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Laurent Blanc unveiled 15 players in League 1, which are in addition to the 11 in already successful abroad. |
France football team coach, Laurent Blanc, unveiled Tuesday for the stage of preparation to the Euro a list of 15 players in League 1, which are in addition to the 11 in already successful abroad. By choosing a wider list of 26 players, coach was the means of gauging the shape and health of each State and other before providing to UEFA, at the latest on 29 may, the final list of 23 elected. Concerned about stability trusting in most of the actors in the European Championship qualifying, Laurent Blanc has still caused surprise by calling for the first time the Montpellier Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa Defender, which celebrated and beautiful way his 23rd birthday. Mapou is a super season with his club and benefits from favorable circumstances, said coach evoking the player of Montpellier, which the club is set to win his first title of champion of France. It is a very good Defender, very hard on the man. He made a few errors of youth but has a very big potential, said Laurent Blanc. The young player of Central African origin takes advantage of the defection the defender of Tottenham Younès Kabul, package due to a knee injury, and the absence in the list of central Paris Saint Germain Mamadou Sakho, little used defender in club. Mamadou going through a difficult period with his club. It was not the best thing for him that call it in these circumstances, said Laurent Blanc to explain his choice. The coach also retained midfielder Yoann Gourcuff, despite the season mixed blessing by the Lyonnais. International match, its statistics are not as bad as that. Yoann is part of the Group and during his long absence nobody emerged as number 10, advanced Laurent Blanc. But he stressed the fact that screening was not worth selection, and that Gourcuff should during the internship make the evidence of current football qualities and its integration in the group. Going to have to demonstrate that it can improve physically and that in the group it is no problem, he said however Loïc Rémy, wounded in the thigh in the League Sunday last and unavailable for at least three weeks, was screened. We had the choice between it and retain the possibility to retrieve it. The second option was chosen, said Laurent Blanc, explaining that the player would join the group Friday, at the gathering of foreigners. The other elements in a Ligue 1 are called for May 24. The Euro will take place from June 8 to July 1 in Ukraine and Poland. The France will be in the running June 11 in Group D against England, before meeting the Ukraine June 15 and then the Sweden on 19 June.
-List of Ligue 1 players shortlisted:
Guards: Hugo Lloris (Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Cédric Carrasso (Bordeaux).
Defenders: Mathieu Debuchy (Lille) Anthony Réveillère (Lyon), Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Montpellier).
Midfielders: Alou Diarra (Marseille), Yann me Vila (Rennes), Yoann Gourcuff (Lyon) Marvin Martin (Sochaux), Blaise Matuidi (Paris sSaint-Germainaint-Germain).
Forwards: Olivier Giroud (Montpellier), Jérémy Menez (Paris Saint-Germain), Loïc Rémy (Marseille), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille).
The pre-selected group:
Guards: Hugo Lloris (Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Cédric Carrasso (Bordeaux).
Defenders: Mathieu Debuchy (Lille) Anthony Réveillère (Lyon), Philippe Mexès (Milan AC), Adil Rami (Valencia), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Gaël Clichy (Manchester City), Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Montpellier).
Midfielders: Alou Diarra (Marseille), Yann me Vila (Rennes), Yoann Gourcuff (Lyon) Marvin Martin (Sochaux), Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Samir Nasri (Manchester City).
Forwards: Olivier Giroud (Montpellier), Jérémy Menez (Paris Saint-Germain), Loïc Rémy (Marseille), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille), Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle).
