Blanc: I'm no magician

New France coach Laurent Blanc insists he will walk away if he feels he has failed in his mission, but has urged France fans to realise he is "not a magician".

Blanc has signed a two-year deal at the helm of Les Bleus and his regime is set to be vastly different from that of his predecessor Raymond Domenech, who many felt should have gone long before this summer.

"I am not a magician," Blanc said. "If we want to become credible again, we have to change things...by changing the criteria of selection which have been ours these last 10 years.I will keep as fundamental criteria the spirit, behaviour, commitment to the shirt. That's all vital. Those that don't have it, that don't want it, let them go."

Domenech was heavily criticised throughout his controversial six-year reign as he struggled to qualify Les Bleus for two World Cups and Euro 2008 and, although France reached the final in 2006, they crashed out at the group stages in the two subsequent competitions.

Blanc claims there is no chance of him staying put if he can do no better.

In a lengthy and frank interview with French dailies L'Equipe and Le Parisien, Blanc admitted he does not have all the answers but believes he can bring back some respectability to the France team.

"It's Euro 2012 where I'm heading for," he said. "I haven't signed for four years as certain people have written. I have signed for two years.

"After, if we qualify and if we have a good Euro, we can maybe discuss renewing it for two years.

"I will be judged on results. It's not my thing to continue when I have failed.

"If I don't manage to be authoritative with the group that I choose, I will go to see the Federation and I will tell them that I am leaving."