The desire to ensure victory of the national team by the newly appointed coach, Didier Deschamps, hit further snags as Yohan Cabaye is ruled out from the squad.
The recently announced squad also ruled out Hatem Ben Arfa from the squad on disciplinary issues. The coach and the player had troubled relations during their stint at Marseille. To add to the misery, Yohan Cabaye, another Newcastle man has also been ruled
out.
The 26-year-old, who could just manage 18 minutes of pre-season action under his belt, had already missed Newcastle United's friendlies against Hartlepool and Den Haag. The news is deemed by many as shocking as the 26-year-old is known for his excellent
vision and great control of the ball and has over the time become an integral part of French team’s starting 11.
His performances over the past few seasons at Newcastle and his recent brilliant display at the Euro 2012 has won the hearts of many people and the news on national tv of the injury to the box-to-box midfielder has been deemed as big blow to the prospects
of the team.
The sudden injury has raised serious doubts on the fitness of the French International and his place in the 15 member squad for the match at Cardiff and most importantly the opening encounter of the Premier League against Tottenham. The match holds immense
importance as both the sides have recently surfaced to challenge the Champions League spot.
Elsewhere, the squad chosen by the coach is deemed by many as ordinary with the likes of many big names missing from the squad, in particular the notable absence of quality midfielders in the squad, though the defence has been kept tight with many heavyweights
like Gael Clichy, Patrice Evra and Laurent Koscielny in the back four.
Forwards including Real Madrid’s sensation Karim Benzema, Olivier Giroud, the recent recruitment in the attacking fold of Arsenal, and Franck Ribery are the prominent faces to lead the attack from front in the squad.
In all probabilities , the upcoming friendly against Uruguay is being eagerly awaited by fans for long, though, the services of the Newcastle man in the midfield will be felt gravely.
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