Team France: Evra recounts the malaise with Gallas when Domenech appointed him captain

The scene dates back to May 26, 2010. It's unexpectedly unfolding in the North. As the French team landed in lens for a friendly match against Costa Rica, Raymond Domenech isolated himself for a few moments with Patrice Evra, his left side. The Bleus are three weeks away from starting the World Cup in South Africa.

"when I get off the bus, Raymond takes me apart," says Evra in Rothen on Thursday on RMC. Nicolas Anelka can testify to that. He makes me take off my headphones and tells me I'm the captain. Right away, I asked for William Gallas, who could take it as a betrayal of Captain Thierry Henry. The first thing is, I was embarrassed to accept that armband. Thierry Henry was number one, but he was no longer attending, and Willam was the vice captain. Raymond told me that the armband doesn't refuse and I said okay. "

"Domenech wanted to exclude Gallas"

The news spread very quickly in the blue house and created a certain discomfort in the dressing room. Gallas' house, in particular. "when we get into the locker room, William came right away," recalls Evra. Nicolas Anelka knows that William has given up the whole internship. At one point, I went to see him in his room and told him to go see the coach and get his armband back because I didn't want it. I didn't want to do it backwards. William sulked so much that Domenech even wanted to exclude him by saying, "if you keep talking like that, I'll get you out of the band." But I also understand William, the selector hasn't even spoken to him. Already that was a big problem. " A big problem, finally managed in-house, which will set the tone of an apocalyptic world. And will culminate in the famous Kynsna fiasco …

In the back, we had to manage the status. "guys like Nico (Anelka) or Thierry (Henry) told me it was going to fall on me. But I was saying that it was okay, that my shoulders were wide. I really took this part to the fullest, says Evra. Nico and Jérôme (Rothen) can testify, I give it all. I'm never going to betray the band. I think of other people's happiness before mine. Every time I went to lunch, I had white hair. I was tired. There were problems all the time: for a robe, for halal food … Some people ate food for Muslims. Makelele would spit on his lamb chops, and he'D say, "I Don't give it to anyone." (laughs) that was during the euro. I wasn't ready as I was in 2014. When I arrived, I was thinking more about others than about my services. It changed in 2014, I did meditation. "

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