Ribery and Grenier ruled out of World Cup FIFA 2014:
Bayern Munich
winger Franck Ribery has been ruled out of France 's
FIFA World Cup™ campaign, along with Lyon
midfielder Clement Grenier.
Ribery had been
following an individual training programme to overcome a back problem and
failed to prove his fitness after rejoining the full squad on Friday. Grenier
sat out the session as he underwent scans on a thigh injury, and both players'
worst fears were confirmed by coach Deschamps.
Deschamps said in
the press conference screened on the French Football Federation's official
website: "(Ribery) stopped with a strong pain.
"He had tests
early in the afternoon which unfortunately confirmed the severity of the
situation, that he will be unavailable for several weeks."
Grenier missed much
of Lyon's French Ligue 1 run-in with a separate injury and, having regained his
fitness in time to join up with France ,
the latest setback has cost him his trip to the tournament.
"He had a
groin problem with his club but he participated in the last match," said
Deschamps. "He came with us and participated in the training sessions
and in the match against Norway .
On Wednesday he trained as normal, Thursday morning as well, but on Thursday
afternoon in the game, he suffered a terrible blow and felt pain in his right
adductor.
"He had an MRI
scan, which unfortunately again confirmed he will be incapacitated for several
weeks, he will not be able to train or, evidently, to play. We submitted
to FIFA the two medical documents and we decided to call up Morgan Schneiderlin
and Remy Cabella.
"The two
players were on the reserve list and they are similar to the two players who
left us. You cannot copy them exactly but Morgan Schneiderlin is the player
most in the profile of Clement Grenier, and Remy Cabella is the most in the
profile of Franck Ribery."
Deschamps not losing heart
Deschamps admitted Ribery's absence, in particular, is a major setback but vowed not to lose heart ahead of the tournament.
Deschamps admitted Ribery's absence, in particular, is a major setback but vowed not to lose heart ahead of the tournament.
He said: "We
know what Franck is capable of. With Franck Ribery at 100 per cent, we are
better. But we have to be ambitious and we will continue to be."
For Ribery, it marks the end of his World Cup career if a
recent interview he gave to radio station RTL is to be believed.
"It will be my
last World Cup," he said on 21 May. "We have to go there to achieve
something, to try to win the World Cup, quite simply."
The 31-year-old made his international breakthrough by
helping Les Bleus to the 2006 final in Germany , where they lost on penalties to Italy . But
he was also part of the wretched 2010 campaign in South Africa which ended in
mutiny as, following a dispute between then coach Raymond Domenech and striker
Nicolas Anelka, the team refused to train and captain Patrice Evra was seen
arguing with fitness coach Robert Duverne.
Ribery was reported to have clashed with fellow midfielder
Yoann Gourcuff following France's defeat to Mexico, but made an extraordinary
unscheduled appearance on TV station Telefoot to
dismiss those claims, express his sorrow for France's under-performance and
support Domenech's authority.
Bayern Munich
winger Franck Ribery has been ruled out of France 's
FIFA World Cup™ campaign, along with Lyon
midfielder Clement Grenier.
Ribery had been
following an individual training programme to overcome a back problem and
failed to prove his fitness after rejoining the full squad on Friday. Grenier
sat out the session as he underwent scans on a thigh injury, and both players'
worst fears were confirmed by coach Deschamps.
Deschamps said in
the press conference screened on the French Football Federation's official
website: "(Ribery) stopped with a strong pain.
"He had tests
early in the afternoon which unfortunately confirmed the severity of the
situation, that he will be unavailable for several weeks."
Grenier missed much
of Lyon's French Ligue 1 run-in with a separate injury and, having regained his
fitness in time to join up with France ,
the latest setback has cost him his trip to the tournament.
"He had a
groin problem with his club but he participated in the last match," said
Deschamps. "He came with us and participated in the training sessions
and in the match against Norway .
On Wednesday he trained as normal, Thursday morning as well, but on Thursday
afternoon in the game, he suffered a terrible blow and felt pain in his right
adductor.
"He had an MRI
scan, which unfortunately again confirmed he will be incapacitated for several
weeks, he will not be able to train or, evidently, to play. We submitted
to FIFA the two medical documents and we decided to call up Morgan Schneiderlin
and Remy Cabella.
"The two
players were on the reserve list and they are similar to the two players who
left us. You cannot copy them exactly but Morgan Schneiderlin is the player
most in the profile of Clement Grenier, and Remy Cabella is the most in the
profile of Franck Ribery."
Deschamps not losing heart
Deschamps admitted Ribery's absence, in particular, is a major setback but vowed not to lose heart ahead of the tournament.
Deschamps admitted Ribery's absence, in particular, is a major setback but vowed not to lose heart ahead of the tournament.
