Friday, June 10, 2016

France's poor defense already an open secret at Euro 2016 (The Associated Press)

France's Adil Rami, left, and Romania's Florin Andone challenge for the ball during the Euro 2016 Group A soccer match between France and Romania, at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Friday, June 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) -- It's not a case of whether France's defense will get found out later on in the European Championship against better sides. The difference is that better sides will ruthlessly punish France's nervous, creaking back four the way Romania could not in a 2-1 defeat in their Euro 2016 opener on Friday night. While Dimitri Payet's wonderful late goal will rightly grab the headlines, the night could have turned out badly - because France should have fallen behind in the fourth minute, after a calamitous mix up by a fledgling center half pairing featuring the ultra-nervous Adil Rami alongside Laurent Koscielny led to a corner.


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