France coach set to make major changes in the side for Ukraine match – report
Reports in France suggest that France national team boss, Laurent Blanc, is looking to make a string of changes to Les Bleus squad that drew 1-1 against Belarus at Minsk in their Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday. Reports suggest that the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international
was annoyed by his side’s performance against the minnows and is considering making big changes to the squad ahead of his side’s International Friendly against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
France football magazine L’Equipe, claims that the former Manchester United man is looking to test majority of his 26-man squad in the upcoming friendly games against Ukraine and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983, who are the co-hosts of the 2012 European Championship.
While talking to French media, the French tactician said that he will be looking to make a few changes to the side in the games against Poland and Ukraine. "It will be a good thing to send a few players a wake-up call. Against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belarus-c2849, apart from three or
four players who played to their level, the others were below what I expect. And when players are under-achieving, I, as coach, have to make choices," Blanc added.
Mamadou Sakho of Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain is the only player who might survive the changes after the defender impressed in his first start for Les Bleus in Minsk. Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul is another player who might be handed his first game
for France and would pair up with the PSG man.
Since losing to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Norway-c2974 in his first game in charge and then losing to Belarus in the European qualifiers at home, Laurent Blanc has recorded six consecutive wins for France. However, France have drawn both of their last two games. The first one was a dull
draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879 at the Parc des Princes in March, which was followed by a 1-1 draw at Minsk against Belarus last Friday.
Probable Starting XI
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Blaise-Matuidi-c7681 (Saint-Etienne),
Loic Remy (Marseille), http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603).
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