Pires’ blistering attack on French coach
Pires is one of the few veterans of the 1998 World Cup-winning squad still involved with France - Lilian Thuram, Marcel Desailly, Bixente Lizarazu and Zinedine Zidane all quit after Euro 2004 while Chelsea’s Claude Makelele, not involved in the World Cup success, has also retired.
The Gunner, in this week’s issue of France Football, did not mince his words.