IN THE PAPERS - “Laurent Blanc knows where he’s going!” (l’Equipe). France’s flagship sports paper l’Equipe fetes France’s new football coach Laurent Blanc and his decisive start in the new job. Le Parisien also leads with Laurent Blanc and an interview he gave the paper. The new coach has decided not to pick any of the 23 players who represented France in South Africa for an upcoming friendly match against Norway.