An eventful career with the French team that he started in 2002 before ending it in 2012 after the European Nations Championship. In this podcast, the defender returned to the period when the coach was Raymond Domenech.
The 43-year-old man admitted to never having liked the former coach of the Blues with whom he did not get along. “ I couldn't see the coach, really, I couldn't, whether it was in U21… I never liked him. What I didn't like? The ram does not play with the scorpion, the scorpion does not play with the bull,” he said.
Before continuing: “ I think he believes it, I don't know, it's strange… Afterwards, he had his faces, I have the impression that he was taking me for the sake of taking me, he couldn't see me, I think. But he gave me my chance too. A discussion with him? I didn't want to. I had a trauma against Austria (during a 3-1 defeat in 2008 after the Euro), even if I still say thank you for giving me my chance. I do an own goal, a penalty where I do judo… The next day, I have to go to the press room, it looked like I had killed someone. He came to me to say: “You need to go in front of the press and explain why you played like that. »Serie A
Mexes remembers his first selection
Philippe Mexes was one of the best defenders of his generation. The French defender made his mark in Ligue 1 and Serie A where he wore the colors of AJ Auxerre, AS Roma and AC Milan. His performances allowed him to join the French team in 2002 where the competition was more than fierce at all positions.
Still in the Kampo podcast, the former Roman returned to his beginnings in blue. His first steps were like a waking dream. “My first selection for the French team was after the 2002 World Cup. There was Zidane, Desailly, Thuram, Pirès Henry, Trezéguet, Barthez… I saw them on TV! My first selection was in Cyprus. I enter the field, there is Zidane on the pitch. I don't totally realize it. It’s a dream come true, I’m paralyzed, and I say to myself: “Why, am I here? »
