No World Cup Party for Samir Nasri.

   Having had a very fantastic season with Manchester City, Samir Nasri was expected to be at the fore front of Le Blue's world cup campaign this summer. The attacking midfielder shone like a million stars for the Sheik Mansour team as they lifted the EPL trophy. That was not to be, as France manager, Didier Deschamps had other plans.
   By the time Samir Nasri broke into the French national team, he was seen as a future of the team. His contemporaries, Hartem Ben Arfa and Karim Benzema were a part of the fold too. Ben Arfa,however, failed to live up to the billing as series of disciplinary issues came up against him, time and time again. However, same disciplinary issues have not failed to trail Nasri too. The former Marseille and Arsenal man also have a catalogue of cases against him. In November 2008, during the French team's camping exercise for the European tournament, he was involved in a bust up with William Gallas. In his biography, Gallas alleged a disruptive influence in the team. Though he named no name,observers felt the unnamed man to be Nasri. During his days in Arsenal, he one day sat on Thierry Henry's seat on the bus and refused to stand. An action viewed by many as disrespectful. One,I attach very little to. He wasn't picked for the 2010 world cup in South Africa by Raymond Domenech. By the time Laurent Blanc took over, he extended an olive branch to him, and called him back. A gesture not extended to Jeremy Toulalan. Himself, the most consistent french midfielder. During Euro 2012,he was embroiled in a verbal fracas with journalists. After that period he continued playing for France. It is alleged that during the world cup play offs, he was inside another mist of problems. I guess that was the height of it for Didier Deschamps.
   Several players will not be on the pitch in Brazil. Isco will be out for Spain. Kaka and Robinho out for Brazil. Gael Clichy out for France. Ike Uche out for Nigeria. Nasri isnt the only one dropped. But of all,he is the one that had the most outstanding season. Noteworthy is the fact that David Ginola and Eric Cantona were dropped for the France '98 World Cup squad for disciplinary reasons. What followed is now history. The truth is that the manager is the supremo of a team. If he feels a certain player will be a disruptive influence in his team then he drops him. This is because when such a player is still taken along and an issue arises from him directly, the manager will be the one to take the heat. Reference should not be made to Wayne Rooney and how Sir Alex Ferguson successfully moulded him because that was club level of football. In that level of the game, a player has many months at his disposal to make amends for acts of indiscipline or mistakes. This is the world cup. It wraps up under one month. One incident is enough to wreck a team's chances. Ask France. 2010 world cup in South Africa is one French faithfuls will want to forget in a hurry.
   I therefore think that Didier Deschamps should be left to live with the consequence of his action. Every coach wants discipline and commitment in his team. That is why they won't hesitate to drop any player they feel will be a bad influence in the team. Though I am one of the few that want to see Nasri line out for the Blues and Ike Uche for Nigeria, it's a decision for the coach. He lives with the consequence. Good or bad.