聯(lián)賽正式打響時(shí)派出其他球員，而他們未必會(huì)充分享受在賽場(chǎng)上的每分每秒。 盡管如此，值得一提的是，法國(guó)隊(duì)似乎人人都沖勁十足。安東尼·格里茲曼（Antoine Griezmann）與馬蒂烏·瓦爾布埃納（Mathieu Valbuena）對(duì)綠茵場(chǎng)有著獨(dú)到的領(lǐng)悟。盧瓦克·雷米（Loic Remy）在紐卡斯?fàn)枺∟ewcastle）足球俱樂(lè)部再次證明了自己是一位出色的進(jìn)球者。盧卡斯·迪涅（Lucas Digne）則展現(xiàn)了他在左側(cè)邊線驚人的跑動(dòng)量。守門員斯特凡·魯菲爾（Stephane Ruffier）的表現(xiàn)也非常穩(wěn)固。 2.領(lǐng)軍人物初現(xiàn)崢嶸 身為中后衛(wèi)，勞倫特·科斯切爾尼（Laurent Koscielny）能否同曼加拉（Mangala），瓦拉內(nèi)（Varane）及瑪瑪杜·薩科（Mamadou Sakho）一道入選首發(fā)陣容尚存變數(shù)。不過(guò)，由于隊(duì)友因傷缺席，勞倫特·科斯切爾尼得到出場(chǎng)機(jī)會(huì)，并且發(fā)揮出色。最近一項(xiàng)統(tǒng)計(jì)顯示，在為英國(guó)隊(duì)效力的眾球員中，勞倫特·科斯切爾尼是最靠譜的后衛(wèi)，其傳球成功率高達(dá)94%。昨天他又再次捍衛(wèi)了自己“最靠譜后衛(wèi)”的榮譽(yù)——他的傳球堪稱完美。 中場(chǎng)3人組保羅·博格巴（Paul Pogba），約翰·卡巴耶（Yohan Cabaye）與布萊斯·馬泰迪(Blaise Matuidi)成功阻擋了對(duì)手的進(jìn)攻，配合默契，猶如并肩作戰(zhàn)多年的隊(duì)友。前鋒奧利維爾·吉魯（Olivier Giroud）以其高效的進(jìn)攻、無(wú)私的配合，有兩球入賬。 國(guó)家隊(duì)教練員往往需要反復(fù)斟酌，直到最后一分鐘才敲定首發(fā)陣容，不過(guò)擁有這樣一批強(qiáng)大可靠的主力球員，足以令教練們倍感欣慰了。回首98年世界杯的明星陣容，法比安·巴特斯（Fabien Barthez）、洛朗·布蘭克（Laurent Blanc）、馬塞爾·德塞利（Marcel Desailly）、德尚（Deschamps）與齊內(nèi)丁·齊達(dá)內(nèi)（Zinedine Zidane）。法國(guó)隊(duì)下一場(chǎng)的對(duì)手巴拉圭隊(duì)多少會(huì)有些膽怯吧。 （譯者 拉風(fēng)_悅 編輯 齊磊） |
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