France Take on England ,as Group D Opener Promises To Be an Exciting Fixture

England's drama striken national team , enter the tournoment looking to put in a perfomrance that will silence their critques. newly appointed Manager Roy Hodgson has a heavy burden on his shoulders as anything below a semi-final finish wil cost him his job as manger of the three lions .
Hodgsons has already had the press going bonkers.he almost caused a press uproar  when he omitted Manchester Uniteds  Rio ferdinand.the veteran defender missed out on the world cup competition when he picked up an injury in a frendly match prior to the start of the compition two years a go , and saw the euro 2012 competitions as a way to bow out gracefully from the international scene. obviously things didn't turn out they way Rio thought. with Frank Lampard , and Gareth barry injured another young and inexpirenced player in Jordan Henderson was given a golden opportunity to make name for himself.if england fail to make it past the group stage ,he will surly have to move abroad and live in a cave for a while .in my opinion Hodgson has a good mix of cool headed expirenced players like gerrard , cole an terry to drive the team . the  explosive pace and relentlesness of players like Oxlade chamberlain , and Theo Wallcot on each wing will give England many options , both in attack and defence .with 4 vicotories in their last 5 games england are on a good from and look like genuine title contenders . 

England Talisman Wayne Rooney will miss the  game due to 

Suspension

Lauren blanc men look to inject some pride back into the french national team after the world cup 2012 shambles . laurnt blanc is looking to make france forget all about the players revolt agianst then manager  Raymond Domenich. France are undefeated in 21 games under laurent blanc and look to continue their winnigstrweak when they kick off aginst england on monday . 
France have always had their share of football superstars , Cantona , Henry ,Zidane have put in world class perfomances for their nation. Blanc will  look to challenge the class of 2012 to emulate what these legends have achieved.great things are expected form Real Madrid's Karim Benzema and Muncih's Frank Ribery as they have performed brilliantly for their respective clubs , but it remains to be seen weather they can bring their club form onto the international scene.

Line Ups

France major concern are int he center of the field ,with Yan M'villa ,Blaise Matuidi.and Diarra , all facing fitness tests before the England game. its likely that Diarra makes the starting line up as he looks to have recovered faster then his compatriots.

the game wil be played in the center of the field , the french will look to force Gerrard play with his back to goal , as his passing range is a threat to any defense.he can turn a defensive situation into an attacking one in an instant. Bezema has plenty of player son his side who can feed him balls left and right. breaking away from Terry  and running into empty space  will be his primary mission in the game . 

No real injury concern for Roy Hodgson.John terry and Ashley Cole visited the teams Medical quarters , after complaining from slight pain after training  , but are likely to start non the less being given the all clear.

we really haven't seen a specific system or pattern in the goals scored by England. but judging by the starting players  Hodgsons team relay vastly on the Wings as an outlet to provide scoring opportunities. always a threat in set pieces England may look to catch France on the counter ,as Evra tends forget to track back when going forward.

Final Verdict 

France : 1            England : 1