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StarrMatthieu · Feb 4, 2015

Menez is looking like he's back
Alexandre Lacazette ,Florian Thauvin,Jordan Veretout,Layvin Kurzawa,Aymeric Laporte,Nabil Fekir,Morgan Sanson

looking like there getting call ups need some playing time with the seniors

guignol · Feb 4, 2015

nabil? right on!

StarrMatthieu · Feb 5, 2015

guignol said: ↑

nabil? right on!
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Payet who? Yes nabil green light

guignol · Feb 5, 2015

now i'm going to say something that sounds insane but is really the epitome of staid good sense.

gonalons.

he's not pogba, he's not sissoko, he's not matuidi. he may not even be cabaye. but what he is is a guy who keeps his mouth shut and plays intelligent, rugged, simple and sober midfield. so often france's MF seems to be all over the place doing everything and anything*. max is always in the same place doing the same thing - which is exactly where and what's needed.

OL is surprising everybody this season, me included, and everyone is pointing to different causes - lacazette's explosion. fékir and tolisso coming out of nowhere. jallet playing like a beast. lopes stepping into lloris' shoes so well. but the REAL foundation of what's going on is captain max. the straw that stirs the drink.

* n'importe quoi dans le texte.

Catel · Feb 10, 2015

Now this is getting interesting.

Let's see the players who are already in the team. Digne and Sagna barely play with their clubs. I think Evra and Kurzawa will be called up for the left of the defense. Sagna could maybe lose his spot in favor of Corchia who's one of the most technical talents of Lille.

Don't joke me but Umtiti could be a great bench asset as he can equally play both as a left centre defender or left back. Maybe not immediately, but is he not before Zouma now ?
Varane-Mangala should be the centre back starters. Perrin and MYM on the bench.

DM: Schneiderlin, Gonalons, Guilavogui and Mavuba are four solutions for two or three spots. Although Lille's poor results seem to keep the latter out of Deschamps' plans. Guilavogui's Wolfsburg is a brilliant Bundesliga runner-up.

CM: Probably Cabaye and Sissoko. Pogba is one of our best men. I'd want to see him as a 10. Which leads us to...

OM: Pogba, Valbuena. Payet's performance is an issue. I think a call-up is too early for Veretout, Fekir or Sanson. But Gourcuff, would he be not injured again... He and Diaby share this capacity to come back in the NT as soon as they barely hold on their two legs...

Attack: Griezmann, Valbuena, Benzema, Lacazette. Maybe Gignac if he scores a few more goals in the next weeks, but his career is made of too many ups and downs.

Pandore · Feb 10, 2015

^ I really think Evra's time is up. We're not trying to win games like everyone else, we're trying to prepare for 2016 and there's no way he will be good enough then. It makes no sense to call him up.

I'd rather see Giroud over Gignac. Gignac is too much of a gamble and like you said, @Catel, there's just too many ups and downs when it comes to him. Giroud is a good sub and he looks good on the bench.

It'll be interesting to see if Griezmann and Pogba are able to replicate their world class club form. I can't wait!

I wouldn't mind seeing Gourcuff come back. I'm still holding out hope he will be the next Zidane. I've been holding my breath for like 7 years now, so it should be any minute.

Catel · Feb 10, 2015

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^ I really think Evra's time is up.
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Deschamps seems to think otherwise and I'm trusting him...

I'd rather see Giroud over Gignac.
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I had already forgotten him...

guignol · Feb 10, 2015

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I had already forgotten him...
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which? i've forgotten both.

giroud is a maniac. a guy who pulls the crap he does on the field is bad medecine.

Pandore · Feb 10, 2015

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Deschamps seems to think otherwise and I'm trusting him...
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He wasn't good enough for United anymore (who didn't even qualify for the CL) and he will be 35. Great plan.

