Football news - Laurent Koscielny slams Didier Deschamps, retires from international duty
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ByEurosport
Updated 14/10/2018 at 21:29 GMT
Laurent Koscienly made a series of pointed remarks after announcing his retirement from France duty.
Didier Deschamps, Laurent Koscielny
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The Arsenal defender has been out of action with a serious knee injury which ruled him out of the World Cup, but blamed winning manager Didier Deschamps for failing to support him, telling Canal+:
He called me once for my birthday in September. Otherwise, no. Lots of people disappointed me. Not only the coach. It feels like a hit on the back of the head.
And Koscielny made plain his disappointment on missing out on the finals in Russia, saying:
France’s World Cup victory did me a lot more psychological damage than my injury did me.
"I think that I have given everything I can for France, I am 33, I have done 2 Euros, 1 World Cup. France has a great generation of great players now. My injury does not change my decision. For Les Bleus, it is finished.
"When you are in good form, you have lots of friends. When you are injured… after a certain period of time, you are forgotten about."
Kosicelny won 51 caps for France, scoring once.
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