The French team represents a holy grail for any French player. However, evolving there is no guarantee of happiness. Many French internationals had a bad experience with their time in the selection. Philippe Méxes was moved by this last fall, pointing the finger at Raymond Domenech’s responsibility.
“ When I came to the French team, I wanted to come home. I didn’t want to go to the French team. I said I was in pain, I acted injured. I wasn’t feeling well,” he said, adding about the French coach: “I couldn’t see him, Raymond (Domenech), even in Espoirs… I never liked him. »
This discomfort spoke to Bakary Sagna. Because despite his 65 caps, the former Auxerrois never felt comfortable with the Blues. The fault in particular is the lack of recognition for his performances in England, he who was named best right back in 2007.
“No one notified it in France, no one noted it. People saw me in the French team and criticized me, without valuing the work I did outside, he lamented in the Kampoo podcast. I found myself in the stands rather than on the pitch. Sometimes, there wasn’t even a right-back and I still found myself in the stands. I wondered what I was doing there. »
“I never felt loved”
“After a while, I said to myself: ‘I’m wasting my time.’ And I had trouble finding my place, I wasn’t at all comfortable. It showed in my game. You saw that I was totally different from Arsenal. My performances were different”he continued, adding: “Even when I was playing, there was all the negative aspect that came behind it. I didn’t identify with this team at all for years. It was very difficult even though for me it was a dream, it was the holy grail. »
“My physical presence was there but my soul was elsewhere. I didn’t understand why, he insisted. I never felt loved. It hurt me, it hurt my family”
