The France midfielder has claimed that the label of underdogs would help the team perform better at the European Championship this June
Samir Nasri knows England better than many of his teammates as he has been playing club football in England since 2008. The 24-year-old left Marseille for Arsenal in 2008 in a 12 million pound move and went on to make 86 appearances for the Gunners.
On August 24, 2011, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Samir-Nasri-c32360 joined Premier League club in Manchester City for a hefty fee believed to be in the region of 25 million pound. At the Etihad Stadium, Frenchman won his first Premier League title after Manchester City piped rivals Manchester
United to the title.
The-24-year-old knows English football by hearth and would want to avoid any mistakes against their bitter rivals in the opening match of Group D. The France international has revealed that Les Bleus are not taking England lightly despite that fact that
the Three Lions are suffering from injuries and suspensions and Laurent Blanc men will go for nothing less than a victory on Monday.
“There is no choice, we have to win the match,” said the former Arsenal man.
Playing against England in their first match of the competition was not what Nasri was hoping for. However, the suspension of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 for the first two matches of the competition has come as a blessing for Les Bleus. Former Marseille man is well aware
of what Rooney can do on the field as they have played against each other several times in Barclays Premier League.
On a question of France having upper hand against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749, Nasri revealed that both teams are dangerous and are capable of causing an upset in the tournament. According to the player, only advantage for France would be the absence of Wayne Rooney.
"The only advantage I see is the suspension of Wayne Rooney. For the rest, they are formidable fighters and competitors. The change of coach will have little influence. Roy Hodgson still had a little time to work with them. He is an Englishman, he knows
all the players.
Former Arsenal player said that even though France are not regarded by many as a team which can win the Euro 2012. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 do have an outside chance and it would be silly to discard Les Bleus chances of winning the tournament.
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