Friendly experiment

FRENCH coach Aime Jacquet will field an experimental defence and a reshaped midfield for today's soccer friendly against the Netherlands in Utrecht.

Nantes midfielder Christian Karembeu, back from a one-match suspension, switches to the unfamiliar right-back role with Torino's Jocelyn Angloma dropped.

Manchester United's Eric Cantona retains the captaincy but retreats into midfield while Bayern Munich's Jean-Pierre Papin and French league leading scorer Patrice Loko of Nantes link up in attack.