Comments on: Updates for France: Injuries, New Call-ups and Banned Substances

By: Jean-Michel

Jean-Michel — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:20:30 +0000

allez?

By: Aditya

Aditya — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:13:50 +0000

Didn’t RD say he will resign if France don’t get 5 points in first 3 games. Let’s hope on an optimistic note that he does that after France draws Romania.

By: John

John — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:33:52 +0000

Ray Ray will go down with some of his favorites maning the ship. Too bad L. Diarra will be out for the sinking.

By: metamoralia

metamoralia — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:56:41 +0000

Aren’t Domenech and Mexes supposed to have some kind of bad blood between them?

That plus the Austria game …

… could be Ray doesn’t trust Mexes to be in any position to decide his future as head coach of the NT.

By: lefutur

lefutur — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:45:04 +0000

I’m predicting a tie…which wouldn’t be the end of the world for France but which would send Ray Ray packing.

Is he seriously considering starting Boumsong in central defence? He’s looked terrible this season and has hardly played at all. He must have a death wish.

By: metamoralia

metamoralia — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:37:48 +0000

Any bets it’ll be Boumsong over Mexes?

… plus some other surprises.

Here’s the “proable” starters according to L’équipe : Mandanda – Sagna, Boumsong, Abidal, Evra – Vieira, Toulalan – Ribéry, Gourcuff, Malouda – Henry.

http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2008/20081010_114417_avec-boumsong-et-malouda_Dev.html

By: John

John — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:34:21 +0000

I wonder if we’ll see a Mexes-Abidal pairing?

By: sandrahn

sandrahn — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:02:57 +0000

“Lose and Domenech stays. Win and France struggle to qualify” — Uh, obviously I meant the reverse of that! Win and Domenech stays, lose and France struggly to qualify. I need more coffee this morning.

By: sandrahn

sandrahn — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:01:58 +0000

Boumsong! I’d rather have an out of form Gallas, ffs! I think it’s GolTV or Setanta that’s showing the game delayed on Saturday. Everything’s so messed up, you don’t know if you want them to win or lose. Lose and Domenech stays. Win and France struggle to qualify. Ugh.

By: Jean Pierre

Jean Pierre — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:33 +0000

I join the nervous-people club
this is very eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek &$*#()$&(@41 this is like a girlish soap not sport anymore always broblems going on

what a weird choices of domenech, thank godddddddddd ribéry is playing
if the defense was more defensive and strong, we could have lived with 1 less attacking midfielder and put in 3 attacking midfielders (if u play 4-4-2) and I think gourcuff really should play