That's true but I can see Kos and Sagna playing a major part for France and possibly Giroud if the manager favours him over Benzema. I reckon France have a good chance of going past their group. On a side note, I was surprised to see that Nasri didn't get picked, he's been good for City.
Not a huge shock, he was frozen out after the Euro 12 incident with a journalist. He wasn't picked in their last friendly and I wouldn't be surprised if he was a slight problem in the dressing room too...
That was then and he wasn't the only player to cause problems. You pick your best squad and only if he's a big problem should you exclude anyone. The past is the past, besides, football is full of big egos.
You should win the Shield just so Arsene can embed it into Maureens head the next time you play each other.
It is a friendly of course but it is the closest a friendly can come to be a competitive match. You have to win something to get into it. It is no less competitive than the game between the winners of the Europa League and Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup.
