From one extreme to another..

Football. It's a funny old game isnt it?

Seriously though, only in Football would we see two completely different games like today. Take France vs Romania for instance.

Bore draw doesnt even begin to describe this game. A sheer lack of fluency, urgency and ambition - and this was from both sides. It was played more like a pre-season friendly, not a group game from Euro 2008. With Italy and Holland to come later on, I expected one of the two sides to take the iniative, and not settle for a draw, but it wasnt to be.

Needless to say, I wasnt too hopeful for the next encounter. However I was to be proved wrong as both teams served up a feast of football.

Unlike the previous game, both teams came to attack. And both teams had chances as well, though it was the Dutch who won the game, showing some great counter-attacking football on two occassions, scoring two fantastic goals. Take nothing away from Italy though, who were unlucky not to score themselves. You'd have to fancy them against the pedestrian French and the unambitious Romanians.

Fantastic drama, great technical play, quick incisive football...what more can you ask for?

After a slow start to the tournament, it now feels as if Euro 2008 has actually started. Let's hope the rest of the tournament can deliver to a similar standard.