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A clash of colours
PARIS. July I (AFT) Sun day’s Euro 2000 final will pro-vide a fascinating contrast in styles with Italy employing their historic 'catenaccio' defensive system in a bid to foil France's offensive game that revolves around their talls-manic playmaker Zinedine Zidane.
In Italy all roads may lead to Rome but Zidane is the conduit through which all of France's creative options flow and two years ago it was two lethal sword thrusts from the French "Zorro" - carved with the trademark Z sign - that saw Brazil tumble to a 3-0 defeat in the World Cup Final.
In Sunday's Final, however. Zidane and his less heralded allies will try to storm a hitherto inpenetrable Italian citadel manned by three Musketeers - albeit Italian ones.
For Porthos. Aramis and Athos read Fabio Cannavaro. Mark luliano and Alessandro Nesta.
And behind that trio lies a real D'Artagnan figure - goalkeeper Francesco Toldo - who swashbucklingly came to the aid of the three defenders in the all for one and one for all rearguard action that eventually evicted the Dutch army from their own Amsterdam ArenA in the semi-final.
Neither side is likely to name their starting line-up until shortly before kick-off on Sunday.
But the rumours in (he French camp are saying that coach Roger Lemerre may be plotting a tactical change, adopting the Christmas Tree formation (4-3-2-1).
The indications are that Lemerre may keep Nicolas Anelka on the bench and play Thierry Henry on his own up front.
Immediately behind Henry would be Zidane and Youri Djorkaeff. who missed the semi-final victory over Portugal but scored vital winners in the Group stages against the Czech Republic and in the quarter-final against Spain.
To pair Zidane and Djorkaeff as offensive midfielders would be to reunite the two cornerstones of France's offensive
gamcplan during their recent golden age.
French paper L'Equipe fa-mously dubbed the Djorkaeff-Zidane axis DJor-dane * Pronounced Jordan) in honour of legendary NBA basketball Mar Michael.
If the reports are true then that pair would be supported by three midfield ballwinners in Emmanuel Petit. Didier Deschamps and Patrick Vieira.
Petit would be on the left flank. Vieira on the right with Deschamps - making his 101 st and some say his last appearance in a French shirt - directing operations in front of the back four.
And what a back four. Lilian Thuram. Marcel Desallly. Laurent Blanc and Bixente Lizarazu have played together for 'Les Bleus' 26 times and never lost •since they were first united In a Euro 96 match against Bulgaria at Newcastle that finished 3-1 They have kept 17 clean sheets.
With Blanc already having said Sunday's final will be his last match for the national team victory in the final would ensure that that alliance would end undefeated.
Blanc and Desallly hold the centre with Thuram on the right and Lizarazu on the left also keen to supplement the attack when required. Blanc too is a frequent goalscorer from set pieces.
And even If Italy do get behind the defence they must then try' and outwit Fabien Barthez in the French goal.
Barthez. In the tradition of goalkeepers, is the most unconventional of France's team but set a new record in France 98 by conceding only two goals - only one in open play - in France's successful World Cup campaign.
He has underlined the pedigree that earned him a pre-Euro 2000 move to Manchester United with vital saves at crucial moments against the Czech Republic. Spain and most notably Portugal when he pawed over a header from Abe) Xavier in injury-time of normal time.
But France face an Italian side moulded into a formidable unit by Dino Zoff who has reacquainted the 'Azzurri' with their historic catenacclo system - the literal translation is heavy chain.
Nesta, Cannavaro and luliano form the three-man defence in front of Toldo. arguably the most outstanding goalkeeper in this tournament.
When their opponents are in possession that back line is supplemented on the left flank
bv Paolo Maldinl with until now Gianluca Zambrotta on the rigid hand side.
Zambrotta Is ruled out o| (he final through suspension and his probable deputy Is Angelo Di Livio.
When Italy have the ball Maldinl and di Livio move up to midfield to form a five-man unit with three central midfielders.
Demetrio Albertini will hold (he fort In the centre with Luigi Di Biagio on his right and Stefano Fiore on his left.
Up front Zoff has until now played Filippo Inzaghi with either Francesco Totti or Alessandro Del Piero.
In the semi-final he sprung a surprise by picking Del Piero at Totti's expense and the feeling Is that he will persist with the all-Juventus Del Piero-Inzaghi axis against France.
Del Piero (or Totti) play the roving role coming deep to receive the ball and to pull the opposing defence out of position to Benefit other players.
Inzaghi's game is more limited. He Is the classic goalhanging forward who loiters near the back line of the opposing time, bidding to time his run to perfection and spring the offside trap.
He has proved himself a past master in that department and Is also proficient in winning penalties although in the view of some of his sterner critics not always within the rules.
Sunday's final will provide the perfect contrast In styles with France likely to carry the game to their opponents who are likely to absorb the pressure but then launch raids on the counter-attack.
It Is likely to be a tight affair with Italy resorting to parrying the thrusts of Zidane and his French raiders. But it remains to be seen which swordsman will produce the telling coup de grace
PROBABLE TEAMS
France (4-3-2-1)
Fabien Barthez: Lilian Thu-ram. Marcel Desallly. Laurent Blanc. Bixente Lizarazu: Patrick Vieira. Didier Deschamps. Emmanuel Petit: Youri Djorkaeff. Zinedine Zidane; Thierry Henry
Italy (3-5-2)
Francesco Toldo; Fabio Cannavaro. Alessandro Nesta. Mark luliano; Angelo Di Livio. Luigi Di Biagio. Demetrio Albertini, Stefano Fiore. Paolo Maldinl; Alessandro Del Piero (or Francesco Totti), Filippo Inzaghi