Ronaldo lethal by land and air, says Deschamps

AFP, SAINT-DENIS (FRANCE): France coach Didier Deschamps urged his players to be constantly mindful of Cristiano Ronaldo in Sunday's Euro 2016 final and insisted that the Ballon d'Or will be a battle between the Portugal captain and Lionel Messi.
Deschamps said he wanted France's rising star Antoine Griezmann to be on the world player of the year list but he would have to wait to get the honour.
"Antoine is still a young player, even if he has had a very great season. Ronaldo has been at the summit for seven or eight years. There are two men in for the Ballon d'Or -- its between him and Messi," said the coach.
Deschamps accepts that Ronaldo is often unstoppable.
"If there's an anti-Ronaldo plan, no-one's found it," Deschamps told a press conference at Stade de France on Saturday.
Ronaldo, 31, carries his country's hopes of victory into the final, where Fernando Santos hopes to become the first coach to lead Portugal to a major title. The Real Madrid megastar provided an illustration of his gifts with a majestic, soaring header in Portugal's 2-0 semi-final win over Wales and Deschamps is wary of his aerial prowess.
"He's a really great player with athletic quality, particularly in the air," said the former France captain, who has a fully fit squad at his disposal.

Ronaldo lethal by land and air, says Deschamps

AFP, SAINT-DENIS (FRANCE): France coach Didier Deschamps urged his players to be constantly mindful of Cristiano Ronaldo in Sundays Euro 2016 final and insisted that the Ballon dOr will be a battle between the Portugal captain and Lionel Messi. Deschamps said he wanted Frances rising star Antoine Griezmann to be on the world player of the year list but he would have to wait to get the honour. Antoine is still a young player, even if he has had a very great season. Ronaldo has been at the summit for seven or eight years. There are two men in for the Ballon dOr -- its between him and Messi, said the coach. Deschamps accepts that Ronaldo is often unstoppable. If theres an anti-Ronaldo plan, no-ones found it, Deschamps told a press conference at Stade de France on Saturday. Ronaldo, 31, carries his countrys hopes of victory into the final, where Fernando Santos hopes to become the first coach to lead Portugal to a major title. The Real Madrid megastar provided an illustration of his gifts with a majestic, soaring header in Portugals 2-0 semi-final win over Wales and Deschamps is wary of his aerial prowess. Hes a really great player with athletic quality, particularly in the air, said the former France captain, who has a fully fit squad at his disposal.