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Willy Sagnol
Topic Started: Nov 5 2014, 02:07 PM (853 Views)
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Bordeaux coach Sagnol under fire over 'African players' remarks

Girondins de Bordeaux coach Willy Sagnol is facing a barrage of criticism after the former France and Bayern Munich defender said that African players are 'powerful' but seemed to suggest they lacked intelligence and discipline.

In an interview with local newspaper Sud Ouest, Sagnol said: "The advantage of the typical African player is that he is not expensive when you take him, he's generally ready to fight and he is powerful on the pitch. But football is not just that, it's also technique, intelligence, discipline."

Former France fullback Lilian Thuram and anti-racism associations hit out at Sagnol, who has the backing of his club.

"It's laid-back anti-black racism," SOS Racisme said in a statement, asking that "the LFP (French League), FFF (French Federation) and the Sports ministry take immediate sanctions."

Thuram said: "It is damaging that someone can hint that 'the African players' lack this or that quality."

The International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism (LICRA) said in a statement: "These abject theories are those that during the course of History have led to some kind of men and women having their humanity denied."

Bordeaux, however, stood by their coach, with president Jean-Louis Triaud saying on Wednesday that the interpretation of Sagnol's remarks were 'malicious'.

In 2011, then France coach Laurent Blanc also came under fire after he attended a soccer federation meeting in November where the idea of quotas for Arab and African youth players were discussed.

Blanc was cleared of discrimination charges following an inquiry by the French government.

:laughcry: :laughcry: Unreal. Get the lad on LF, he'd fit right in.
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Lmfao exactly what I was getting slaughtered for on twitter
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Sounds like something I would say, only for Elcule to hit me with a political correctness and anti stereotypical reply.

He's just calling it as he sees it, fair play to the guy.
Edited by Raidz, Nov 5 2014, 02:30 PM.
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In comparison to the elite countries, you could say the same about English players. Bet your life that wouldn't be racist though.
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It wouldn't be racist Phil. Great observation.
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Sounds like Willy Sagnol's had an Adebayor type experience.
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Clancy
Nov 5 2014, 06:02 PM
It wouldn't be racist Phil. Great observation.
Thank you, my observations are usually pretty accurate. With members that actually made the post I'm replying to especially.
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Fuck off Phil.
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