With no Zinedine Zidane or Lillian Thuram, Laurent Blanc would be looking to help France give a good account of themselves as they seek to permanently move on from the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757 misadventure
Following the 2010 South African safari that turned out to be a misadventure, French football mired into obscurity and became an ignored country in footballing terms.
However, the appointment of Laurent Blanc as the manager of the troubled side was exactly what France football needed. Under his guidance, Les Bleus have not been in captivating form but haven’t disappointed their fans either.
The former Bordeaux manager used all players he good for the national side throughout the Euro 2012 qualifiers and finally named his squad for the Euro 2012 a few days back.
This time, the French team is a young and experienced one if one takes a look at the tournament’s favourites whose squad is blessed with talent and ample experience.
However, there are some players in Blanc’s side who must step up to the task in order to make sure that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 give a good account of themselves in the upcoming European Championships.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Lloris-c16408
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 goalkeeper was named the best goalkeeper in Ligue 1 at the UNFP awards for the third time. The 25-year-old ended the campaign with his first winners’ medal for Les Gones but no one can question his abilities that have made him a player
Laurent Blanc trusts.
Despite stiff competition from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steve-Mandanda-c34177, Lloris has been able to stake the claim for France’s number one and his goalkeeping skills would have a big say on where Les Bleus end up this June.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adil-Rami-c3639
The 26-year-old defender had a great debut season with La Liga side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863. Though he was never a regular under former manager Raymond Domenech, Rami is a man Blanc trusts. Spearheading the rearguard, Adil Rami will have an excellent partner in the shape
of Phillipe Mexes who has proven to be a late bloomer.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mathieu-Debuchy-c24682
Though his international experience is limited at best, the Lille right-back has proven to be a great revelation for the French side in just four appearances. His debut for Les Bleus against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 was very promising and the injury to Bakary Sagna means
that Blanc will be able to have an extra attacking option for his side.
Yann M’Vila
The young midfielder from Stade Rennais trotted off the field after just five minutes in the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749.
Though the end of the campaign was a bad one for the youngster, playing in a foreign land may be the right tonic for a player who will be monitored by a lot of scouts.
Franck Ribery
As always, a lot of expectations would be resting on the Bayern Munich star’s shoulders. After a feisty relationship with fans, the nifty winger has started winning them over and would be crucial for Les Bleus’ chances of going far in the competition.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350
The Real Madrid man had a fantastic season for the La Liga champions. Though he scored just three goals in the qualification campaign, Benzema would be looking to translate his club form to his national team and in Olivier Giroud, will have a decent partner
with whom he has started developing a good cohesiveness.
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