[chris_yk]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

France's team is predictably idiotic with Domenech in charge

GK – Hugo Lloris (Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Cédric Carrasso (Bordeaux), Mickaël Landreau (Lille)
DEF – Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Eric Abidal (FC Barcelone), William Gallas (Arsenal), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Anthony Réveillère (Lyon), Rod Fanni (Rennes), Sébastien Squillaci (FC Séville), Gaël Clichy (Arsenal), Marc Planus (Bordeaux), Adil Rami (Lille)
MID – Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid), Alou Diarra (Bordeaux), Jérémy Toulalan (Lyon), Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux), Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Abou Diaby (Arsenal), Yann M’Vila (Rennes)
ST – Thierry Henry (FC Barcelone), Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Sidney Govou (Lyon), André-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse), Djibril Cissé (Panathinaïkos), Hatem Ben Arfa (Marseille), Jimmy Briand (Rennes), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille)

Benzema is better than every one of those strikers, guess Domenech didn't think the astrology matched up to pick him

some of those midfielders over Nasri is ridiculous as well

I don't agree with a lot of Domenech's squad here but Benzema hasn't had a great season with Madrid and he played like arse at Euro 2008 so he doesn't strike me as a surprise to not be included. As for Nasri the only midfielder picked that's questionable to me is young Yann M'Vila, but it makes sense. I would have picked Yohan Cabaye of Lille ahead of Nasri too. Really don't agree with the Fanni and Squillaci picks either, would have had Mathieu Delpierre and Mathieu Debuchy... bottom line though I don't think France is going to do much.