Evra: French disaster set for government enquiry

(GSM) – France’s disastrous World Cup campaign is set to be the subject of a government enquiry, according to Patrice Evra.

The French captain revelation comes after striker Thierry Henry had held talks with President Nicolas Sarkozy following the Les Bleus arrival to home on Thursday.

And captain Evra said politicians will quiz the squad over the infighting which overshadowed their tournament.

Evra also added that the players’ training boycott in protest at the decision to send striker Nicolas Anelka home was wrong, branding it “clumsy”.

Anelka, who was dismissed for allegedly abusing coach Raymond Domenech at half-time during France’s 2-0 defeat to Mexico, departure prompted the strike ahead of their final Group A game against South Africa – a 2-1 win for the hosts.

However, evidence of fractures within the squad were captured in television footage which showed Evra involved in a heated argument with fitness coach Robert Duverne prior to that abandoned session.

French Football Federation (FFF) managing director Jean-Louis Valentin quit his post in exasperation while the French media criticized the players’ actions.

“We regretted the impact it had,” said the Manchester United left-back Evra. “But we were in such a state that sometimes, for love, you can do clumsy gestures.”

“Each one of us will say what they experienced and will say the truth,” Evra told French television channel TF1.

“Everyone will give some information from each angle and all sides.”