The scandal around the national team reached the presidential level
The wards of Raymon Domeneck did not just fly out of the fight for the World Cup already at the qualifying stage, showing a frankly weak game - they left the train of a loud scandal that completely demoralized the team, which, before the decisive game with South Africa, refused to go to training. The situation demanded the personal intervention of President Nicolas Sarkozy, but he, despite all his powers, could not save her - the French lost to the South Africans with a score of 1: 2. What happened to the heirs of Just Fontaine, Michel Platini and Zinedine Zidan and how will they now look into the eyes of French fans? Nicolas Sarkozi was at the Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, when the news came from South Africa: in the national team-Irjai, during a break of the match with Mexico, striker Nicolas Angelly scolded the Domeneck coach in response to his reproaches in a too slow game (“Fuck yourself in the ass, dirty bastard”-according to the version of the newspaper Extra) national team. But the team protested, Captain Patrice Evra publicly suspected the second coach of Duvernya in the conscious removal of the Sora from the hut, the head of the team Jean-Louis Valenten, unable to withstand the scandal, resigned, and now the team refuses to train ... Sarcosi tried to save the French ship, which was distressed by the Cape of Good Hope. He called Roslin, the tower, the minister in sports, and asked her to urgently meet with the players. She fulfilled the order: “Think about our boys, because you may not become heroes for them ...” The players thought - in the eyes of the midfielder Frank Ribury stood tears, but, apparently, only for a moment. At this point, from the team in the wake of the scandal, its sponsors turned away one by one: the bank "Terkhrikol" turned the advertising television campaign, before the match with South Africa from the training t -shirts of players, the GAZ de France Suez and Carrefour logo. The attacker Angelka was announced: he no longer represents Quick. June 21 - a limp losing of the South African national team, the “goal of prestige” of Maluda ... Ady, Mondial! ..
Bastille Pala. Next in line is Bordeaux French politicians in anger: the team dropped the prestige of France. The centrist Francois Bayru: "The team was carried away by expensive hotels, instead of playing." The famous striker Jean-Pierre Papen also stated the same: "The capricious stars who do not show star results lured the honor of the country." In the Parisian suburbs, unhappy with the behavior and game of their idols, teenagers “rubb” on the topic “God's punishment”: “Ours are dishonestly in South Africa. Everyone saw how Henri in the qualifying match with Ireland in March made a decisive goal gear, playing himself with his hand ... ”Henry was disqualified, but his sin had to be lured to the whole team. They didn’t boil ... The striker of Barcelona Thierry Henry still went with the team to South Africa-to empathize. It was after him that the President of Sarcosi sent him, when the national team, having disgraced in South Africa in all respects, without unnecessary noise - so that God forbid, they would not throw rotten tomatoes - flew to Le Bourget airport. Sarkozy and Henri have been connecting trust in several years. What did they talk about on the morning of June 24? About the new trainer of the national team? It is known that they will soon be appointed coach of the Bordeaux club Laurent Blanc-the legendary defender of the French team, who won with her at the 1998 and Euro 2000 championship. On the need to replace the head of the French Football Federation of Jean-Pierre Escalett? But Sarkozy can do not have little here: this post is chosen by secret vote, and if the state will intervene, there will be another scandal, now at the FIFA level. The fact that Escalett acted imprudently and unethical, declaring the players after losing Mexico that they will not be paid premium if they do not break into the playoffs? Maybe Henri reminded the president: in French football - the gap of generations, leading clubs buy legionnaires, instead of raising a shift themselves, insignificant amounts are allocated for the development of amateur football - and here is the result ... But Sarcoszy probably knows without Henry. The main lesson of the French drama: football does not forgive a frivolous attitude towards himself, the road to the future is not paved with past victories, the venerable French football observer Vincenn Dulyuk believes,
who was in South Africa and followed the events around the national team, as they say, perhaps. The NEW Times asked him to share observations: the fact is that France had no team in South Africa. Yes, the team is not obliged to score and win, but it is obliged to go out for training. Otherwise, her name is different. The national team simply did not have a leader who could stop the fermentation of the minds.
This is the fault of Domenec? Partly yes. It was he who selected the players. And on June 4, they lost to the second composition of the Chinese national team in a training match and easily forgot about it. Domenec created a team in which the attackers began to play a leading role - the same Angelka. But such a team will never win. In an effective football team, the leaders should be defenders.
They say Domenek was not respected in the team ... The one who works, trains, always respects the coach. Anyone. The guilty is usually looking for those who do not want to do anything. After all, in April, Anelka himself said that Domenec is the only coach with whom you can work normally. There was no serious conflict of interest in the national team.
But about the story that the scandal allegedly inflated the “mole”, what do you think? This is complete nonsense. This was invented by the players themselves to cut their own ugly behavior.
Another opinion: Domenek was appointed to the coaching post in 2004, and since then the fading of the French team began, and the National Federation closed his eyes ... No, it was not bad for all 6 years. Still, in 2006, the team entered the semifinals. Another thing is that then there were a number of superigrons in it, which are not now. Yes, there was a loss at Euro 2008. But in the Federation, apparently, they decided not to change the coach "on the crossing."
What do the French are thinking about their team now? What can you think here? The guys set their personal petty interests over football. No one could explain to them that to wear the form of the national team means to continue the baton of victories, not scandals. Refusing training two days before the decisive match with South Africa, these guys spat on the entire history of French football and thereby covered themselves with shame. This is a lesson for everyone.
Nicolas Angelka - 31 years old, striker of the CHLCI club (London), owned by Roman Abramovich. In French football circles, it is well known for a obstinate disposition. Back in 1999, he was bought by the Madrid Real Madrid, but then fined 2 million francs for refusing training. Later he played in the Parisian "Saint-Germain", where he could not find a common language with coach Louis Fernandez.
In November 2002, he refused to reach the National team for the match with Tunisia.
The material was prepared with the participation of Sergei Khazov (Paris)
