The France international says that he has no grudge against Olivier Giroud or manager Laurent Blanc after he stormed to the bench after being substituted in the 2-0 defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011
Today, everyone in France has their own opinion on how http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032. After coming second in Group D, Les Bleus lost 2-0 to Spain in the quarterfinals. Throughout the game, Spain were the better team and although Les Bleus
showed some signs of revival, it was not to be their night.
Following the final whistle, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Samir-Nasri-c32360 had a go at a journalist. However, before the game finished, another controversy came up. Laurent Blanc substituted Yann M’Vila for striker Olivier Giroud. Not pleased at his manager’s decision, M’Vila returned to
the bench without shaking either Giroud or Blanc’s hand.
Many people thought that M’Vila was angry at being substituted.
While talking to the media, the Stade Rennais star gave his assessment of his first international competition for Les Bleus. The defensive midfielder feels that the whole team has gained a lot of experience in the tournament and is hopeful that the team
will be much stronger come the 2014 World Cup in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858.
The player then returned to the episode of his substitution against Spain. For many, the way M’Vila went straight to the bench without acknowledging his manager was quite shocking to say the least. However, M’Vila claims that he never had any grudge against
either Giroud or Blanc.
M’Vila says that he hurried to the bench only because he did not want to waste precious time in formalities.
“I wanted Olivier to go to the field faster, avoid wasting time. I also went to Olivier to shake his hands and explain after the game. And this morning, I also went to talk to the coach. We could not talk last night because he had to go to the press conference
but I knew he could not understand it either. So I told him that I had absolutely nothing against him, it was just to avoid wasting time.”
At least, Yann M’Vila had the decency and the right sportsman spirit to go and clear things up to the general public unlike a particular teammate who chose to have a go at journalist rather than being dignified in defeat.
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