Former Arsenal star and French playmaker Samir Nasri will not be playing in upcoming World Cup in Brazil as he has been left out from the World cup squad by France manager Didier Deschamps.
Looks like Nasri had already seen this coming and told Canal+ recently:
“I think the die is cast. I respect (Didier Deschamps’) choice. I’ll watch the World Cup on TV.”
“If I had made the trip to Brazil, I would have given everything,”
“If starting games in a club like Manchester City and winning two titles isn’t enough, too bad, I won’t regret anything.”
“I had one bad game in Ukraine like most of my teammates. Everything else, it’s just pretenses, false excuses. I’ve played in several clubs and I’ve never had any problem off the pitch or in the dressing room. Now, you can’t be friends with 23 guys in a squad. That’s the way it is.”
France Provisional squad (Announced Today)
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille), Mickael Landreau (Bastia)
Defenders: Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle United), Lucas Digne (Paris St Germain) Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Porto), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)
Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Paris St Germain), Clement Grenier (Olympique Lyon), Blaise Matuidi (Paris St Germain), Rio Mavuba (Lille), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United), Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique Marseille)
Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad), Loic Remy (Newcaste United), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich)