Would you like the thought of the French players are the celebrities are assigned instead of athletes. You are in the news for all the wrong reasons. The fact that it appears in a relatively weak group A in the FIFA World Cup was arrogant and lazy attitude only serves the impression material of the show.
During the qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, has been in news for his opposition to gambling. The icing on the cake came in the game againstIreland, where Thierry Henry has a "hand of God."
Their last major qualifying barely enough humiliating Cup erase the memories down 1-3 to Austria. France's lone victory in five voices semi-final in the World is indicative of their low performance on the big stage.
In the case of Theirry Henry, his unquestioned ability and 51 hits in a time record of 117 appearances for France, despite controversial goal against Ireland has nothing toincrease his reputation. The fact that he went scot-free, it only compounds the crime. Or is this the way Henry has continued the tradition of the polemic that the former captain Zidane was founded?
Regardless of the controversy about their qualifications, the team must manage the coach, to keep them in the final against Italy in 2006. Even then, expectations for the team were very low.
And coach Domenech is confident that his team give him a big farewell gift fromperforming well. Domenech will be succeeded at the team's helm by Laurent Blanc.
Theirry Henry, whose hand of God kept Ireland out of the cup could play little part initially, owing to injury. The forward line is likely to be manned by Anelka in place of Henry, along with Andre-Pierre Gignac.
They should be ably supported by Franck Ribery in midfield, provided Ribery has recovered from injury.
As of now, it looks unlikely that Ribery will be in the staring eleven for the first match. Regardless, France should sleep walk past their rivals, Mexico, Uruguay and South Africa, in their group. Greece, their probable rivals in the round of 16, should not bother them unduly, either. Their first real challenge will be in the quarter-final, most likely England. If they can get past this hurdle, they will probably meet the winner of a Brazil-Netherlands encounter.
Controversies notwithstanding, France's manager Raymond Domenech can be credited with taking his team to the final in 2006.
If France are anywhere near as inconsistent in the World Cup, as they were in the qualifiers, England will be licking their chops.
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