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In the meantime, why not read his scene-setting article? It begins:
Laurent Blanc shrugged. The France coach had been talking for more than half an hour, explaining how difficult it would be to beat Spain and fending off questions about the dressing room row that followed his team's defeat against Sweden.
His admiration for Vicente del Bosque's team was clear and so was his intention to adapt France's game to counteract them. He described Spain as being "ahead" of France and admitted that his side would aim to stay in the game for as long as possible. Defence would be France's priority. He even talked of trying to "bore" them. It sounded very much like l'autobus was going to be parked.
Is that the measure, then, of just how strong Spain are, that even the best teams adapt to their game? Even France, who have never lost a competitive game to Spain. That was when Blanc shrugged. "You adapt to every team you face," he said, "but the question is: when do you adapt? You adapt when the other team have the ball.
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