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Old 15-06-2016, 07:27
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The game will also be broadcast online at ITV Hub and on BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT.

The home nation will be huge favourites for this clash but they have failed to beat Albania in their last 2 meetings. Their last encounter a year ago resulted in Albania recording their only ever victory against the French when they won 1-0.

France have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 17 matches at the Euros. Albania have lost their last 2 games but have not lost 3-in-a-row since October 2013.
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Old 15-06-2016, 13:13
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i don't see france making any mistakes with this one tonight... i expect them to go up a few gears from the opening night.
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Old 15-06-2016, 13:18
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Going to go for 3-1 France here in a game where it'll be a good contest for an hour or so and then they'll pull away.
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Old 15-06-2016, 13:46
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Now that France have got that vital, crucial and hard fought three points in their first game, I fully expect to see them relax a bit more, and play a bit more open and expansive football.

I can see this being a better win performance wise, and it ending up two or three nill to France.
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Old 15-06-2016, 15:39
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A match at a major tournament in 2016.... and Willie ****ing Collum is the referee.

Whatever the odds are on someone getting a red card by mistake, they're not short enough.
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Old 15-06-2016, 16:06
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A match at a major tournament in 2016.... and Willie ****ing Collum is the referee.

Whatever the odds are on someone getting a red card by mistake, they're not short enough.
I've got £20 on him sending someone off from both teams at 66/1!
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Old 15-06-2016, 18:49
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No place for Pogba in the starting line-up tonight according to some journos on Twitter.
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Old 15-06-2016, 18:54
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No place for Pogba in the starting line-up tonight according to some journos on Twitter.
If that's right it probably means:

------Kante-----Matuidi
???---------Payet--------???
-----------Giroud

Rather than the 4-3-3 they started with last time and Payet wide. Pogba not necessarily trusted in a 2 man central midfield.
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Old 15-06-2016, 18:56
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grizemann and pogba left out confirmed

coman sissoko payet behind giroud then
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Old 15-06-2016, 18:59
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If that's right it probably means:

------Kante-----Matuidi
???---------Payet--------???
-----------Giroud

Rather than the 4-3-3 they started with last time and Payet wide. Pogba not necessarily trusted in a 2 man central midfield.
Coman and Martial were the names I saw.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:09
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The line-ups:

France:
Lloris, Sagna, Rami, Koscielny, Evra, Kante, Matuidi, Coman, Payet, Martial, Giroud.

Albania:
Berisha, Lila, Lenjani, Hysaj, Agolli, Memushaj, Sadiku, Kukeli, Mavraj, Arlind Ajeti, Abrashi.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:13
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I think that's quite an exciting French line-up. Plenty of pace in the wings, strength in the middle and the skill of Payet.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:18
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after seeing that french line-up i'm gonna back up what i said earlier in the thread... i definitely see them going up a few gears now tonight.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:28
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The thing about these smaller nations is once you go one or two up on them, you can easily get a few more because they realise they don't have the quality to get back into the match and their heads drop at the prospect of having to withstand further pressure.

Even though Albania were pretty solid against Switzerland, I could see them getting dominated tonight because the French will see this as an opportunity to make a bit of a statement.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:30
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First time actually seeing that ITV intro. It's great!
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:37
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Come on you Albania.

First time actually seeing that ITV intro. It's great!
Yeah I like it. I actually prefer the ITV outside studio too with the view in the background, compared to the BBC indoors.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:42
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Come on you Albania.


Yeah I like it. I actually prefer the ITV outside studio too with the view in the background, compared to the BBC indoors.
Yeah, that balcony studio is great. Watching them makes me jealous that I'm not in Paris though.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:45
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Why have ITV picked up Mad Marion for this? She's bad enough on the tennis.
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Old 15-06-2016, 19:59
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French is one of the best anthems for me, even if it does seem to be about slaughtering English usurpers
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Old 15-06-2016, 20:00
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Clive Tyldesley is speaking French again. ITV are so bad at doing football, i don't know why they struggle so much with it.
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Old 15-06-2016, 20:03
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Is the sound a bit messed up?

EDIT: Actually it might just be me.
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Old 15-06-2016, 20:04
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Is the sound a bit messed up?

EDIT: Actually it might just be me.
No, it does sound a bit on the compressed side.
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Old 15-06-2016, 20:06
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the sound is awful... more so when tyldesley speaks.
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Old 15-06-2016, 20:07
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Glenn Hoddle again
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Old 15-06-2016, 20:07
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No, it does sound a bit on the compressed side.
Cool, thought I had a volume problem.

Or I was just going crazy.
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