Laurent Blanc remains cautious despite win over Albania – France team news
Manager of the France national football team, Laurent Blanc has remained cautious an pragmatic despite his side’s 2-1 win over Albania in a Euro 2012 qualification game for Group D.
Stade Rennais star Yann M’Vila and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema gave France a 2-0 lead at half-time in Tirana but an http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Erjon-Bogdani-c12779 goal in the early stages of the second half changed the complexion of the game as France were forced to wait for a nervy
end to proceedings.
A win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina-c2856 chase Les Bleus by three points.
Despite the win, Laurent Blanc has thrown caution to the winds and has said that his team needs to win the next game against Romania in order to guarantee themselves a place in the UEFA Euro 2012 in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983.
While talking to the media, the French tactician said, “It's one less match, one more victory. It's a good result. We knew that it wasn't over at 2-0. At 2-1, there were some tricky moments, but we also stretched them. At half-time, we said we had to keep
them out for the first ten minutes to reinforce our dominance.”
Blanc also pointed out that his team could scored more goals but were wasteful.
Real Madrid striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350 on the other hand was worried about his team’s second half performances. The striker admitted that although France started the brighter of the two sides, the second half was a different story altogether.
“We were worried, because they could have got back into the game. But we also had chances to build on our lead. Each match is a new challenge. It's a tight group, and we'll have to be on our guard against Romania," the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 striker said.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romania-c2990 in a crunch game where a win would secure Les Bleus’ chances of featuring in the 2012 European championships.
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