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As one of the two best players in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo will always represent a constant threat to any team he faces at any given moment. This time, he is set to play his second European final of the year at both club and international level. His opponent France, is already studying his every move in order to try and stop him and prevent any goals that come from his feet or head. But you can only study how to stop players like this, there is really no way to stop such an unpredictable player.
Manager Didier Deschamps agrees, he told the press that: "If there is an anti-Ronaldo plan, no one has yet found there recipe. He's a very top player, he's got great athletic attributes in the air. It's not just that he can get up high but he can hang there was well. His six-pack is there for a reason, but he has the two things that are very tough to combat in football - pace and the aerial threat. It would be great to neutralize him and we need to also limit his influence. That will be important to do."
French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris also spoke about trying to sustain Ronaldo: "When you play against opposition players like Ronaldo from set pieces, who have the physical attributes to hang in the air, you have to get up early to make sure they don't get the run on you, because otherwise it is very difficult to get to the ball. It is not only Ronaldo who is a threat from set pieces. They have a lot of big fellas in the team so you have to respond collectively to set-piece situations. The match will come down to fine margins. Set pieces are a part of that and we will have to be determined, concentrated and aggressive in that area."
Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna also added: "I don't need to praise Cristiano Ronaldo, everyone is familiar with him. They know that he's up there - he's one of the best in the world, if not the best. He has a great deal of ability, he has worked very hard to get to the level that he's at this moment in time. As a defender I try to defend as I do against anyone, to afford them as little space as possible and to be quick and ready to try to intervene. Sure, he's an exceptional player, but I have to play against top players every week so it doesn't scare me."
Photo credit: Portugal National Team
