After tweaking his formation and starting lineup at Euro 2016, France coach Didier Deschamps seems to have found the perfect formula at just the right time. The result was that Griezmann scored twice to secure a place in the quarter-finals. Thanks to his shrewd tactics, his team turned on the style to outplay Iceland 5-2 on Sunday and advance to an appetising semi-final battle with Germany. Deschamps had experimented in earlier games, alternating between different systems and dropping key players, such as Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann, to the bench. The gifted but erratic midfielder, who had been criticised for below-par performances, crowned a convincing display with a superb headed goal.

Source: dna July 04, 2016 04:18 UTC