Nasri hungry for French World Cup resurgence

0 Comments | AFP, September, 2008

PARIS, France (AFP) — Arsenal star Samir Nasri will do anything to banish memories of France's disastrous European Championships - even if it means missing the Muslim celebration of ramadan.

The young midfielder has earmarked this weekend's World Cup qualifier against Austria as the perfect time to show that France is still a top force in international football.

"People often say to me that the Euro was a bad experience, but I don't see it like that," Nasri told reporters at the team's training camp on Tuesday.

"When you experience failure as a young person you try not to reproduce the same errors," he said.

"We're in the mood for revenge and want to do well to show another side (to our game), one with more quality than you saw at the Euros."

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