Maybe but still at their peak I got Gourcuff over Valbuena anyday. I hope Gourcuff can come back, the last two game of him playing as a false left-winger was great. If he's consistent enough I'm good.
But really, the true problem in France, before the sterile strikers or the need of a true 10 or the shytty full backs, the need for Deschamps to have two holding MFs or his will to win ugly, is that we don't have as much talent as we had once. Simple. Our midfield is packed, overpacked. But overall, this generation is not good enough for us to win anything. We may have a top 3 player in Ribéry but after him, you have Benzema, Valbenua and Lloris (and Matuidi maybe) but that's all.
We got young players on the come up (Varane, Sakho, Pogba, Cabella, Grenier, Benzia..., the U20 world champions, the U19 european finalists) so they may be ready for the Eurocup in 2016 at home but for now, there is a good probability that we won't make it to Brazil.

We will finish 2nd behind Spain and the playoffs are a hit or miss. We barely passed in 2010 thanks to Henry but Ireland deserved it honestly.