The "all-encompassing" France National team WC 06 chat [R]

Maybe he could use a B-squad with lots of players he wants to check.

 

We have many players from Caribbean descent. Thierry Henry told already several times that he always dreamed to play with the blue jersey in Martinique. I always think that it would have been great to see France playing once, at home, in the Carribbeans.

Actually, I'm sure that many players of the A-team would make the trip to Martinique, not because they would have to, but because they want to. However, it's less sure they will play the game against Germany.

Anyway, if there would be a game to postpone between Costa Rica and Germany, I would like it better if it would be Germany. There's no rush to play the Germans so soon, it could wait the winter break. But anyway, I'm sure for players to handle both games at 4 days of difference. It's simply that few will play both games, but that's only about friendlies. It's not so bad.

 

The problem is that footie critics are like any other critics. They are frustrated players who never succeed to do anything, and to look smart they look down at those who succeeded. It's the same in cinema, litterature, theatre, anywhere.

The worst in that kind of style is the guy from 100% Foot. A new show I've seen once on TV last week (it was with Bernard Lama then). There were two critics in the show, one who came from "On refait le match" on LCI and the other being the one I don't like. The guy from LCI was at least a bit smart in his wonderings, the other dude was just as insightful as the guy I always meet at the bar when I buy my ciggies.

I agree with you. It starts to piss me off to hear only bad things about the French team. I think it's fine to criticize as long as it's constructive but I hear too many comments on the media which are made only for the pleasure to trash the team and which aren't constructive at all.

However, the little video you've posted still asks some good questions. Which players among the 34 Domenech has used in order to qualify will play the World Cup ? Why isn't there any "gaucher" (don't know how to say it in english) in the French team ?

The wonderings about the number of players existed already at the time of Jacquet beforce the WC 98. He had a problem to chose his 22 players...

I agree with you that it would be good to finally get the 11 starting players... and that they need to get used to play together. However, that's always a problem with national teams, and it's not 1 friendly every two monthes which will make a team. It helps, that's sure, but the 3 weeks just before the World Cup are also very important.

We can still see several players who'll most likely be in the 11 major... but it's true it remains many uncertainties. I hope someone like Ludo will be part of it, but knowing how few Domenech used it in the qualifiers, I have strong doubts on this . But I still can't see him staying at home during the World Cup.

 

If Boumsong is starting in the center of defense in 2006 I will be sick.

 

Yes I understand that, but don't forget who is managing the club! If healthy the line looks
Sagnol---Thuram----Gallas---Abidal
But if Abidal gets hurt? Or Thuram?

 

Well, bitchin' about everything and everyone is what we do the best. I guess you need a french soul to understand.

What's really puzzling me in this story is that the federation is doing exactly the same mistakes than in 2002. French team came in Japan completely exhausted, having played an hellish preparation race. After 98, team France became some sort of flying circus, playing here and there (Korea, Australia), with no time to rest or to train together.

I really thought someone in the Federation possessed a brain large enough to compute this simple information : players get tired when they play too much, and jetlag is not good for their performance. But no. I guess they are sponsored by Air France, or Adidas wants to increase its shares in South/Central America.

 

So as of now they have 3 friendlies scheduled between now and the WC?

I think I heard that England will be playing 4.

I dont know if playing 2 games in quick succession is necesarily a bad idea. The results dont matter and if they lose against Germany then at least they have a good excuse.

 

You can't compare 30 hours of flight to reach Australia with 8 hours to reach Martinique. It's not the same. I agree though that it's nearly impossible to play 2 games so close than France-Costa Rica and France-Germany. But I hope the Federation won't get rid of that game played in Martinique. Many players want to play in Martinique, and I can understand them.

 

Yeah, but even for a French soul, it gets tiring. Every TV or radio station news open with "la polémique du jour", should it be a legit one or not. I'm fed up with that sh...

 

Football: la France gagne une place au classement de la FIFA

 

Donc on est devenu meilleur que les mexicains parce qu'on a battu Chypre à la maison et qu'ils ont perdu à l'extérieur contre Trinité & Tobago alors qu'ils étaient déjà qualifiés ?

Quand je pense qu'ils veulent utiliser ce classement de la FIFA pour déterminer les têtes de série à la Coupe du Monde...

 

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A bit late I admit, but anyway: Congratulations for qualifying!
It would have been a strange World Cup in Germany with our French neighbours missing.

 

Bon jour!

what do you guys think about this game? Is it 100% official?
what players are expecting to play?

I am from CR and everybody here is very excited to play one of the top teams of the world, i hope our countries play that game
BTW you are welcome to visit the game thread in the concacaf forum https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=256560&page=1&pp=30

 

another question..... what french players have caribbean roots?

 

the game is official, on nov 9th... in any case, i know that thuram is from the antilles (i believe guadeloupe) but thats it... malouda is from french guyane which is right by and this considered the antilles basically...

i think this game is great... we don't thank the antilles enough for what they do for france in general and this game is just a great way to thank them for giving us players like thuram and malouda... but its also just a great way to thank them for being good citizens and after all, they do deserve a real good soccer game on their island... costa rica is a good game as well but this game is more important than soccer... its just to enjoy watching great players play... allez les bleus!

 

From what I remember :

Henry
Thuram
Gallas
Wiltord
but I forget some of them (maybe Abidal ...)

There's also Marius Tresor, Gerard Janvion, etc ... who played for France in the past. And Malouda is from Guyanne (like Bernard Lama, the goalkeeper), so he is not strictly "carribean" but you can count him in too.

 

Lama was great, i do remember him with the nat'l team.

 

If we win we'll surprise the world, i know it's just a friendly game, but everybody is expecting an easy French win, i hope we don't lose...
allez les rouges!!! allez les ticos!!

 

Very good People usually forget if it's "le", "la" or "les" ...

 

Hmm, given the context, you may have your chances. Can someone send the tape of the US-CR match to Domenech, please...