Obviously one of (if not the) biggest stories to come out of the WC this year is the continuing soap-opera that is the French squad. They've only got one point, the players and staff are at each other's throats, and star striker Nicolas Anelka has been sent home in disgrace. This is, of course, highly entertaining to pretty much everyone, but for me there's a slight hint of disgust.
If you know me, you'll know that I love Ireland, and I embrace my roots in the culture to a slightly deluded degree. So clearly I wasn't happy that France went to the tournament in the first place, and you'd think I'd be loving all of this drama and failure in the French camp. However, rather than watch their captain and fitness coach throw hissy fits on the training pitch, I think I would rather see France lift the trophy this year.
I can't help but find the French attitude to this World Cup disgusting. They cheated to get there, and now it seems they can't actually be bothered to make an effort to win the bloody thing. It's basically a huge middle finger to the Irish team that deserved to go to South Africa and, I guarantee you, would have played with 10x more heart than the French are playing with now. Why take the place of a team by cheating, only to make absolutely no impact on the tournament whatsoever?
That being said. It's bloody funny to watch them fail.
