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The return is accompanied by rituals immutable: preparation of the bag, joy of finding mates … mixed with a small knot in my stomach at the arrival of D-Day “We must banish stress, which causes only doubts,” Philippe Blain book. A board unless directed to schoolchildren and members of the France team. Here they are on the threshold of a series of appointments, starting with that against Finland (Saturday 15:00), which should lead to great oral next summer: the Olympics in London. This Euro 2011 is the double challenge of scoring immediate and continuous control, the final event of the Austro-Czech is valuable in determining access to Sesame Olympic *.

“Positive things” in preparation

* Winning the Euro provides a place for the World Cup in Japan in late November, which gives three tickets for the Olympic Games. The remaining tickets will get in spring 2012, through various qualifying tournaments, based on the rankings.

“The goal is to go as far as possible keeping in mind the qualification for the Games, said the coach. We should not set limits. “The France team arrives in Austria having” done things quite positive during the tournament in France, with a good quality game, even if everything was not perfect. It was not yet stabilized in all areas of the game “deficiencies that recall the work sometimes sloppy in World League this summer, when the Blues narrowly avoided the play-down. Questions that remind, too, those preceding the Italian World last year, where they had excelled for three games before exploding in flight after the injury Rouzier.

“Send at the beginning”

Former Poitevin is still one of the major advantages of lights, in a fire attack with Ngapeth, who has served his suspension after his expulsion at the World Cup, but Samic. The hero of the semi-finals of Euro 2009 against Russia remained at home, failing to find his best form. The cycle started last year has been expanding: the “new kids” take power in the Blues. It remains to show that they can do the same on the Old Continent. “We'll have to” send “from the beginning. Put the desire and the physical intensity. Do not you be waiting, “explains Blain, who is a priority” regardless of the classification group “,” reaching the quarter-finals. “The words may come later.” / p>

France faces Finland, Belgium (Sunday 15:00) and Italy (Monday 19:00) during the group stage. The last team in the group will be eliminated, while the former will go directly into the quarterfinals. Promised a ticket to the Italians, admittedly indirect Philippe Blain, citing “a second that should allow us to avoid dam in Slovenia.” The second of the group C will play the third group A, and vice versa, Dam accession to the quarter.

             J.Te.