Zidane the key, says Wenger

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger believes France were already thinking ahead to Dublin during the second half of Saturday’s Group 4 victory over the Faroe Islands in Lens.

Says Wenger: "We saw in the second-half (against the Faroes) that France had a restricted game because Wednesday is the test to show where France really are on the international stage. An away game, World Cup qualification at stake this game is so big in the head of France's players that against the Faroes in the second-half they stopped playing.

"What will France need to win in Dublin? We'll need a good Zidane and Thierry Henry because they make the difference up front, while to win the battle in the middle of the park Makelele will be vital. France must dominate more in the air than they did against the Faroes who had two or three chances in the first-half. On crosses we struggled a little bit."