France omit Trez & Clichy

• Trump_Card

  18 May 08, 18:00

   

  France omit Trez & Clichy

  David Trezeguet and Gael Clichy have been left out of the provisional France squad for Euro 2008.

  

  France coach Raymond Domenech has named his 30-man squad for next month's finals in Austria and Switzerland with the deadline for the final 23-man squad on 28th May.

   

  Juventus hit-man Trezeguet has been omitted after a much-publicised bust-up with Domenech last year.

   

  Clichy's absence is a blow for the defender following the Arsenal man's impressive season with the Gunners, but Emirates team-mate William Gallas does make the squad.

   

  Milan-bound Mathieu Flamini is included in the squad along with Portsmouth's FA Cup winner Lassana Diarra.

   

  Manchester United star Patrice Evra makes the 30-man squad, while Chelsea trio Claude Makelele, Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka are also included.

   

  Barcelona hit-man Thierry Henry will lead the attack, while St Etienne's Bafetimbi Gomis is surprise name in the squad after earning his first call-up.

   

  Full squadGregory Coupet (Lyon), Mickael Landreau (PSG), Sebastien Frey (Fiorentina), Steve Mandanda (Marseille); Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon), Francois Clerc (Lyon), Julien Escude (Sevilla), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), William Gallas (Arsenal), Philippe Mexes (Roma), Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich), Lilian Thuram (Barcelona), Sebastien Squillaci (Lyon);Alou Diarra (Bordeaux), Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth), Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal), Claude Makelele (Chelsea), Jeremy Toulalan (Lyon), Patrick Vieira (Inter Milan);Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Hatem Ben Arfa (Lyon), Karim Benzema (Lyon), Djibril Cisse (Marseille), Bafetimbi Gomis (St Etienne), Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Sidney Govou (Lyon), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Samir Nasri (Marseille)

• glacer

  18 May 08, 19:22

  The manager chose Boumsong instead of Clichy

• stellazio

  18 May 08, 19:28

  boumsong is a centre back so not related.. but abidal seaspn has been less then impressive compared to glichy.. but maybe he felt that clichy is too similar to evra..

  trezeguet expected it.. but his form in serie A is still as good as ever.

• stellazio

  18 May 08, 19:32

  ehh bacary sagna also not going? wth.. sagnol...

• Trump_Card

  18 May 08, 19:32

  Abidal should have been omitted ... Judging from the recent match against manure

• thongs

  18 May 08, 22:27

  pls leh, the 2 right backs should be from arsenal leh

• omgukilledkenny

  18 May 08, 22:42

  Very strong attack.

• zocoss

  18 May 08, 22:52

  I think the coach made the right decision... Trezeguet and Clichy are not as good as what he has already... Too bad for them, Clichy still got chance for WC, Trezeguet can retire liao...

• Trump_Card

  18 May 08, 22:53

  Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:

  Very strong attack.

  x2 ... How I wished Arsenal could have Franck Ribery , Samir Nasri and Ben Arfa

• reyes

  19 May 08, 10:50

  good for arsenal too.

  so that sagna and clichy will be fresher come next season when arsenal push for the premier league title.