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Euro 2016 : Focus on Switzerland

2016-06-19 04:52:00 from:SNTV

Switzerland on Saturday (18th June) prepared to meet France in their last Group A game on Sunday (19th June) in Lille.

SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Vladimir Petkovic, Switzerland coach (on if the team will change their approach against France in order to top Group A)

"We're going to try to play our football and we're gong to try to cause problems for France. That's been our aim since our last match against Romania. We have a chance, so we're going to try to make the most of the chance of securing top spot, andit perhaps gives you a slightly easier, on paper opponent for the next round."

SOUNDBITE: (Swiss-German) Granit Xhaka, Switzerland midfielder (on facing fellow Arsenal players Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny)

"Well of course I'm happy to play against my team-mates Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny, but I that is not important to us. We represent Switzerland, they represent France in this competition and that's a lot more important than Arsenal. After our victory over France we can talk about this again."

SOUNDBITE: (Swiss-German) Blerim Dzemaili, Switzerland midfielder (on how the team has changed since they were beaten 5-2 by France at the 2014 World Cup)

"Well, we weill see how the team has changed since we were beaten 5-2 by France at the 2014 World Cup. Of course, the side is different nowadays because you learn from a loss like that But how much we have improved? Well, we are going to see when we play them."

SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Vladimir Petkovic, Switzerland coach (on if set pieces are Switzerland's best chance to beat France):

"I don't think that set pieces will be enough to beat France. That will, of course, be an important aspect, just like in any game. But I don't think that will be sufficient to win the match. We need to be organised, we need to be very compact, we need to run a great deal and we also need a lot of desire to play football. That's what we'll try to implement."

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