The whole French squad suspended

[countrygull]

Tee hee


The French Football Federation has suspended all 23 members of France's World Cup squad for their next game.

New France coach Laurent Blanc requested that no member of the squad be selected for a friendly against Norway in Oslo on 11 August.

France failed to win any of their three group games in South Africa and scored one goal.

The campaign was marked by bitter infighting and a one-day training strike by the players.

Blanc said: "I obviously cannot act as if nothing had happened in South Africa.

"I followed the events with sadness, I was disappointed with the sporting results and I was shocked by certain behaviours.

"I will integrate these elements into my analysis and my thoughts. I always had the principles, rules of conduct and not just in my sporting life. They have not changed and I will not change."

 

[Skills]

Biggest mistake was not taking Nasri and Benzema to the World Cup

 

[pasty]

Are you watching Fabio?

 

[Icy Gull]

Are you watching Fabio?

The French were deliberately shit is the difference I think

 

[Scotty Mac]

laurent blanc is one of my favourite managers in the world - really hope he sorts the french side out, and suspending all the players from the world cup is pretty flair way to go about

 

[Icy Gull]

laurent blanc is one of my favourite managers in the world - really hope he sorts the french side out, and suspending all the players from the world cup is pretty flair way to go about

France will undoubtably be contenders in the next Euros imo. We, on the other hand, may qualify if we are lucky.

 

[Pavilionaire]

This just in...team for friendly vs Norway Aug 11th - flair or WHAT?:

1. Clouseau, Jacques
2. Cousteau, Jacques
3. Ronay, Egon
4. Gainsbourg, Serge
5. Chevalier, Maurice
6. Artois, Rene
7. Piaf, Edith
8. Jarre, Jean Michel
9. XVIII, King Louis
10.Leconte, Henri
11, Chanel, Coco.

 

[Spanish Seagulls]

Biggest mistake was not taking Nasri and Benzema to the World Cup

Luckily for them.

 

[questier]

Biggest mistake was not taking Nasri and Benzema to the World Cup

I doubt taking those two players would have made any difference. The system Domenech persisted with just didn't work.

 

[Scotty Mac]

I doubt taking those two players would have made any difference. The system Domenech persisted with just didn't work.

basing his team selection on star signs didn't really help matters either

 

[Lady Whistledown]

This just in...team for friendly vs Norway Aug 11th - flair or WHAT?:

1. Clouseau, Jacques
2. Cousteau, Jacques
3. Ronay, Egon
4. Gainsbourg, Serge
5. Chevalier, Maurice
6. Artois, Rene
7. Piaf, Edith
8. Jarre, Jean Michel
9. XVIII, King Louis
10.Leconte, Henri
11, Chanel, Coco.

That well known Hungarian?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Seb Carole has been told to have his boots clean and at the ready.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

laurent blanc is one of my favourite managers in the world - really hope he sorts the french side out, and suspending all the players from the world cup is pretty flair way to go about

there is no way that he'll ever be able to live up to raymond in the flair stakes though

 

[Scotty Mac]

there is no way that he'll ever be able to live up to raymond in the flair stakes though

i dont believe there is a manager in the world that ever will - but wearing in jeans and a shirt in a mark mcghee manner while in the dugout is a pretty good start