The next day, the second round of Group D officially began, and the first to appear were France and the host Ukraine.

The popularity is far less than that of the World Cup, and the seemingly insatiable domestic media has never stopped, but Blanco's French team, "spiritedness" has nothing to do with them, and there is no way to talk about superstars on stage. Even in the days when Zidane was smiling proudly, the French team rarely played so smoothly.

There are fast horses running stupidly, but there is no effective follow-up, there are peripheral shots, but they are ridiculously high, the contradictions between players and players, between players and coaches have intensified, the team feels no more, and the rebel posture of randomly shelling the headquarters is full, which is the impression that the French team gave to fans two years ago.

Looking at it now, where is the slightest trace to be found?

If it weren't for the fact that the level of the Ukrainian team is a bit low, and there is still one game that can't prove too much, otherwise it would be possible to shout that the French team is back to the peak.

To put it bluntly, artistic football is to play well, plus high efficiency, basically walk the ground when dribbling and attacking, continuous passing is fast and frequent, and the "straightforward" offensive method of heading is basically extinct.

In the first game against England, the French team already had some artistic feeling, but the opponent was too fierce and tenacious, and the artistic component was somewhat discounted, and now against Ukraine, the French team played a very good-looking football.

When Karim Benzema opened the scoring with a furious shot from a wide angle, for which he is known at Real Madrid, the Frenchman's overall attacking talent was suddenly unleashed.

The 433 formation must be fast and concise in the counterattack, whether it is Menes or Ribery in the winger position, or Cabaye and Nasri in the wing-back position, the pursuit of speed has reached a certain limit, making it impossible for the Ukrainians to organize an effective defensive system, but at the same time, the possession dribbling under their feet is still in control, and when a fast horse passes smoothly and is ready to cross, all the comrades in ambush at the receiving point are in place.

What should be emphasized here is that the speed in artistic football does not only refer to the wingers walking up and down like a full of ginseng, but combined with the overall fast, there are side assaults, there are also front and rear connection penetration, the speed of the combination of penetration in the side, and the accuracy of the pass, so that the overall rhythm comes up, and the general team, even if the home advantage has a certain bonus effect, it is difficult to resist.

Looking at the two goals, both of them were the result of overall speed, the first of which came from Ribery's delivery on the left, and in this game, his impact on Gussef completely prevailed, which was the most vulnerable link of the Ukrainian team, resulting in Ribery being able to calmly aim for the ball on several occasions. From Ribery to Benzema, and then to Menes, who scored the last goal, the concise horizontal pass transition, the vertical axis to the horizontal axis, the Ukrainian can only passively follow.

The second goal, although Cabaye scored, but basically brought out the rhythm of Real Madrid Benzema's credit, his shooting accuracy is not necessarily very good, but his fast dribbling and unexpected sudden attack, is quite destructive, the French team has this big player, even if he does not score, the overall benefit is a lot.

The current French team is playing overall football, and there may not be Zidane-style characters, but under the guidance of Blanco, every player has the opportunity to fully perform and integrate with each other, everyone can be Zidane, and such a French team should be more afraid of opponents.

It's hard to predict what the final scenario will be, but it's safe to say that Sweden, who have a rougher sense of line than England, will be another great opportunity for France to show off their artistic football.

France topped the group with a 2-0 win over Ukraine, one of the two hosts, and coach Blanco was pleased with his team's performance after the game.

'I got a lot of joy from the performance, we scored two goals and there are a few more to come, we have improved but not everything is perfect, but the players know that we have the potential to continue to improve, every game is different, tonight we were better than Ukraine, but God knows, it wasn't easy for us to win because the whole stadium was supporting them.'

The French did play a good game, and after Zinedine Zidane's retirement, it has been a long time since the French team has shown such a level of domination on the pitch.

Although, in the game, the French team still had some problems, such as Ribery's pass was too little, and Benzema still failed to score, but on the whole, this is the best French team in the last four years.

However, as in the first game against England, there was a funny hiccup in this game, with the camera cutting to a ridiculous scene after the referee on duty blew the final whistle.

I saw that on the side of the fan area of the stands, a middle-aged male fan actually fell asleep on the sidelines, crooked his neck, drooping his head as if he had entered a dream, and finally, a fan wearing a police hat next to him was finally awakened under the push and pull, and opened his sleepy eyes.

This has to be reminiscent of the last match between France and England, and there was also a French fan in the stands who fell asleep, but compared to the last slightly mediocre Anglo-French battle, this Franco-Ukrainian battle at least has no lack of highlights on it, and there are still fans snoring, is France a hypnotic team?

Maybe after this game, Blanco should think carefully about how to make the French team's game a little more enthusiastic, otherwise, the next time he sleeps in the stadium, he may not be a fan.

The French team that won the game can breathe a sigh of relief, while the Ukrainians who lost the game are in danger of being out, and the next game against England, if they can't win, the Ukrainians are very likely to go home after a good start, as soon as the group stage is over, of course, even if it is out, they don't have to go far, who made this their home.

During the game, Shevchenko's performance disappointed the fans a little, but considering his age, people's requirements for Ukrainian nuclear warheads should not be too high.

After all, it is clear that no one can expect nuclear warheads to fly all over the field, as they did ten years ago, and to solve the opponent with individual ability.