It's quite rare to achieve such unanimity.
Yet this is the feat achieved by the president of the French Football Federation Noël Le Graët, not only dropped by his relatives, but also not his base, that of amateur football.
“Le Graët quickly understood that he had made a big mistake, he quickly apologized (
after the remarks made on Sunday about Zinédine Zidane
), estimates Samir Salah, the coach of Torcy, Regional 1 club in Seine-et -Marl.
“With him, it's a bit hot and cold all the time.
It's quite incredible to make such a clumsiness in your communication when you have your level of responsibility.
When I heard these words, I wondered if he was in his normal state, ”he continues.
“He is either mad or unconscious”
For Philippe Segonds, the president of Balagny, a small club in Oise which plays in Regional 3, Le Graët has tarnished the image of football as a whole.
“What a dismal image for football.
I can't understand why he said that.
What is the point of saying such things?
I am stunned by so many blunders.
There is only one thing left for him to do, and that is to leave in style.
If he doesn't, he's either crazy or unconscious.
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For his part, Francis Martin, the treasurer of the Salesian of Paris, resident of Regional 3 in the League of Paris-Île-de-France, thinks that the spring is broken.
Definitively.
“This is not a matter that only affects professional football, we also feel concerned in grassroots football.
This may be the time to move on.
Because unfortunately, this is not the first time that he has slipped up like this.
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Deschamps' extension called into question
For some, the choices of Noël Le Graët must also be called into question, including after his departure.
"I don't find it normal that the president of the FFF decides on his own to extend Didier Deschamps' contract for four years, thinks Samir Salah.
We cannot make such important decisions without consulting the executive committee.
It's a minimum.
This gives the image of someone who no longer realizes what he is doing.
He is in omnipotence.
And that is no longer possible.
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Often in solidarity with its president, amateur football loose him, therefore, definitively this time.
“There were these remarks on racism, on homophobia, on Qatar, continues Segonds.
Each time, it passed but by attacking Zidane, he made the mistake too many.
I have the feeling that the case took this turn only because Mbappé reacted with his tweet.
Nobody will know what would have happened if Mbappé hadn't tweeted on Sunday.
In this, we can thank Mbappé.
Perhaps thanks to him, we will be able to move on.
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Not to mention the affairs of morals, in an audit carried out by the Ministry of Sports.
"It's quite strange that it took too much slippage on Zidane for today everything to come to the surface," said Francis Martin.
Obviously, the presumption of innocence must be respected.
But the elements that have been revealed in the press are already serious enough.
Noël Le Graët should have stepped back from the start of the affair.
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“It feels like being at the court of Louis XIV”
At the height of the crisis, amateur football sees the opportunity to rebuild on new bases.
“With Noël Le Graët, it's like being at the court of Louis XIV, ignites Philippe Segonds.
And that is no longer possible.
Being president of a federation as important as that of football implies being irreproachable.
His successor will have to do away with a whole mode of operation, which is no longer possible today.
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"Football drives you crazy, and so does power," says Francis Martin.
Around me, we can't stop talking about all these cases that poison football.
We need to return to simpler and more respectful values.
It is important to restore the image of football, especially with the younger generations, to whom we must set an example.
If football does not make its revolution, it could be in danger…”