The Manchester United manager believes that Laurent Blanc is one of the main reasons for the revival of the Blues and that with him at the helm; they have been transformed into European contenders.
Laurent Blanc, who was once a player at Old Trafford, took charge of the woeful French team in 2010, after their horrendous World Cup campaign, which was blighted by in-fighting amongst the players and coaching staff.
Led by United defender Patrice Evra, several players reasoned with then boss Raymond Domenech over his coaching methods, which eventually led a full on revolt and most of the players refused to play.
Domenech was subsequently sacked and on came Blanc, who has turned around France’s fortunes and turned them into a cohesive unit.
Most of the players, who were banned, have now returned to the National team and feel quite happy working with the new tactician, who has honed his abilities by watching Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson work his magic at Carrington.
Les Bleus face a tough task in this summer’s European championships but can potentially gain some silverware considering the kind of players they have at their disposal.
Fergie was keen to highlight the work done by his former player and claimed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrice-Evra-c29231 himself has given the new coach his backing.
"The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 team is more balanced and has become a winning team again. As in 1998, it has established a balance between young and experienced players. When Laurent played in Manchester he followed our training methods very carefully. That's very intelligent
and obviously he has qualities as a coach because he made Les Bleus a winning team again,” he said.
"I spoke with Patrice at the time. He suffered greatly. He was the spokesman for a group and the views he expressed were not only his personal ones. But he was the one who got punished. He is very happy now though, and particularly with Laurent as the coach."
Laurent Blanc’s men recently overcame http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 in a friendly, which proves that they have the necessary mettle now to match the best of the continent and can challenge for glory at the highest level.
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