It’s official. France are out of the World Cup. Following a week and a half of controversy, arguments and embarrassment, a defeat to South Africa this afternoon confirmed their bottom of the group finish.
Patrice Evra, who had been chosen as the captain ahead of Thierry Henry, was dropped to the bench for today’s game, with the likes of Malouda and Abidal. Domenech got so desperate, even Djibril Cisse was in the starting line-up.
After the game, Evra apologised to the fans and confirmed he will reveal all to them next week.
“It’s time to say sorry,” said Evra. “I apologise to the fans. My coach stopped me saying sorry yesterday. I’ll explain things in the week. The French people need to know truth and to know what happened. Team belongs to them. There’s no reason why I wasn’t on the pitch.”
The players famously refused to train after Nicolas Anelka was sent home, with the players getting back on the bus in front of the world’s cameras. Abidal has revealed that when they were on the bus, Evra didn’t want any player to feel forced in to protesting.
“On the bus the captain said that if anyone wanted to get off, it wasn’t too late. Nobody got off.”
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Tell them Pat! United > France
United fans: Patrice we need to know the truth too : )
@Costas – Good luck for tonight buddy – for my sake I hope the “you owe me a Kebab list” just gets bigger and bigger!
Poor Paddy:(
wheres the red gone
and to go off topic
cole already a united player
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2010/06/22/1989637/tottenham-hotspur-boss-harry-redknapp-worried-joe-cole-has
ROM feels different right now. Where’s the fist?
@MG
Thanks mate. I think I will buy everyone here 10 kebabs if we through, but it’s a very tall mountain to climb. Our best shot is for Nigeria to beat South Korea and for us to draw with Argentina.
Whats going on Scott, i hate white!!!
The good news: Maradona has kept Tevez and Higuain on the bench. The bad news: Milito and Aguero start in their place. And the really bad news: Messi is playing. Argentina will probably win easily.
As a gossip mongering football supporter, I’d love to hear the dirt. As someone who’s been around this block before, I feel pretty confident that what’s released at a presser with be a very tame version of events and won’t solve anything.
As someone who wishes the best for Paddy Ev, I hope nothing more comes of this that might sour his reputation. Talking about it all could easily do just that.
I simply don’t see how talking more about this will help anyone’s cause. Leave it as is and move on, Paddy.
SB
Costas
The best of luck for tonight. Aguero-Milito-Messi, ouch, what a triumvirate.
@Moscow is my heaven
Thanks. We are well prepared. We are playing with 6-3-1!
Come On Costas Army
Thanks GHTT.
I am off to watch the game with some friends. Enjoy the action guys and take it easy on me afterwards!
Hi Costa, who’s packing for home today? and congrats for the last match
GHTT: That Cole story and qoute from Rednapp is a rehash from a few weeks ago isn’t it….
Rednapp never named United as the team who have done the deal already…
Im hoping it true though but im not 100% convinced!
bring back the red scott!!
too much white on the page is a strain on the eyes…
need the Red so so bad.please.
@Costas
No offence mate but I hate Otto Rehhagel and his Allardyce-esque approach to the game. Even so, good luck against Argentina. My country, on the other hand, lost in extra time to New Zealand in the playoffs, who went on to draw against the world champions last week, which was strangely satisfying.
@Scott
White? Why oh why oh why?
@Everyone else
I am not too keen about Cole. Do we really need another injury-prone winger?
messi ronnie and rooney if only life came with a ◄◄ REW ► PLAY ▌▌PAUSE █▌STOP ►► FF buttons
oh wait they do
Linvoy – Thats a new quote, Redknapp was on talksport today.
Did anyone hear bobby gould co-commentating the for the portugal v n.korea game on talksport…the guy souns like he’s lost the plot, crazy guy.
ulster red – He sounds like that most days, especially when he has his teeth out lol.
We alwys got your back Pat!
It’s an error. Red will be back ASAP
willerednut
lol serioulsy i was working away and laughing my balls off at him…wonder if he was like that when he managed wales
Why Speculate, est- ce qu’il y a un match de football?
You tell them Patrice. I will write the words, Le monde. lmao
@berbatunday
Hi mate. And thanks. Unfortunately we both went out. It’s a shame because on tonight’s evidence, either one of us could have beat South Korea to second spot. Unfortunately, Greece were crap in the first game and Nigeria lost some good opportunities in the last 2.
@dela
Thanks. Rehhagel is quite like Allardyce, but truth be told, he is doing his best with the players he has. Tonight was probably his last game and he will be remember as the greatest manager the Greek team ever had. Sorry about your country.
Nice to see that we’ve signed Joe Cole. Its a real statement that Chelsea couldn’t afford his wages but we can.
Now we must get Rooney to sign a new contract.
Rooney is the best – We haven’t signed him mate, infact we’ve denied any interest in him.
PHP hell, eh Scott? Bloody WordPress templates…
Outside the ranks of Chelski’s chav fanbase, that self-absorbed toe-rag John Terry is almost universally disliked. Even though I get the impression Paddy could have played this one a whole lot smarter, at least he’ll never meet with as much popular distaste as the Luzhniki Slipper….
Hard lines Paddy – looking forward to seeing you back where you’ll be appreciated in a couple of months.
I hope platini and blatter feels like pricks tonight after France’s humiliation. Changed the rules to get them there and then France fuck it up spectacularly. Karma, it gets ya every time.
Got to feel it for Paddy , I dislike the French but Paddy wears his heart on his sleeve both for UTD & France . The powers that be at the French FA will shovel shit all around him to deflect critisism of their own failings in not dealing with the coach issue sooner.
The old saying is the truth will always out . Perhaps Pat should stay quiet and let that happen At this time anything he says will only appear as an excuse !
Get home to your family and OT Pat let those responsible fight it out .
I feel sorry for France =( . . . Check this . . . a good read . . . http://www.footballrealm.com/2010/06/the-world-cup-journey-of-france/
Hello gotta hate. How the hell did you type those rewind and fast forward symbols?