Jean Louis Valentin, the deputy director of the French Football Federation resigns:
“The players do not want to train. It’s a shame. In these circumstances, I decided to resign and return to Paris “
This after a fierce altercation between Patrice Evra, the captain and the trainer Robert Duverne. There was also a reported blow up between Franck Ribery and Yoann Goucuff on the flight back from Polokwane.
Training was canceled and a team meeting was held by Robert Domenech.
Nicholas Anelka has already returned back after it was revealed to L’Equipe that he had an altercation with Raymond Domenech at half time.
Evra held a press conference on the Anelka affair where he outlined his concerns:
“It is not Anelka who is the problem, it is the traitor who is with us.” This in reference to “the mole who revealed the content about Anelka to L’Equipe”.
” This traitor must be eliminated from the group. He wants to hurt the French team.”
Its all going downhill for Les Bleus, unraveling faster than a Sarah Palin word salad.
And one knows where this is heading. Straight into the hands of Jean Marie Le Pen and the far right who will use this to renew anti immigration rhetoric. They have been bashing the national team for not being “Gallic” enough for decades.