Robert Slams French Coach Over Cheyrou Call-Up

By Matthew Jones
March 31 2004

Newcastle United winger Laurent Robert has hit out at French National coach, Jacques Santini, following the news that Liverpool star Bruno Cheyrou had won a shock call-up for the friendly against Holland.

ROBERT HITS OUT

The in-form Magpies' ace was astonished by the news, after enjoying a fantastic season for his club side.
Robert was expecting to feature in the game after the news that Zinedine Zidane, Patrick Vieira and Robert Pires would all be missing, but Reds midfielder Cheyrou has since been introduced.
Robert said: "This is an enormous disappointment, I really thought my turn had come with all those absences.
"I thought that the French team's technical staff knew my value at Newcastle but I've never been contacted by Santini nor his assistants.
"What makes me the most bitter is to see that Bruno Cheyrou was called up, I was shocked.
"I thought I had brought a lot to the French team in the past."
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