The Starting Lineup: 4-3-3 and Lassana Diarra!
Whoa!!! I’m kind of shocked by this. Domenech’s going with 4-3-3 and starting Lassana Diarra. (It’s funny, I was just writing on my LA Galaxy blog about how I have a completely irrational attachment to 4-3-3. So this makes me happy. Kind of. Except that I’m a little surprised by the front three. And by Diarra.)
The starting lineup: Coupet – Sagnol, Thuram, Gallas, Abidal – Makelele, Toulalan, L. Diarra – Govou, Malouda, Anelka.
The good news for me:
– Anelka and Malouda up front. I think they’ll be awesome together. But I think they’d be better with Benzema.
– I think it’s a good idea to play Makelele and Diarra in the midfield together, since they’re used to it at Chelsea.
– Thuram and Gallas are both back! **Happy sigh**
– Actually, that whole back line makes me smile.
The other news:
– I just don’t know that Govou is playing well enough to justify a starting position. Am I wrong here? Do you think this is leftover loyalty for his brace in France-Italy?
– Malouda and Abidal are no longer together on the left. They are brutally efficient together and I’m not sure either will be as effective working separately. Although Malouda plays up front for Lyon, right? So this worry is probably misplaced.
–No Karim Benzema. *Sigh*. (But I’ll bet he’s subbed in for Govou no later than 60′.)
So what do you think?
(And thanks to reader Patrick for the article link. OR Google translated article. I’ve been checking sites occasionally all day but hadn’t seen this.)
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http://www.lequipemoustache.blogspot.com L’Américain
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Inara
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http://france.worldcupblog.org Laurie
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Shahm

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