UnitedNorge – En Manchester United-blogg

Sir Alex mener at Patrice ikke burde ha deltatt i opprørert mot Domenech, og mener det var en skuffende oppførsel fra spillerne om man skulle tro på den siden som har kommet fra m i media.

“I haven’t spoken to Evra but I texted him the other day,” sa Ferguson på Monaco’s Riviera Radio. “If you listen from the media side it’s disappointing from the French players. We don’t know all the facts but the last thing you should do is down tools. They may have had valid reasons but sometimes you’ve got to think of the people who have travelled all over the world to South Africa to support your team.”

Patrice Evra og Thierry Henry ble utpekt som «gjengledere» som ledet opprørert.

«They should stop talking about gang leaders. I come from the Paris suburbs, I know what a gang leader is and there aren’t any in the team. Nobody put pressure on anybody,» sa Henry.

«There was not a single player, nobody, who wanted to come out of the bus,» sa Patrice. «It was a clumsy gesture. We felt sorry about the social consequences but sometimes you are in such a situation that you make mistakes. [Laurent Blanc]would find a squad of players united and solidly linked by the will to restore the image and the fortune of the national team. But there will be no miracle. We’ll have to win games.»