[gaijin]

Squad picked by Ray for the game against Slovakia.

Goalkeepers:

Fabien Barthez (Olympique Marseille)
Grégory Coupet (Olympique Lyonnais)

Defenders:

Eric Abidal (Olympique Lyonnais)
Jean-Alain Boumsong (Newcastle United)
François Clerc (Olympique Lyonnais) *
William Gallas (Chelsea)
Phillipe Mexes (AS Roma)
Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich)
Lilian Thuram (Juventus)

Midfielders:

Vikash Dhorasoo (Paris SG)
Alou Diarra (RC Lens)
Claude Makelele (Chelsea)
Florent Malouda (Olympique Lyonnais)
Patrick Vieira (Juventus)
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)

Attackers:

Nicolas Anelka (Fenerbahce)
Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
Louis Saha (Manchester United)
David Trezeguet (Juventus)
Sylvain Wiltord (Olympique Lyonnais)

No Franck Ribery. You disappoint me Raymano! Francois Clerc gets his first call up for Les Blues.

And if Barthez starts this game - I will lose all hope. Especially after what he did tonight.

And I'm just going to say this, one word - no more, no less - because I think it just says it all...










Boumsong.

[gaijin]

Okay let's play a game - who will be the first one to pull out of the squad?

I'm going for the big man - Trezeguet.

[gaijin]

Let's go;

Coupet

Sagnol---Gallas---Thuram---Abidal

Makelele-----Vieira

Wiltord------Zizou

Henry----Trez

Simple enough. Maybe give Saha and Clerc some playing time.

[lefutur]

Originally Posted by ganu

Okay let's play a game - who will be the first one to pull out of the squad?

I'm going for the big man - Trezeguet.

noone is going to pull out. that would be too risky and could jeopardize their spot for upcoming matches and ultimately the WC.


But here's my question: Is there favoritism on the part of Domenech towards Lyon players? I cant recall what his connection to the team is now but I know he has one, and it seems like he overlooks players like Ribery and others players from Ligue 1 but just about anyone from OL will eventually get a call-up. I'm not saying Clerc isnt playing well and that he doesnt deserve it but why no Ribery???

[lefutur]

Originally Posted by ganu

Let's go;

Coupet

Sagnol---Gallas---Thuram---Abidal

Makelele-----Vieira

Wiltord------Zizou

Henry----Trez

Simple enough. Maybe give Saha and Clerc some playing time.

No Anelka? Him and Henry did well against C.R.

[Breakwood]

Originally Posted by lefutur

noone is going to pull out. that would be too risky and could jeopardize their spot for upcoming matches and ultimately the WC.


But here's my question: Is there favoritism on the part of Domenech towards Lyon players? I cant recall what his connection to the team is now but I know he has one, and it seems like he overlooks players like Ribery and others players from Ligue 1 but just about anyone from OL will eventually get a call-up. I'm not saying Clerc isnt playing well and that he doesnt deserve it but why no Ribery???

Because Ribery is so damn ugly! In all seriousness I don't know and for sure he has done enough for a call up, especally for friendlies. But theres also no doubt that Clerc has been amazing lately and derserves a chance.

[gaijin]

Originally Posted by lefutur

No Anelka? Him and Henry did well against C.R.

I think he will start if Trez pulls put.

Henry and Trezeguet are the no1 partnership, and given both of their injuries and withdrawls from the squad - it seems like an age that they have played together.

[gaijin]

Originally Posted by lefutur

noone is going to pull out. that would be too risky and could jeopardize their spot for upcoming matches and ultimately the WC.

Yeah, but if guys like Henry, Zizou or Trez pull out, their position won't be jeopardised. Those gys are locks for the final 23 in Germany.

For guys like Malouda, Diarra and possibly Saha it does mean a lot to stay in the squad.

[Nanbawan]

Originally Posted by ganu

Coupet

Sagnol---Gallas---Thuram---Abidal

Makelele-----Vieira

Wiltord------Zizou

Henry----Trez

I stick to my PES line-up

Coupet

Sagnol---Gallas---Thuram---Abidal

Vieira

Wiltord-------------Malouda

Zidane

Anelka----Henry

[gaijin]

Originally Posted by Nanbawan

I stick to my PES line-up

Coupet

Sagnol---Gallas---Thuram---Abidal

Vieira

Wiltord-------------Malouda

Zidane

Anelka----Henry

Hmmmm, really? Trezeguet is better than Anelka. Both in reality and on the Playstation