Originally posted by Amir:
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He played centerhalf for Parma.
As for France, it's rather simple: Roger Lemerre didn't want to change. Just like when he lost Zidane he tried to fill his shoes with Micoud or Djorkaeff, rather than to change his formation, when he lost Blanc he wanted to put in a direct replacement (Lebouef) rather than to change another position in the back 4 (Thuram to the center and someone instead of him on the right).
Where it got to a critical point, when his other options for the centerhalf position were Christanval and Silvestre, he finally made the change. Too late.
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Exactly...Although he wasn't bad as a CB during the WC, after Leboeuf's injury. He had never played with Desailly...The real problem was that Candela wasn't good on the right, he's better on the left.
