Retraite internationale : Ce que Édouard Mendy et Patrick Vieira se sont dit avant l’officialisation de sa décision
One officially joins the bench of the national A football team, while the other leaves it after several years of loyal service. The new coach, Patrick Vieira, and the now former starting goalkeeper of the Lions of Teranga, Édouard Mendy, had a long discussion before the latter officially announced his decision to end his international career.
“I had a long conversation with Patrick on the phone,” Mendy revealed in an interview with RFI. “We had very good discussions where he was able to explain his project and his vision to me; I am not surprised by the man or the coach,” he emphasized, confessing that out of respect for Patrick and for the role he wanted to give him within the national team, he “took the time to reflect.”
Then, after careful consideration, he decided: "I decided not to take part in this project, because I think it would have been a bit selfish of me to start something that I wasn't necessarily going to finish."
“There is a new generation, a new cycle that is being put in place, with direct qualifying matches. For me, it was more honest to let this new group, and especially the goalkeepers, fully start this competition from the first match and make their way to the next AFCON,” says the Al-Ahli goalkeeper.
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Bon vent champion, toi au moins tu ne baisseras pas la tête devant les sénégalais, et eux aussi ne te souhaitent pas la grande peine de continuer à travailler avec notre Fédé nationale😂
Merci pour les grands moments et les grandes victoires dont tu as été le gardien vigilant.🙏🙏
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