Laurent Blanc retained three Olympians for the next two France matches which are qualifiers for the Euro 2012. Steve Mandanda, Mathieu Valbuena and Loïc Rémy will be with France against Belorussia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. "It's always a satisfaction for a manager and the club, even if it makes my daily work complicated, admits Didier Deschamps. It's a reward for the club and something for the players to be proud of. It's an individual objective. It's good for them that Laurent Blanc has called them up".
