The two former footballers had many common points in their footballers’ careers, before meeting on the dance floor with the stars. And even a few words …
Adil Rami, 2018 world champion, Franck Leboeuf, 1998 world champion, are both in the pantheon of French football, even if the other were more of the leading replacements than holders for Didier Deschamps and Aimé Jacquet. The two former defenders, who have even played more or less at the same central rear post during their big years, are now far from the field and will meet on the occasion of the flagship program of TF1, dance with the stars.
Between the euphoric Adil Rami and the semily Frank Leboeuf, the exchanges could be tasty. It must be said that the two men have already given their opinion on each other in the past. In November 2018, while Adil Rami had been recalled in the French team several months after the World Cup, for a match against Uruguay, the latter had been criticized by the former defender of Chelsea. “I wonder about the need to have Adil Rami and Mamadou Sakho while we are in a transition period,” said Frank Leboeuf at the microphone of RMC Sport. “I am very surprised to see them again, even if I really appreciate these players (…). I sincerely think their time has passed,” he added.
“What is the point of anchoring apart to hold the atmosphere? If it is to just thank (from the 2018 World Cup – Editor’s note), at the end it does not pass,” said Leboeuf, even evoking other players “CRAMOISIS” in national selections to illustrate his point. “I have a lot of empathy for Adil and Mamadou but I wonder,” he concluded.
Retropedering the next day, Frank Leboeuf almost apologizing for having pointed out one of his heirs, author of a good match. “It should be noted that this boy is extraordinary and never lets go, but it is true that we could ask questions,” he started, always On RMC Sport. “But as he has made a great match when he has been criticized in recent weeks, I wanted to highlight it (…). I was just thinking of the French team when I said that, because if I had been Coach, I would not have thought of keeping Rami and Sakho, because there is a World Cup in 2 years and it is not the future, “he had maintained.
Adil Rami, for his part, has always paid tribute to his counterpart, as in 2016, in an interview for the team. The former OM player, Milan AC or Lille had then quoted Frank Leboeuf as an “example” of which he felt bound by the status of luxury replacement he had in the French team.
“I must not be an additional pressure (for Deschamps and the Blues – Editor’s note). The example I can quote is Frank Leboeuf. I must be there to work, show that I am there, while respecting the Choice of the coach, and to get along with everyone.