Jérôme Rothen, former French international, got carried away in his show Rothen s’enflame on RMC against the eccentric styles of the players of the France team when they arrived at Clairefontaine. He criticizes Didier Deschamps for his laxity on the subject.
Ibrahima Konaté’s balaclava, Jules Koundé’s long jacket or Marcus Thuram’s ensemble, very little for Jérôme Rothen. In his show Rothen ignites on RMC on Tuesday, the former French international (13 caps, 1 goal between 2003 and 2007) got angry with the very eccentric clothing styles of certain players upon their arrival at Clairefontaine on Monday. He accuses Didier Deschamps, the coach and his former coach at Monaco, of being too lax on the rules of representation.
“Didier Deschamps gave up on the arrival of the players, the press conferences and soon, he will give up on training”
“It’s a monumental circus, it’s incredible to accept that when you’re Didier Deschamps, when you know how he dresses,” fumes the former PSG player. ‘Stop, come in a tracksuit’. It’s a parade. In Spain, England, Germany and Italy it’s the same generation and how do they come? I saw the arrival of the English and there a that us. Us, it’s the castle, Clairefontaine, arrival by taxi The first: Koundé waaa, after Marcus Thuram, Vuitton from head to toe… stop your nonsense.
“When you arrive in the French team, there is a framework,” he continues. “The arrival is part of the framework. When you are at the ‘castle’, there were things that you could not afford. The guys come to a press conference, it goes beyond the framework of the France team, they talk to us about politics… The framework no longer exists at the press conference so Didier Deschamps gave up on that. He gave up on the arrival of the players and soon, he will give up on training. that during the last rally, they gave Didier Deschamps a tactical lesson! The players rebelled in the center of the field saying: ‘we don’t work tactically’ but how can Didier Deschamps and his staff accept all that? say one thing: he gave up from start to finish.”
On this last point, Jérôme Rothen refers to the criticisms that the players would have addressed to the coach on the tactical system after the defeat against Italy (1-3). Tuesday at a press conference, Ibrahima Konaté took responsibility for wearing a green balaclava upon his arrival at Clairefontaine. “It’s funny and quite amusing,” smiled the Liverpool defender. “Jules (Koundé) showed some very beautiful pieces and I always told him: ‘I’m here to compete with you, it’s going to be war between you and me’. It’s fair game, it’s just outfits. We know why we come, we are focused on football. He, I and all the players are people who really like fashion. We like to wear cool pieces, we do it for ourselves and not for the people. happy and there are beautiful photos that come out at the end. It’s a pleasure for everyone and you expect all that when we arrive on Monday.” Not Jérôme Rothen.
