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This is the defnitive guide to the French National Team, Les Bleus. Stay tuned as we delve into the world of a team that combines skill, style, flair, determination, potential, and the ability to, yes, frustrate its fans…Les Bleus are at a crossroads. They have successfully entered a new ‘post-legend’ era, aka ‘post-zidane’, yet still cling to some of the vestiges from that glory winning ‘98 team, almost a decade old now. Have they fully bridged the gap between old and new? Not quite yet (do they need to?). Are they on their way? Yes. Will it likely be a high learning curve? Certainly. With the Euro Championships offering an ideal proving ground (and the qualification an ideal testing ground) the time is now for France to channel its energy into a team capable of dominating Europe. And because 2010 is sooner than we think.