France winger
Florent Malouda has
launched a scathing attack on the tactics of former coach
Raymond Domenech, and
claimed that "bad vibes" prevented les Bleus from reaching
their full potential.
Despite being one of the Premier League's most consistent
performers last season with club side Chelsea, Malouda found
himself on the substitutes' bench for two of France's three group
matches in their disastrous campaign in South Africa.
And Malouda blames les Bleus' poor World Cup displays
on the much-maligned Domenech and his apparent tactical
ineptitutde.
"It's the failure of a system that led to the debacle," Malouda
told L'Equipe. "The players who play for Chelsea,
Barcelona, (Bayern) Munich or Lyon need a high-level environment to
blossom.
"It was difficult for me to accept the way the national team
functioned compared to a great club like Chelsea. Every time I was
called up to the national team, it was back to negative stories and
bad vibes.
"With France, I came to play where I was asked to and that was
it. We didn't even try to see the coach to talk about the tactical
system, 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1.
"It was just 'put yourself there and no arguments'. We did not
look for explanations. Never in the last few years did my words
have any influence on the coach."
Domenech's contract ended when France were eliminated from the
World Cup at the group stage, with Laurent Blanc named as his
successor.