Clichy Handed France 'A' Start Against Tunisia
|Gael Clichy has been handed a start in tonights France ‘A’ team friendly versus African minnows Tunisia at the Stade de France.
Les Bleus coach Raymond Domenech has put out a very strong team with the likes of Thierry Henry, Karim Benzema and Franck Ribery starring in the array of attacking talent.
Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna drops to the bench after a below-par performance in the 2-2 draw against Romania last weekend while former Gunner Lassana Diarra starts in central midfield.
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Confirmed Starting XI
Mandanda
Fanni – Boumsong – Abidal – Clichy
Diarra – Toulalan
Ribery – Gourcuff – Henry (C)
Benzema
Boumsong?! Always. The guys a muppet for selecting him. Also Abidal at centre back. They must have a serious lack of quality. The front four look good though.
Haha, Boumsong just made himself look ridiculous. 1-0 Tunisia.
France doesn’t really look like their used to play together because all they seem to do right now is misunderstand eachother. When one player starts a run the ball is usually played behind him and when he waits for it it’s played far too long and optimistic.
I blame Domenech for ruining probably the best squad of players any country can boast with.
Ramsey is brilliant for Wales u21. From Eurosport: ” RAMSEY SCORES AN ABSOLUTE CRACKER!!! The Arsenal youngster, the youngest man on the pitch, struck a half-volley from distance following an excellent Wales move. They have come right back into this match in the last few minutes.”
He then set ut an assist, what a prospect! We are lucky to have him.
Yep, it was an amazing strike. Best player on the pitch by a mile and made up for his earlier conceding of an England free kick.
haha fanni, what a name!
i heard sagna has a knee injury so that was why he was not playing??
It wasn’t his best match, but he showed again that he has a lot of talent (more than Evra). He was always asking for the ball, always running in his left wing.
But he was a bit stressed, there was a lot of pressure on french side, it was like an Away game (they were booed during all the game), and he has a lot to proof in France. But hopefully he will have a lot of opportunity to play his best with France.