Leppard Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Team News Ukraine are not expected to make any changes from the team that beat Sweden 2-1. Coach Oleg Blokhin claimed he was unhappy with "mistakes" by the team during that match, but said there was not time to do anything about them. One possible change could be the introduction of Artem Milevsky for Andriy Voronin. France are expected to make a few changes to the team that dominated possession but failed to beat England. Florent Malouda is set to make way for Marvin Martin, with Yann M'Vila's return to fitness possibly seeing him replace Alou Diarra as the defensive midfielder. There are reports that, despite arguably being their best player against England, Samir Nasri will be dropped to the bench with Jeremy Menez starting in his place. Manager Quotes Oleg Blokhin: "If (Laurent) Blanc said France are an outsider he did not mean it. They have great young players. I said after Sweden we haven't achieved anything yet. My main task is to give strength to the players and make it possible that we get through the group stage. I will do everything to give them the energy to perform. In my head I have tomorrow's game but I try not to think about it because the pressure was very big after the first match." Laurent Blanc: "I know (Andriy) Shevchenko well, I played against him and he was difficult to mark. I was not always happy at the end of the games. He is in great form, but he needs a bit of space to show it. I heard the Ukraine coach said he did not fear. He can rest assured, we do not fear Ukraine either, even if we respect them. We came here a year ago, we beat Ukraine but the context is different. This game is not a reference but we will tell the players we can beat this team because we've done it already." --------------- Too lazy to make the OP all fancy. Would love it if Ukraine hammer France, though dropping Nasri would be hilarious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leppard Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Er, can a mod add a 'D' after Group in the title? :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper99 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I'd probably like this to end in a draw, with England beating Sweden and going top of the group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayengwar Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Lep failed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Er, can a mod add a 'D' after Group in the title? :o No, it's just "A" group Errr come on, draw, I guess ... maybe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DandyDon Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I know it's unlikely but a Ukraine win would be good for England wouldn't it? Put France in real trouble, a host qualified and so Ukraine wouldn't exactly be going hell for leather against England in their last group match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Philip Rolfe Posted June 15, 2012 Administrators Share Posted June 15, 2012 France: Lloris, Debuchy, Rami, Mexes, Clichy, Cabaye, Diarra, Nasri, Ribery, Menez, Benzema Ukraine: Pyatov, Selin, Khacheridi, Mikhalik, Tymoshchuk, Gusev, Yarmolenko, Nazarenko, Konoplyanka, Shevchenko, Voronin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Evra dropped then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren24 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I believe the term is "rested". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Also, COME ON BENZEGOAL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Shevagoal to score another brace Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms186 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 mon sheva :*) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Heaven's sake, lightnings. You can't play there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOStriker Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Wow, that thunderstorm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I thought you weren't allowed to play in a thunderstorm? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbpme Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 In tunnel Tymoshuck patted Ribery on head he didn't like it so he made masturbatory gesture? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMtillidie Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Terrible weather Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Bit of a shame to see so many empty seats at a home match. edit: forget that then, they are hiding Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms186 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 absolutly ******* it down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klimowicz Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Bloody hell :/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMtillidie Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 match suspended. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsheffreygreat Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Genuinely mental that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Match suspended Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelander83 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Wow, that is something else! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_ Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 haha awesome. Should carry on! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Martin Allen Posted June 15, 2012 SI Staff Share Posted June 15, 2012 Thats crazy, pitch will waterlog if this goes on for long :\ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Madness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Have they ever called off a game in a major competition? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jisntdaman Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Ha was just thinking I've never seen a game suspended in a major international tournament Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aderow Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 That rain is coming down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Well done, Björn Kuipers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Hopefully this won't last long so this game can continue so it doesn't overlap the England game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadPanda Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Ha was just thinking I've never seen a game suspended in a major international tournament Same. Loving the heavy rain and thunder - looks ace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Snellink Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Match suspended on account of apocalyptic thunderstorm, good call tbh, that looked like insanity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelander83 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 That is just a ridiculous amount of water! On the bright side, surely it can't continue for long at that volume? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMtillidie Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 two blokes topless! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 The word "wow" springs to mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Somehow I don't think the lightning is going to reach the pitch but the pitch could be too waterlogged to continue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 reminds me of Germany V Turkey from Euro 2008 when the TV signal went out would be interesting to see if they can actually play the game after this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klimowicz Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Have they ever called off a game in a major competition?Has there ever been such a thunder storm during an International tournament? This is crazy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhughthom Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Just got in from work and turned it on. Stadium looks almost empty, where did everyone go? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daylight Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Seems the Scottish summer has hit Ukraine..don't know what all the fuss is about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Just got in from work and turned it on. Stadium looks almost empty, where did everyone go? It was full, they are hiding from the rain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms186 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 i hope the weather is better in kiev Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Has there ever been such a thunder storm during an International tournament? This is crazy. there was one before a Poland game in World Cup 1974 if I remember from highlights I've seen and the Germany/Turkey game that I mentioned was a lightning storm as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Crazy fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Snellink Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 That pitch looks like a swimming pool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadPanda Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 This thunderstorm alone is more interesting than the entire 2010 world cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhughthom Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 It was full, they are hiding from the rain. Would there be room? They'd hardly have left the stadium would they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daylight Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I feel sorry for Mexes,he made a bad pass back and since nothing else happened Alan Hanson will spend the 10 minute highlight rap up tearing him a new 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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