This Tuesday, May 11 at the newspaper 20 hours of TF1, Raymond Domenech unveiled the list of players selected for the pre World Cup.
While he had always said in the media that he would submit a final list of twenty-three players, the unexpected technician finally selected thirty attending the training camp in Tignes, which begins Tuesday, May 18 He said the list was provisional and would be reduced to twenty-three for May 17

The list of thirty has some surprises in both players being absent for some selected. First the absence of Patrick Vieira, although still a sensed event, the former captain, champion of Europe in 2000 was not deemed fit by the coach and his coaching and despite interesting performances during its last appearances for the club of Citizens. More surprising still without Karim Benzema who pays his low playing time at Real Madrid in a team or competition is fierce. It is reasonable to consider that his departure from the Olympic Lyonnais one year before the World Cup, the club who offered him a starting berth assured, it was highly prejudicial. Another notable selection is not that of Julien Escude was, however, one of the pillars of the team during the qualification phase, being part of Canada's most used. Many people here stressed the inconsistency of Raymond Domenech, even if it is true qu'Escudé seemed very excited at his last appearances particularly during the friendly match against Spain.

As in 2006 and 2008, Domenech has decided to inject new blood into its selection this year with three players who never played for France before the A list. This is the Rennes midfielder Yohan Mvila (19 years), the Phocaean midfielder Mathieu Valbuena (25 years), and central defender Marc Planus Girondins de Bordeaux (28 years).
For the first city that rewards a very good season of its regularity and its great slaughter in the team of Brittany.
Mathieu Valbuena was touch and go, not hold at the beginning of the season, he has gradually win in Marseille for the owner to finish the season in a whirlwind and actively participate in the championship of France Olympique de Marseille . When Marc Planus become indispensable to the defense Gironde, he showed a strength this season in any event, coupled with an ability to raise interesting.
Other choices may be regarded as a surprise, is the case with that of Ledley King who no longer wore the blue jersey since his ouster from the list to the euro in 2008, but his success with the Greek club Panathinaikos (top scorer with 23 goals) has convinced the coach. Similarly, the presence of Hatem Ben Arfa in the group may raise certain questions, in fact, despite a good end of season player still seems irregular and does not offer real guarantees though his profile dribbler and wisp is lacking in France team.

Finally what are the lessons we can draw from this list of 30 players?
From a sporting Domenech clearly preferred form of time unless there is reason to be skeptical when some players such as Sidney Govou who do not seem particularly successful this season, unlike a player like Yohan Cabaye it leaves a very good season with the Losc and has a profile that could provide more technical workforce.
On the Outer Sports Domenech with this list of thirty was again strongly aggravated, as the team's fans in France that some journalists and even players such as Patrick Vieira has ruled that the coach lacked tact in him not previously announcing his non-selection.
The number of thirty players really do seem to criticism because of the risk of injuries during the course, many other selections have also adopted this choice, but rather the way that is reminiscent and again a Domenech clumsiness in its communication.

With less than a month of World Cup nothing better to continue to reduce the popularity ratings of a team of France who does not need this!