French Winger Florent Malouda has blamed Raymond Domenech’s tactics as the sole reason for the France’s failure to get past the group stages. “It’s the failure of a system that led to the debacle,” Malouda told L’Equipe. “The players who play for Chelsea, Barcelona, (Bayern) Munich or Lyon need a high-level environment to blossom.
“It was difficult for me to accept the way the national team functioned compared to a great club like Chelsea. Every time I was called up to the national team, it was back to negative stories and bad vibes.
“With France, I came to play where I was asked to and that was it. We didn’t even try to see the coach to talk about the tactical system, 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1.
French Winger Florent Malouda has blamed Raymond Domenech’s tactics as the sole reason for the France’s failure to get past the group stages. “It’s the failure of a system that led to the debacle,” Malouda told L’Equipe. “The players who play for Chelsea, Barcelona, (Bayern) Munich or Lyon need a high-level environment to blossom.
“It was difficult for me to accept the way the national team functioned compared to a great club like Chelsea. Every time I was called up to the national team, it was back to negative stories and bad vibes.
“With France, I came to play where I was asked to and that was it. We didn’t even try to see the coach to talk about the tactical system, 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1.
“It was just ‘put yourself there and no arguments’. We did not look for explanations. Never in the last few years did my words have any influence on the coach”, Florent Malouda said.
Domenech’s contract ended when France were eliminated from the World Cup at the group stage, with Laurent Blanc named as his successor. France are now once again set to become powers of the world game, and are well worth a few free bets!