While the relationship seems damaged between certain members of France 98, in particular between Zinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps, Robert Pirès has delivered a big update.
It was reunion time for the members of France 98. In Paris, where a dinner was organized between the former world champions. But also in Monaco, where several members of the Jacquet gang were present for a charity match. Didier Deschamps, former coach of the Principality club was there, as were Vincent Candela, Youri Djorkaeff or Robert Pirès.
Asked on the sidelines of the meeting, the former Gunner obviously could not escape questions about the dissensions within France 98. And according to the native of Reims, the picture is not as gloomy as described by some . “There is not really a fracture. We know very well that it is sometimes difficult to respond to all requests. Now, you just have to respect those who are wrong. This evening, precisely, there was a France 98 dinner in Paris. Me, I had given my agreement to Monaco, it’s part of the game. Afterwards, there are some who have decided to take another direction. It’s like that. What I want to say is whatever happens, we remain united, we remain a family”, he first explained to the microphone of RMC.
“We have created something exceptional around us, around France and that, we cannot forget it and it must not disappear”, he continued, emphasizing the strong ties that unite the first tricolor world champions: “It’s obvious, everyone knows it, everyone has seen it. There is no fracture. There are players who have decided to take another direction. »
Something happened
Robert Pirès then mentioned the case of Didier Deschamps, whose reluctance to criticize Noël Le Graët after his attacks on Zinedine Zidane crystallized the criticism. “Didier, I have no problem. It’s his choice. He knows what he has done. He was the first to lift the World Cup. He chose. There is no problem with others, he assured. In any case with me, I have no worries. We stay united. Afterwards, you know what is said in the press. it doesn’t affect us too much. We stay united. Something happened. »
The picture would be almost idyllic. “I don’t know who coined the word rivalry,” he thus added, omitting the fact that it was Didier Deschamps himself who recognized a “sporting rivalry” with Zinedine Zidane, even a “opposing”. “DD is the current coach, he has resigned. Zizou, everyone knows he would like to be in that position. It won’t be now, maybe it will be someday. We are used to the press. In 98, everyone told us that with this team, we would not be world champion, Aimé Jacquet, he made bad choices, he did anything. On arrival, you know the story,” he added, adding: “Duga, he said it, there is a Whatsapp group. I can tell you that we had a good laugh when we saw certain statements. »
