Paul James
writes James on Soccer at GlobeSports
Canada has been in France’s shoes before
For the overwhelming majority of citizens who have never played in a team sport – particularly at the international level – the antics of the French players in refusing to train after teammate Nicolas Anelka was sent home for disrespecting his coach must boggle the mind.
After all, playing for your country is surely about, well, representing your nation with great honour, great pride, and great dignity. For players it should not be about representing the coach. It should not be about players selecting the team themselves, or suggesting what system or formation should be implemented. Nor should it be about setting their own rules or guidelines.
Yet this is what can happen in a modern-day, self-obsessed fantasy world of professional athletes who are overpaid, ego-driven and who regard themselves beyond reproach.
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