Charlie,
Greece has a favorite status because they are the current Euro champs, as simple as that. Their game yesterday was indecisive, overly strategic, timid and counter-based and that's a style that may be cool for the old men of France but Greece can do much better. I'm pretty sure that Rehakles wasn't happy with what he saw. Yeah, the goals against were no lucky goals, more like a logical consequence of their timid game and lacking defense.
As for France - IMO Domenech is a major part of the problem, he's doing Le Bleus no favor with his strategic setups. There was no prob with this when Zidane was still around because he always did his own thing and thus had a positive influence on the rest of the team... maybe his absence is the reason why France looked like a flock of scared sheep against Romania.
What they need is a two-player striker team, and Ribery should be part of it, not rot in mid-field.
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Day 5
Czech Republic - Portugal
Switzerland - Turkey
Hey, something tells me this will be an exciting fifth day of Euro 2k8. The first match seems doable for Portugal but well... I know the Czechs (lots of them played or play in my home town team 1. FC Nürnberg), they improve with pressure and can do things in high-profile games they can't in lesser ones.
Switzerland - Turkey will be interesting because they still have some things to settle... Turkish football fans are very proud and emotional people, the city of Nuremberg will be full of cars with Turkish flags and thousands of fans shouting like crazy if they win.
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