The blame for France’s catastrophic World Cup finals campaign should be laid at the door of former coach Raymond Domenech, said veteran defender William Gallas on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old who is looking for a new club as he is a free agent with his contract having run out at Premier League giants Arsenal told weekly publication Les Inrockuptibles that he had also been distraught when Domenech had awarded the captaincy to Patrice Evra for the finals.
“If it was a fiasco, then there are reasons for it,” said Gallas, who played in all three of France’s group matches resulting in two defeats to Mexico and hosts South Africa and a draw with Uruguay.
“And for me there is no need to draw a veil over why: they emanated from the coach. The real problem is the coach. Okay I wasn’t good, we weren’t good. But the coach wasn’t up to scratch either,” he said.
“I was appalled that we didn’t play with two strikers. You can have the best players, but if you don’t have the coach you need, then the results won’t be achieved,” he said. — AFP