Catel · Feb 11, 2015

He's good enough for the Juve.

guignol · Feb 11, 2015

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He's good enough for the Juve.
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he's good enough for me right now. but it's 16 months until the euro. and for players of his age the end often isn't so much a slippery slope as a cliff.

but kurzawa doesn't blow my dress up high enough yet, and in reply to the two words lucas+digne i respond with these two: get+real.

one way or t'other, pat needs to be on the team at least for the locker room presence, and the help he could give one of these two... or someone else - there might be half a dozen pretenders as close to them as they are to the starting spot right now.

Catel · Feb 11, 2015

I forgot Matuidi.

Let's keep a 23 squad:

Lloris
Mandanda
Ruffier

Evra
Kurzawa
Varane
Mangala
Perrin
Yanga Mbiwa
Jallet
Corchia

Gonalons
Schneiderlin
Guilavogui
Matuidi
Sissoko
Pogba
Gourcuff

Lacazette
Benzema
Griezmann
Valbuena
Payet

Cabaye out because PSG and because Laurent Blanc.
Payet nevertheless instead of Giroud because a side attacker would be missing.

That would be neat.

StarrMatthieu · Feb 11, 2015

Catel said: ↑

I forgot Matuidi.

Let's keep a 23 squad:

Lloris
Mandanda
Ruffier

Evra
Kurzawa
Varane
Mangala
Perrin
Yanga Mbiwa
Jallet
Corchia

Gonalons
Schneiderlin
Guilavogui
Matuidi
Sissoko
Pogba
Gourcuff

Lacazette
Benzema
Griezmann
Valbuena
Payet

Cabaye out because PSG and because Laurent Blanc.
Payet nevertheless instead of Giroud because a side attacker would be missing.

That would be neat.
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not a bad list .....
Guilavogui sucks
Payet sucks
Yanga Mbiwa sucks
Mangala sucks

StarrMatthieu · Feb 11, 2015

Lloris
Mandanda
Ruffier

Mathieu
Kurzawa
Varane
Laporte
Perrin
Koscielny
Debuchy
Corchia

Gonalons
Schneiderlin
Nabil Fekir
Matuidi
Valbuena
Menez
Pogba

Lacazette
Benzema
Griezmann
Giroud
Gignac

FRANCE 2016

Catel · Feb 12, 2015

Menez sucks

Where will you make Fekir play ?

guignol · Feb 12, 2015

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Where will you make Fekir play ?
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in lyon for the moment. he's not ready for the EdF yet. soon probably. let's not turn him into the next marvin martin.

StarrMatthieu · Feb 12, 2015

Are you kiddung me BUD ! Menez is world class! fekir can play anywhere winger to attacking midfield even number 10

Catel · Feb 13, 2015

There are only three TRUE world class players: Leo Messi, Alexandre Lacazette and Stéphane Mbia.

guignol · Feb 13, 2015

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There are only three TRUE world class players: Leo Messi, Alexandre Lacazette and Stéphane Mbia.
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and philippe christanval.

ricardo quaresma is not far from this status.

just behind damien perquis.

StarrMatthieu · Feb 13, 2015

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There are only three TRUE world class players: Leo Messi, Alexandre Lacazette and Stéphane Mbia.
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ok smart A$$

StarrMatthieu · Feb 13, 2015

guignol said: ↑

and philippe christanval.

ricardo quaresma is not far from this status.

just behind damien perquis.
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you sooo funny and smart Mr Guignol hehe haha hohoho

StarrMatthieu · Mar 5, 2015

Benzema and shia labeouf look a like

HAHHAHAHAHAHAH

StarrMatthieu · Mar 7, 2015

Nabil Fekir out oh well

pindal · Mar 10, 2015

my 23 men squad would be:

Lloris
Mandanda
Costil

Digne
Varane
Laporte
Debuchy
Kurzawa/Tabanou
Mexès
Koscielny
Corchia

Cabaye
Schneiderlin
Pogba
Gonalons
Matuidi
Gourcuff

Griezmann
Ménez
Giroud
Valbuena
Lacazette
Benzema

guignol · Mar 10, 2015

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Nabil Fekir out oh well
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DD should have at least waited to see the beasty match he put in against MHSC.