23.06.2010 11:53
Holidays for Henry and Abidal
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France’s early exit from the World Cup means that Henry and Abidal will be the first Barca players at the event to get their holidays early, with both of them not due back at the Nou Camp till July 19th.
It’s been a disappointing tournament for the French, who failed to win a single game and
whose camp was torn apart by disagreement and unrest between the management and the players and
Henry and Abidal have not really had the chance to show the ability that they’ve shown for
Barca.
Henry used as a sub
Henry was
used as a sub twice: in the first game against Uruguay (0-0) and in Tuesday’s defeat to South
Africa, whilst he sat out the defeat against Mexico. In his fourth World Cup, Henry was unable to
relive the success of his first (winner in 1998) or the last (runner up in 2006), but he did repeat
the poor performance of the French team who were also knocked out in the group stage in 2002.
Abidal starts twice
Éric Abidal
put in more minutes than Henry, starting both the first two games. He gave away a penalty against
Mexico and before the final game told boss Domenech that he “was exhausted and couldn’t
play”, following all the internal disruption in the camp.