Les Bleus Captain has defended his team-mates following a controversial end to France’s Euro 2012
campaign which was surrounded by several controversies
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 player has slammed the media for being too harsh on team-France in the wake of reports of infighting and has stressed that players should not be judged on that.
News of dressing-room unrest surfaced following France’s 2-0 loss to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 that resulted in France’s elimination from the European Championship gave birth to further reports of bust-ups
within the team.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Samir-Nasri-c32360 got involved in a foul-mouthed confrontation with a journalist, although the Manchester City midfielder later apologised for his actions.
However, Hugo Lloris has played down the hype media is creating regarding the unrest within the camp.
"It looks like it only happens in the France team and to this http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 team, but it happens to all generations at all levels."
Lloris believes that media should avoid playing out such incidents and stuff like this should stay in the dressing room. On a question of Samir Nasri, Lloris stated that it is sad to see people using one bad incident to sum up the attitude of the entire
team.
"I cannot condone what Samir said. But I find it unacceptable that people use that one incident to sum up the behaviour of the team.”
The 25-year-old admitted that his side were far from convincing on the field but stressed that one bad tournament should not be the judge of team’s performance and people should not forget what Les Bleus have achieved in last couple of years.
“Everything has been mixed up. In sporting terms, it's true the Euros have not been perfect but we must judge things on our journey over the last two years."
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Lloris-c16408 is hoping that Laurent Blanc stays on as France coach as he believes that the former France international is among the best managers in the world. The Lyon goalkeeper revealed that everyone in the team has massive respect for Blanc and they want
him to continue.
However, Lloris admitted that the decision regarding Blanc’s future is in the hands of FFF and whatever federation will decide, player will respect it.
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