For starters, I'm hoping top frog Raymond Domenech shows Gunner-to-be (that would be so tight) Samir Nasri some love by featuring him in the French XI as much as possible. Young'n Karim Benzema will have to do a lot more than his fair share up top to cover for out-of-form and basically spent forward Thierry Henry, and the goalkeeping will need to be not only solid but spectacular if La Belle France are to survive what is the most difficult group in the opening stage of the tournament. This is a French squad that have quite a bit of experience playing with one another, especially at the club level; 7-time Ligue 1 Champions Olympique Lyonnais have contributed an impressive 8 players to the squad. The team is full of relatively fresh blood, so the French performance in this tournament will be an important factor in gauging the continuing maturation of the country's starlets. They need do better than the French U-21 side who so far have failed to make any real impact on home turf in Toulon. Allez les Bleus!
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