Things just keeps getting worse for France.
The team isn't playing well at all and they need a win by at least 4 goals against South Africa and a loss from Mexico in order to advance to the next round. Given the situation they're in, I'm pretty sure French players have already packed for a return home.
Much of the problem is because of coach Raymond Domenech, who doesn't know how to manage the team. He criticized Anelka for his performance during the first half against Mexico, but Anelka didn't agree with his coach and told him "Go f*** yourself, you dirty son of a b****!" The coach then told Anelka he was out for the second half. After a quick review of the situation, the French Football Federation decided to kick Anelka off the team for disciplinary reasons.
All the players are against Domenech, and they also didn't agree with the decision by the French Federation. In order to protest Anelka's exclusion from the squad, the players have decided not train today, making a bad situation even more chaotic. This has led to the resignation of team director Jean-Louis Valentin. Not only that, there was also a heated argument between team captain Patrice Evra and fitness coach Robert Duverne, who walked off the field after throwing his badge on the ground.
I've never been a fan of Anelka, and even though he's wrong, why didn't the French Federation replace Domenech when all of the players were clearly against him even before the World Cup started? You can blame this whole situation on them, that's it.
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