The scene of failure and the “Anelka-Dominic” controversy in the 2010 World Cup comes back to mind
Tension in the French national team .. Giroud criticizes his colleagues .. and Mbappe "explodes"
Kylian Mbappe.
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Olivier Giroud.
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The state of tension between the French national football team, currently in preparation for the European Nations Cup "Euro 2020", brought back memory to the differences and disputes of the "roosters" in the World Cup "South Africa 2010", which caused their exit from the tournament with a scandal in the first round.
A deep dispute erupted between strikers Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe, after the friendly match against Bulgaria, which ended France 3-0, last Tuesday, due to statements Giroud made against his teammates, especially Mbappe, criticizing them for not passing the balls to him.
"I ask for the ball and it does not reach me," Giroud was quoted by the newspaper "L'Equipe", but despite that, he participated as a substitute in the Bulgaria match and scored two goals from the passes of Wissam Ben Yedder and Benjamin Pavar.
Mbabi did not stand idly by his way of celebrating the goals, as he showed his fangs, and asked to speak to the media in response to Giroud, but coach Didier Deschamps refused to allow him to speak to the media so as not to tense the atmosphere in the French team, according to the newspaper, which also referred to Mbappe also rejects Giroud's apology.
The scene of the dispute between Mbappe and Giroud raises doubts about the French team being negatively affected on the field by the disputes of the players, especially that Giroud is a candidate to play matches mainly in the event that Real Madrid star Karim Benzema does not continue to suffer from the injury he suffered against Bulgaria and his request to be replaced from the match early.
Fans of the French national team fear a repeat of the failure scenario 11 years ago by exiting the major tournament in the first round, due to a dispute between coach Raymond Domenech and striker Nicolas Anelka and the solidarity of the rest of the players with the latter and their refusal to train, and accusing the coach of fabricating lies about inappropriate words addressed to him by Anelka that caused The player was punished by banning him from playing 18 international matches at the time
France will compete in the iron group Six, which includes Portugal, Germany and Hungary. Will the "roosters" bid farewell to the tournament from the first round, or will the technical staff overcome the crisis and restore stability to the crowned team, the world champion in Russia 2018?
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