Comments on: France 0-0 Romania

By: Canadezu (Romania)

Canadezu (Romania) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:50:48 +0000

The tactics of Romanian team in the game with France was brilliant! And the discipline of the team was outstanding I’d say (beside a personal glitch which resulted in an unnecessary yellow card). Piturca did a great job in preparing this game!

By: Danezu (Romania)

Danezu (Romania) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:07:00 +0000

Italy has problems in defense(central zone)…maybe we must try more in this zone…without F.Cannavaro they have problems,big problems there…

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:51:07 +0000

Paul is right. Romania was desperate to prove they wouldn’t get beaten. To them, a goaless draw is a very good result. It gives them confidence and having been out of action for the last 8 years, they needed that confidence boost, especially against such a highly rated team. They were held back by the overly defencive tactics, sure, but they all agreed that the price of failure would have been too great. Against Italy, the forwards will have more opportunities to score even if they play with the same tactics – the Italians won’t have as many men behind the ball as France did. Hai, Romania!

And to those who blame Romania for the dull game – if France hadn’t played with as many players behind the ball when Romania had possession and if their forwards had pressed the Romanian centran defenders more when Romania had the ball, the French would have had more chances of scoring and the game would have opened up a bit. Romania itself would have had more chances of going forward on the break. It was obvious that Romania was going to play safety first, given their lack of an attacking force. However, France should have played more positively. This would have made for a much better game alround. Don’t blame it all on Romania…

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:44:23 +0000

Great blog, Ian! Thank you!

By: Sweet :X

Sweet :X — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:40:34 +0000

Romania will win euro xD

By: jasperaldo (ASR)

jasperaldo (ASR) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:28:13 +0000

why didnt florentin petre play?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:14:39 +0000

For all of you who don’t understand what happened last night, I will make it very clear. Romania is a team which relies heavily on good morale, because Piturca is himself a man who relies on good morale and imposed this style on the team (either voluntarily or not). Now, the pressure of the first game in 8 years at a final tournament was immense, so fear of losing with France was greater than usual. However, I am sure that you will see a different Romania in the next games. HAI ROMANIA!

By: Traian

Traian — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:17:00 +0000

I was disappointed with the game, but it’s a better start than Italy’s. Azzurri will have to beat us, they are the WC and all the pressure it’s on them in game 2. Hai Romania!

By: Mic

Mic — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:30:21 +0000

I’m saying this as a Romanian supporter: A ‘good result’ does not make a well-played game. To credit Romania with having played smart, defensive football is silly, because:
a) aside from the first 25 min. it was a pitiful, gutless, unfocused performance, only helped by a terminal French side. Inaccurate passing, no attempt to counter-attack effectively, barely any will to fight for the ball;
b) to tie against the weakest opponent in the group is not something to be proud of, but rather a missed opportunity.
Not to mention the ugly impression left in front of a world audience.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:31:42 +0000

well by association considering holland beat italy and we beat holland in qualifying i think we have a good chance to advance and france is looking like a bust team this year again. or maybe it was just the first game and they weren’t going to try very hard. i enjoyed italy’s loss but now there are two options for the next game, either they are somewhat demoralized so they’ll make mistakes, or they’ll come back with a vangence, we’ll see