THE ONE detail that stood out when Romania limbered up at the Municipal stadium in Toulouse on Saturday evening was how relaxed they appeared to be in preparation for tonight's match against England. "The players are all good professionals and we just needed a few pointers in certain directions."The fans inside the ground were wonderful. I know there was trouble outside the ground but the atmosphere inside was electric I was very nervous, but I didn't expect anything else. It was pretty special and I was pleased with my reaction to the nervousness. Adams, however, was not surprised: "Nobody needed motivating for that game," he said. But that's out of our control, it's down to the referee."The attitude of the England side in the opening match was if anything more impressive than the result. Adams is not too concerned about that."I got worried a couple of days ago when we had the five sendings-off in one day after the memo from Platini went round," Adams said "And I think it's a good thing.

Obviously it encourages forwards to play, which is great, and good defenders can adapt."It's a balance, isn't it? You can take it to extremes and encourage diving as well, so we've got to be very careful. It can get a little boring and you just want to get out there and play again. But the win over Tunisia was important for morale."Adams' own display in that match was just one of many significant influences on the way the England side performed, particularly as the defenders were under pressure to adjust to the new regulations. "It's been a good rest, hasn't it? If our guys had had to play again on Thursday after the heat of Marseilles on Monday, they might not have been ready."But the negative side of it is that you're actually away for a long time. It is a full week since England's first fixture and they have had time to get their thoughts set on the next job in hand after the satisfaction of the Tunisia performance.This should be a useful benchmark to indicate just how far England are likely to go at these championships.. Football, played as the game should be played, is a glorious entertainment and does not need these rule changes.My other concern about tonight's match in Toulouse is that the Romanians are a very skilful side and will need a lot of watching.

They won their qualifying section at a stroll and boast players of good technical ability. They can pick you apart if you allow them the room.We can beat anybody on our day but we can take nothing for granted because Romania will be full of confidence after defeating Colombia in their first game.We will have to be focused and I have no doubt Glenn Hoddle will have the team in the right frame of mind. There is no place for stamping or raking studs down an opponent's back and he deserved to go. Now the referees have been placed under even more pressure - and we have seen what happens.I am surprised that Michel Platini, a player of such world renown, should be behind this latest offensive. To my mind it cannot help this tournament, or the game at large. In addition to the two surgeons, cardiologists, radiologists, anaesthetists and paediatricians were involved in the treatment of the children. Professor George Sutherland, a consultant cardiologist in Southampton, told the programme: "From the time I was appointed in 1983 there were, within the profession, some doubts about the quality of cardiac surgery being performed in Bristol and certainly worries about the mortality figures in young children.