Daily Mail
While England were knocking themselves out in their World Cup preparations - literally in Matthew Upson’s case - the French sloped off for a walk on, er, a slope.
Coach Raymond Domenech took his squad camping up a glacier in the Alpine resort of Tignes, where they prepared for triumphs at France 98 and Euro 2000.
But they are not the force they used to be and are going to need all the alp they can get.
With its lunar landscape and ghost-town feel, most hotels and restaurants being shut at this time of year, Tignes, a stone's throw from Val d'Isere where the world Alpine skiing championships were held last year, offers a surreal atmosphere.
To the France players, however, the village, with its grey, 1970s concrete, multi-storey buildings, is a special place.
'We know we will find here the ideal conditions to prepare the players and make sure all start the World Cup in the best shape,' France coach Raymond Domenech told reporters.
'It's mostly individual programmes, adapted to what each players needs to do,' he added.
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Count me in! Je parle francais tres bien! As a big fan of Patrice and Yoann, I would volunteer to be Official S'Mores Maker 'round the campfire! We could talk about United, Bordeaux, Chamcuff, missing Zizou, and how we don't want to be in the same tent as Franck Ribery!
Patrice Evra, Mathieu Valbuena, Igor Ribery, and Yoann Gourcuff
Ribery isn't even sharing his footrest with Yoann...selfish prat!
They're going to have to climb pretty high to erase the scandals that have plagued the team.
Oh yeah! It has to be a little charred! I'm sure Gourcuff would like this gooey concoction
I want to lick chocolate off Lashes's naked body!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteSomehow I knew you would say that! hahahaha
ReplyDeleteImagine the pillowtalk we could have in our tent with Yoann and Patrice...but no Ribery...he would have to say outside to scare the bears away!