Albania’s win highlights the flaws in the Euro 2016 draw
If you watched Switzerland’s 0-0 draw against France at Euro 2016 on this past Sunday, then you probably noticed that the Swiss had some issues with their jerseys remaining intact once they were pulled.
The host nation largely controlled the game at Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy, with Paul Pogba twice hitting the bar and substitute Dimitri Payet also leaving the woodwork quivering with an emphatic late volley. “We tried to do the best we could”.
France coach Deschamps preferred to turn his attention to the rough state of the playing surface, which cut up in places. I know what he can do. “But we are only in the group stage of the competition and having such a pitch is not a good thing”.
One of their more unpredictable players was Blerim Dzemaili, who drifted out wide from his central midfield role, but he was tracked well by Yohan Cabaye. Play in Saint-Etienne had to stop for several minutes. Believing they will always have something to say.
Four Swiss players - Admir Mehmedi, Breel Embolo, Blerim Dzemaili and Granit Xhaka - had to change their shirts in the first half of the goalless draw in Lille on Sunday.
A Puma spokesperson told the Guardian: “Five Puma teams have played 10 games in this tournament without such problems”.
Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer, who finished the game with his shirt intact after a man-of-the-match performance against the French, said he saw no reason to change kit supplier, despite the odd rip.
Nearly halfway through the month-long, 24-team tournament, the demands on pitches have never been greater at a European Championship.
Roared on by their noisy fans, many of whom were wearing traditional cone-shaped white caps, the Albanians missed a superb chance in the 23rd minute when left wing Ermir Lenjani skied his close-range shot with the goal at his mercy. The team is staying in Perros-Guirec and normally lands in nearby Lannion. “Ambassadors have these passports and they are like ambassadors because of how they’ve represented our country”.
“I ” m very happy for the team, in the first two games we didn ” t get what we deserved, but today we won against a team that are very hard to play against, very well organised defensively”.
The team will also win €1 million in additional funding.
“He contributed a lot, he was excellent at the World Cup, too”. The most-affected areas were located near the sidelines.
“He is very calm”, said the striker. Deschamps said: “Starting him wasn’t a present to him”.