A chance for redemption?

For the past few months if you have checked the FFF’s website you probably saw this one their calendar:
Mardi 29 mars 2011
Match amical
France-adversaire à désigner (TBA)
Today I was checking the Fifa website and they announced that France will be actually playing Mexico on the 29th of March.
How do you guys feel [...]

France vs Belarus

Alou Diarra was one of the 11 World Cup players to make Blanc’s first Euro qualification squad.  Will Blanc trust him to captain the national team like he trusted him to lead Bordeaux?
Blanc chose a squad of 21 players to face Belarus and Bosnia in France’s first qualification matches for Euro 2012.  In the [...]

I could have, should have, and would have written this sooner. However I was too busy fuming over the fact that we were defeated. A few days later I think back and am satisfied with the performance. For the first time in 6 years, there was a positive atmosphere. The French commentators sounded optimistic, the [...]

August is already here and it’s time for Blanc to put his cards on the table. More importantly, its time for Les Bleus to prove to us that they’re worthy of wearing the French colors.
Personally I think that the only way we can get past this fiasco is by winning games. As most of you [...]

The 87 generation is back on top…can they rediscover their winning ways?
Well, we’ve wondered, debated and made a million recommendations of which 23 players should be included in this very important selection.  I say “very important” because being Blanc’s first selection it will set the tone for his reign.  it is imperative that this group [...]

With the events over the past few days, its easy to feel like the Bleus have turned their back on the fans
*Post written to the tune of Everybody Hurts by REM…audio at bottom of post (below the jump)*
Please note: The timeline of events has been updated thanks to additions and clarifications made in the [...]

The Three Musketeers are no more…at least this tournament
Today FIFA turned down France’s request to call-up Monaco’s #1 goalkeeper, Ruffier, to replace Cedric Carrasso who  tore his left hamstring in training on Monday.  For Ruffier to join the Bleus, FIFA would have had to make an exception to their rule which states that teams may only callup [...]

I love the camaraderie in this picture!
It’s only game 1 of the World Cup, but I feel like its D-Day.  And, I honestly don’t think that’s an exaggeration- because how we perform in this initial game will most likely determine the rest of France’s World Cup adventure.  If we fail, I fear we will not [...]

Uruguay’s coach has already picked his starting XI to start against France on Friday. The only two surprises in the lineup appear to be Mauricio Victorino (defense) and midfielder Egidio Arevalo (midfield) who replace Andres Sotti (defense) and Walter Gargano (midfield). When revealing his lineup, Tabarez indicated the changes were to made to [...]