Sports director of Stade Rennais, Florian Maurice, present at a press conference, explained that he “did not want to release four starting players” for the Olympics. A speech that does not go down well with Jérôme Rothen, who did not fail to criticize the leader of the Breton club in the show “Rothen s’igname” on RMC. The former PSG player also recalled that the choice of Maurice was all the more questionable given the fact that the former striker participated in the Atlanta Games in 1996.
“What do you want us to say when you have a speech like that of Florian Maurice who is sports director of one of the best clubs in France, who takes advantage of the youth of his squad to make added value and you can also achieve these added values by enhancing them with the French team, the young people in particular, we often highlight the international side U17, U18, U23. So yes this competition is not a FIFA date but before thinking that it can be deprived of 4/5 players at the start of next season, already when your name is Rennes, I think you can deal with it, players are not always starters, we cannot say that Doué is an indisputable starter… fortunately clubs like Lyon or Lille have this surge of patriotism. In addition Florian Maurice made the Olympics in 1996…”
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