It will have taken a hell of a force of character so as not to place everything. Then coach of the French team, Aimé Jacquet undergoes repeated criticism from daily newspaper The team who despairs of the style of play offered by the Blues. From Euro 96 to the 98 World Cup, Aimé Jacquet will be targeted. Until the evening of July 12 and the coronation facing Brazil (3-0). From then on, the dynamics will be reversed. Whoever decides to leave his post a few days after the victory will immediately say all his resentment towards his criticism. And he will never forgive.
“A certain press lied shamefully. I will never forgive them. I have only contempt for these people. »» A comment that loved Jacquet will repeat whenever the question of a possible forgiveness is asked. For its part, the management of the sports daily newspaper will apologize and make amends, whether in its columns or by the voice of its editor -in -chief of the time, Jérôme Bureau. But the public will now follow Aimé Jacquet.
On July 12, 1998, Aimé Jacquet was crowned world champion with the French team. The coach will then respond to criticism from the “team”.
The months and years have passed but two decades later, the subject is still as burning in the media. Thus in 2018, Jean-Michel Larqué had been questioned on this subject on the antenna of Europe 1. And the former commentator of TF1 had in turn targeted The team.
“They are swollen because they had personalized and they were attacked by the Aimé Jacquet man, the peasant of Sail-sous-Couzan. And I saw loved Jacquet not that long ago, and he is still injured. »»
A case that will end in court
Accused of having criticized Aimé Jacquet himself by Jérôme Cazadieu, also former director of the editorial staff of
The teamJean-Michel Larqué had then replied:
“Let him look at what I said about Aimé Jacquet from Euro 96 until 98. I am not at all in the footsteps of the team. And the difference is that in this case, the team was wrong. When we are wrong for two years and then want to give lessons, we still have a certain dose of misplaced pride. »»
Pursued in court by the sports daily for “public insult”, Aimé Jacquet was released on May 30, 2003 by the Paris Criminal Court, the latter choosing to justify his decision, to retain the excuse of provocation invoked by the former coach of the Blues. The years continue to parade and this episode is still a lot talking.
