Mastadon
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jerome2158 said:Wouldn't nasri be in China with man city right now? That would make attending a hearing mightily inconvenient.
I'm not sure what to think of nasri for France. He's undeniably good for them on the pitch, but he's an absolute pain in the ass everywhere else.
The rest of the suspensions, from what I gather, are more a case of the FFF putting their foot down and demanding respect from their players towards their coaches and captain. That's been the major problem all along, the '87 generation has some brilliant players, but they all have huge egos. They lack professionalism.
Except maybe Benzema. He seems relatively good at keeping his head down and doing work.
Blanc did a pretty good job of keeping them in check, but i think he completely lost control during the spain match because he was overwhelmed. From what I've read, Deschamps has a bit of a history of ruling with an iron fist. So either more clashes to come, or absolutely none of this.
Its not surprising Nasri is getting into all sorts of trouble with the French NT. Even without him they had the 2010 mutiny so there are clear issues with player ego's there. Still though I don't remember him being a troublemaker for us he was a fiery character and only fell out with Gallas. Even until the end he seem to behave himself and had many friends in the club.
Thought he had a good Euros as well. Its a shame that he left us I thought he was progressing well and would have continued to improve under Wenger. He was excellent for us in patches and the potential and ability was clearly there plus he was a favourite for many. Obviously he's got his pay rise and won his trophy but I feel he would have become a better player with us.