The Spanish midfielder believes Les Bleus have the ability to cause problems for La Roja defence given the pedigree they boast off in their attacking ranks.
Spain meet France in their first knockout match of Euro 2012 with qualification to the semi-finals at stake. With both teams flattering to deceive in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983 and Ukraine hosted footballing extravaganza, the exciting affair has everyone on the edge of
their seats.
Reflecting on the topic, Javi Martinez was full of praise of Laurent Blanc’s men in his recent media interaction. The Basque player especially highlighted the threat posed by France attackers, who he rates very highly.
Martinez claimed that La Roja defenders will have to remain focus at all times given the pedigree of their rivals, which when coupled with their fast pace can cause them problems.
While responding to questions regarding http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011’s approach to the fixture, the Athletic Bilbao player believes La Furia Roja need to boss possession to thwart their strategy and close down on their rivals whenever they lose it.
"I think that France try to control the ball and have very quick attackers, so we will have to be alert at the back," the Bilbao player affirmed.
"The key will be to try to have the ball. We will have to take the ball away from them.”
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879 and gave them their backing to bounce back.
"France's situation is similar to our own because, because both teams played better in the first two group matches than in the third game.”
"I am sure they have overcome what happened against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 and that they will be very motivated against us."
After playing all three of their Group C matches at the PGE Arena in the Polish city of Gdansk, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 20 45 Central European Time on June 23 at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk.
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