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10 W. Sneijder
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VEVEY, Switzerland, June 12 (Reuters) - France need to wake up from a dismal start to avoid being overrun by a confident Dutch side in their second Euro 2008 game on Friday in Berne.

While Netherlands opened their Group C campaign with a 3-0 demolition of world champions Italy with a fluency as potent as the total football they invented in the 1970s, France had just one shot on target in a dull 0-0 draw with Romania.

The 2006 World Cup runners-up, who share Italys tactical, defensive approach, desperately need a touch of flair to avoid suffering the same fate as their Latin rivals.

Maybe we must change our playing style and opt for a quick passing game to destabilise our opponents, France defender William Gallas told reporters.

Its important to defend well and not to concede any goals but we must accelerate a bit, he added. We need points, we need to win and to do that we need to take more risks.

A draw would place France in an uncomfortable situation before facing Italy in their final group game while a defeat would leave them on the verge of an embarrassing early exit.

The Dutch, by contrast, just have to repeat their performance against Italy to make sure of a place in the quarter-finals.

They realise, however, that they are nowhere yet.

It was a great result and the fans may celebrate but we still have nothing, Wesley Sneijder, who scored a splendid goal against Italy, told reporters. Our goal still is to reach and win the final and therefore we need to stay calm.

France are hoping to welcome back captain Patrick Vieira and striker Thierry Henry, who missed the match against Romania with thigh injuries.

Midfield inspiration Vieira and Henry, Frances all-time top scorer with 44 goals from 100 internationals, played in a training match against a Swiss regional youth side on Wednesday and could be in the starting lineup.

Coach Marco van Basten has no reason to make any changes to a side who gave him an almost perfect performance against Italy.

The match with France comes too early for winger Arjen Robben, who is recovering from a groin injury, while defender Mario Melchiot is still struggling with his fitness.

My choices will consider the next opponents and also the fitness and form of my players but after the way we played against Italy it is all a very comfortable situation, Van Basten told reporters.


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