Nasri, who joined City from Arsenal during the close season, set up two goals in his team's 5-1 hammering of Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, but the Frenchman still has to show he can take it to the highest level with Les Bleus.
France coach Blanc said Nasri had "the ability to do better" after they drew 1-1 with Chile in a friendly last month.
"It would be good for some players to become important, just as they are for their club. We need this. It is crucial," Blanc told reporters earlier this week at France's training camp on the outskirts of Paris.
"I hope [he] will confirm what we saw with Manchester City."
"This could maybe mean that he rates me highly," Nasri said.
"But, after all, just repeating it publicly is not going to make it better. It happens that you can have off days."
"I tell them that because I like them a lot. Our job is to tell them the truth, that is why we say it to them but also to many others," the 1998 world champion said.
"Some say that Albania is one of those countries who have no team but the gap between the small and big teams has been narrowing," said Blanc.
Valencia's Adil Rami is suspended as Eric Abidal and Laurent Koscielny, if he shakes off back pain, should pair up in central defence.
"We have to be cautious. On the two [Albania] games that I watched, they have a lot of energy, especially at home, and they give everything," said Blanc.
Skela, as well as Erjon Bogdani, are one goal shy of Alban Bushi's record of 14 goals for the national team.