He said: "We
know what Franck is capable of. With Franck Ribery at 100 per cent, we are
better. But we have to be ambitious and we will continue to be."
For Ribery, it marks the end of his World Cup career if a
recent interview he gave to radio station RTL is to be believed.
"It will be my
last World Cup," he said on 21 May. "We have to go there to achieve
something, to try to win the World Cup, quite simply."
The 31-year-old made his international breakthrough by
helping Les Bleus to the 2006 final in Germany , where they lost on penalties to Italy . But
he was also part of the wretched 2010 campaign in South Africa which ended in
mutiny as, following a dispute between then coach Raymond Domenech and striker
Nicolas Anelka, the team refused to train and captain Patrice Evra was seen
arguing with fitness coach Robert Duverne.
Ribery was reported to have clashed with fellow midfielder
Yoann Gourcuff following France's defeat to Mexico, but made an extraordinary
unscheduled appearance on TV station Telefoot to
dismiss those claims, express his sorrow for France's under-performance and
support Domenech's authority.
Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has been ruled out
of France 's FIFA World Cup™
campaign, along with Lyon midfielder Clement
Grenier.
Ribery had been
following an individual training programme to overcome a back problem and
failed to prove his fitness after rejoining the full squad on Friday. Grenier
sat out the session as he underwent scans on a thigh injury, and both players'
worst fears were confirmed by coach Deschamps.
Deschamps said in
the press conference screened on the French Football Federation's official
website: "(Ribery) stopped with a strong pain.
"He had tests
early in the afternoon which unfortunately confirmed the severity of the
situation, that he will be unavailable for several weeks."
Grenier missed much
of Lyon's French Ligue 1 run-in with a separate injury and, having regained his
fitness in time to join up with France ,
the latest setback has cost him his trip to the tournament.
"He had a
groin problem with his club but he participated in the last match," said
Deschamps. "He came with us and participated in the training sessions
and in the match against Norway .
On Wednesday he trained as normal, Thursday morning as well, but on Thursday
afternoon in the game, he suffered a terrible blow and felt pain in his right
adductor.
"He had an MRI
scan, which unfortunately again confirmed he will be incapacitated for several
weeks, he will not be able to train or, evidently, to play. We submitted
to FIFA the two medical documents and we decided to call up Morgan Schneiderlin
and Remy Cabella.
"The two
players were on the reserve list and they are similar to the two players who
left us. You cannot copy them exactly but Morgan Schneiderlin is the player
most in the profile of Clement Grenier, and Remy Cabella is the most in the
profile of Franck Ribery."
Deschamps not losing heart
Deschamps admitted Ribery's absence, in particular, is a major setback but vowed not to lose heart ahead of the tournament.
Deschamps admitted Ribery's absence, in particular, is a major setback but vowed not to lose heart ahead of the tournament.
He said: "We
know what Franck is capable of. With Franck Ribery at 100 per cent, we are
better. But we have to be ambitious and we will continue to be."
For Ribery, it marks the end of his World Cup career if a
recent interview he gave to radio station RTL is to be believed.
"It will be my
last World Cup," he said on 21 May. "We have to go there to achieve
something, to try to win the World Cup, quite simply."
The 31-year-old made his international breakthrough by
helping Les Bleus to the 2006 final in Germany , where they lost on penalties to Italy . But
he was also part of the wretched 2010 campaign in South Africa which ended in
mutiny as, following a dispute between then coach Raymond Domenech and striker
Nicolas Anelka, the team refused to train and captain Patrice Evra was seen
arguing with fitness coach Robert Duverne.
Ribery was reported to have clashed with fellow midfielder
Yoann Gourcuff following France's defeat to Mexico, but made an extraordinary
unscheduled appearance on TV station Telefoot to
dismiss those claims, express his sorrow for France's under-performance and
support Domenech's authority.
It would have been a first World Cup for Grenier, who has won
five caps for Les Bleus since
making his debut against Uruguay
last year. The 23-year-old earned international recognition after
establishing himself as a key figure with Lyon .
He made 36
appearances for the club last season, recording six goals and five assists, and
turned down a move to Newcastle in January as
the Magpies sought a replacement for departed France star Yohan Cabaye.
Both he and Ribery
appeared on the official squad photo published earlier on Friday by the FFF but
Cabella will now take Ribery's number seven shirt, with Schneiderlin taking
over from Grenier at number 22.
Cabella made his
senior France debut as a
79th-minute substitute in last Tuesday's 4-0 friendly win over Norway , after
17 caps and four goals at U-21 level. The uncapped Schneiderlin has spent
six years at Southampton and has played in the
top three divisions of the English league.
He began his career
with Strasbourg
and has won three U-21 caps and five for the U-20 side, scoring once at each
level.
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