[soccer krazy]

Pires is not suprised that he was left off the national team
http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slu...ters&type=lgns

[Nanbawan]

Originally Posted by soccer krazy

Pires is not suprised

You bet ! In fact, he's been intervening on Europe1 radio all this year -every Thursday- and the gimmick was something like 'still no phone call from Domenech ?'.

[AfrcnHrbMan]

It's a shame really, I think he deserved Dhorasso spot on the squad, but being an Arsenal supporter of course i could be baised. If only he had a chance to shine in the Champs league final...

[Fonsos]

Pires hasn't done "Jack" all season for this to even be a topic of conversation. I like him as a player et al but there were definitely others more deserving. The role he and Dhorasoo play are completely different, so unless he's become a playmaker, this isn't a topic of conversation for me.

[gaijin]

As long as Franck Ribery is in the squad and fit - Pires can sit on his backside and lament all he wants.

Domenech or no Domenech - I don't think he's good enough for the side.

[guignol]

he'd be dynamite on the variétés club. tout à fait robert!

[Fonsos]

Originally Posted by guignol

he'd be dynamite on the variétés club. tout à fait robert!

amusant -- LOL
Fonsos

[redtyre]

What's that rumour, that he is the wrong astrological sign for the coach??

[Pires'sBestMate]

Originally Posted by Fonsos

Pires hasn't done "Jack" all season for this to even be a topic of conversation. I like him as a player et al but there were definitely others more deserving. The role he and Dhorasoo play are completely different, so unless he's become a playmaker, this isn't a topic of conversation for me.

Shut up pleeeaaaaase.

Are you saying Pires wasn't a playmaker for Arsenal?

[gabisu no ken]

There's 2 players that clearly didn't deserve to be at the WC : Dhorasoo and Givet. Both are "les chouchous du boss" (oooh I don't know how to translate that)
Domenech digs them. I even remember him talking on TV (it was sunday night on M6) about his relation with the french players
- Dhorasoo : he has a strong connection with him. Vikash is a loony, so is Domenech. Ray spoke about the fact that "le courant est passé entre eux" and that he really likes Vikash. They're both mystical and rather strange.
- Givet : he is like Ray, at least that's what Domenech told. He fights until the end, he's a fighter, like Raymond was when he was a player. Every team needs a player like that .Well that's Raymond's words

Since that day, I knew that whatever happened, Dhorasoo and Givet would be on his list.

It's a well known fact that Domenech and Pires had a problem once and since that day, it's over for Pires and the NT. That's the french spirit.