Zidane: Stop Iniesta, France!

Zinedine Zidane, warns France related to a meeting with Spain in the quarterfinals. According to Zizou, if Les Bleus would go to the semifinals then move Andres Iniesta should be turned off. Despite qualifying for the quarterfinals, France as a warning alarm can be subject to 0-2 since the last game against Sweden in Group D. The defeat was to make France just finished runner-up and must deal with the Spanish.

Facing the world champion, France prompted Zidane to pay extra attention to Andres Iniesta. Barcelona footballer was called Zizou has a central role in the running game of La Furia Roja. "Iniesta really impressed me. He has a great influence in the Spanish game. He reminds me of myself, but he was even paler than I am!" he said as quoted by Soccerway. "I think the media gives too much pressure on them. To me, they've played well, but certainly not easy to survive when faced with a tight opponent in the back," said Zizou many critics commenting on the current Spanish win over Croatia. With some analysis, The Magician - the nickname of Zidane -, predicts Spain will qualify for the semifinals. "I guess Spain will advance to the semifinals. They are favorites," he said.

Iniesta is Believed Will So Determinants

Vicente Del Bosque believes Andres Iniesta will have a major role. He said, Iniesta will be critical to Spain won the European Cup this time. "He (Iniesta) will be decisive in our six games. And good condition is fine," said Del Bosque as reported by BBC Sport.

"He really enjoys playing football. Fitness is much better now than two years ago (during the World Cup - ed)." The entire population of Spain was put big expectations on Gerard Pique et al. at the 2012 European Cup this. They hope that La Furia Roja became the first team to win the European Cup twice in a row. Iniesta himself admitted was in the best condition. "I was in good condition and full of confidence. I was in optimal condition." "It is true that in the last two years I have problems with my physical condition. But now it does not happen again. And I can focus more now." Several other Spanish players also think Iniesta is a special player and an inspiration to other players. One of them is Victor Valdes who said that the 28-year-old player is a player who does not like popularity, but when it was actually a leader in the field. "Andres is the type of player who never liked the attention, but when it was on the field, he is definitely the leader," said the Barcelona goalkeeper. Spain will undergo opening match against Italy on Sunday (6/10/2012) tonight.