Passed by the English championship during his career, Frank Leboeuf does not hesitate to comment on the Premier League. Remarks about Trent Alexander-Arnold earned him death threats. He tells.
World champion in 1998 with France, Frank Leboeuf made a name for himself in France during his stay in Strasbourg. The man also enjoyed success in England within the Chelsea FC (1996-2001). Since then very attached to what is happening in Premier League, the former defender regularly intervenes to give his opinion on English football. Remarks he made about Trent Alexander-Arnold earned him some hateful posts on social media.
In an interview given to Fair Betting Sites, the native of Marseille returned to this episode. Asked about the remarks he would have made and in which he would have compared the level of Alexander-Anorld to that of a ” championship player“, Leboeuf opposed a categorical denial. ” I want to come back to why I supposedly said that. First, I said worse. I said ‘not even Championship level‘. But that’s not exactly what I said. I’m furious with the English media who only took part of my words to use it. »
” I never said that “
Then he developed his explanation. ” I said ‘Trent Alexander-Arnold, j’adore ce mec’. I like his state of mind, his mentality and what he brings offensively. Because it is fair to praise his qualities in this sector if he is criticized defensively. […] But the headline that says TAA is a Championship level player is wrong. I never said that and never will disrespect him like that. “And if Frank Leboeuf wanted to justify himself, it is because following his remarks partially reported according to him, he received death threats.
« The comments I made about TAA that were taken out of context got me categorized as a racist and I also got death threats on social media, and I hate that . It’s totally unjustified because it wasn’t a personal attack on TAA. Yes, I criticized his ability to defend, but in my analysis, I also praised him widely. »
