The List for France’s WC Qualifiers

Laurie, I agree with you about Austria. They didn’t look awful against Germany last June-—nothing like the reputation that preceded them …

Domenech has been denying in the press that he has to take at least 5 pts. from the first three games …or he’s gone. Two of those three games are away, including the third one against Romania … I don’t know, I think 5 pts. sounds about right.

O wow, exciting! I’m going to watch this match at ma grandma’s place, because she got TV5 Monde. I asked mum and dad whether they wud like to install TV5 Monde at home too, but they didn’t liked that, but oh well im not talking about les bleus but Im really looking forwards this match:D

The 2 Diarras sounds boring, but its nice to see that he has called up our young talents; Nasri, Benzema, Gourcuff which I all want to see. Too bad Ribéry still not recovered yet. I think it isnt a surprising list, but It’s not thàt bad, only the 2 diarras are a bit much in the midfield

Where is Flamini?

He’s there, Jean Pierre, on the midfield list. I think he’s the one who got the callup instead of Makelele.

Menez sign for roma, he just flush his French NT career down the toilet.
two words, domenech and italy.

Ow lol pheww:D I didnt saw him

there are too many diarra’s in this squad!
laurie i would love to join your cap clichy movement.
its gonna be interesting who gets into the XI for the WC qualifiers.
do u guys have any visions or preferences?

@ ben
100% sure
——-madnada—–
sagna–gallas-mexes–evra
—l. diara-toulalan–
govu————-malouda
—-benzema-henry—-

Guys can someone give me the game times in local times(i live in the dc area) and dates for qualifiers hopefully justin.tv will stream it.

Benjamin I have been saying it for a while. There are just too many Diaras on the list. I 100% agree. Get rid of L. Diara. I hae nothing against the guy but Flamini should be starting instead of him. Why not bring in Bodmer? Would like to see how he would contribute. So has Clerc been replaced by Fanni or is he out due to injury? Clerc and Sagna on the right seems to be the best choice and I think those two would just be great for the team. People I can only hope this is the beginning to something wonderful.

Clerc’s out for several months with a longterm knee injury.

I’m guessing it will be Clerc and Sagna for qualifiers in the longerm, unless Fanni gets a change to prove himself and does spectacularly.

@ Michel

i know this is what is gonna happen, but what would be your ideal lineup
mine would be

mandana
sagna gallas mexes clichy
(that way you have good communication with arsenal trio, and im a gooner btw)
ben arfa toulalan flamini nasri (give youth a chance, they are exciting)
benzema henry

There are too many defensive midfeilders on the team: Toulalan, Flamini, and the two Diarras. Why not drop two and bring in two central midfielders who can get foward, like Bodmer and Diabi?

@ benjamin

Haa lol thats exactly what I had in mind too
But I wud replace ben arfa by ribery -when hes recovered0

I like Benjamin’s Arsenal + Mexes back line. Although I adore Patrice Evra, I think that added communication and knowledge of each other would be beneficial as they’re learning life as a newer, younger team.

I’d also be curious about that midfield, with Ben Arfa and Nasri. Do they have the maturity to get the job done? I have no idea. But definitely start Ribery as soon as he’s healthy.

And up front I’d like to see Anelka and Benzema, with Henry getting subbed in at about the 60th. (Because we all know my weakness for Anelka. But seriously, I think this could be his year.)

Laurie, I actually think Anelka would be ideal coming off the bench. The reason being, I don’t know if anyone has noticed this, but the majority of his goals in Bleu have come in the second half.

The Arsenal backline+Mexès is something that I’m afraid that Domenech doesn’t believe in (he appears to have not that much confidence in both Philippe and Bakary).

Also, I agree with everybody that sorry, Alou Diarra, you may be Patrick Vieira in terms of body similarity or act as a double for the Haitian on Heroes, though right now, you should not have a roster spot in this team.

to much arsenal players.
arsenal suck, when was the last time arsenal won a trophy.
taulalan and diarras are too similar. france need a petit and a deschamps, not makeleles.
ideal line up should be a 4-4-2
———-lloris——
sagna–gallas—mexes–abidal
benarfa-flamini-toulalan-nasri
—–benzema—–henry——

Michael-Olivier’s pearls of wisdom:

“arsenal suck, when was the last time arsenal won a trophy.”

2005

“france need a petit and a deschamps, not makeleles”

Petit played for Arsenal

“ideal line up should be a 4-4-2
———-lloris——
sagna–gallas—mexes–abidal
benarfa-flamini-toulalan-nasri
—–benzema—–henry——”

Three current Arsenal players and two former ones.

I think that having inexperienced but fearless/something to prove players like ben arfa and nasri is better than having crappy malouda and govou imo.
how about if domenech played a 4-5-1 with nasri as zizou position
and benzema as lone striker, thats his fav position at lyon.

Lloris, Gourcuff, Nasri, Ben Arfa, Benzema *goes into a happy fit* if Domenech actually makes good use of them for qualifiers and WC10, I’d pardon him for all his SINS!

And I’d join the Cap Clichy movement, Laurie (:

just remember everyone, that we are in a very priveledged position to be able to argue like this. I mean, here in England people have relatively few options to look over, and only one shining young talent (Walcott). Domenech needs to know that changes have to happen now, and that a team cannot be in the rebuilding process forever (take note, Wenger!). At least this is not a club side, so players aren’t regularly leaving (well, not too many!). I agree about the midfield – whenever Domenech plays someone like Nasri or Ben arfa, he is almost hesitant, and uses the player as a kind of acessory, in order to make the team look flashier or more exciting. He needs to make the step up, and start beleiving that the young players don’t have to be mere diversions in his team, but that they can be the team. He needs to realise this before the window on this prospect goes again. We have only one tournament with this lineup, and it would be sheer carelessness to waste the talent on offer. Domenech is too sentimental about old players, and probably watches too many old tapes. Makelele will not bring us WC glory, not any one player. He needs to build a team with real spirit, where people know their place, and can believe they have a chance. Right now, it’s closed doors for many. And who cares if young teams don’t always win trophies? Realistically, it is very hard to win the WC, so i would rather have a young exciting team get people talking and interested, rather than an old man hedging his bets with the same old routine, and then crashing out. Or worse, getting close on luck and being ridiculed.

Jamie,
>we are in a very priveledged position to be able to argue like this.<
Yes, that’s very true. But that’s also a problem. Some combinations with great players are lesser than their sum. And some with lesser players can be greater than their sum. Wow I sound like Domenech don’t I?

Mr. Detective Douménech