Hugo Lloris: "That never-ending football fiction that has set around me is annoying to me"

[Blackcanary]

Football 365 on an interview from L'Equipe here: http://www.football365.com/news/21554/8157950/Lloris-Denies-Unrest...

The France number one and captain signed for Spurs from Lyon on transfer deadline day, but he did not make his Premier League debut until earlier this month having to instead sit on the substitutes bench behind Brad Friedel.
Many in France were shocked by Lloris's treatment and a number of players and managers, including French coach Didier Deschamps admitted their shock at the fact he was not number one.
But Lloris insists there is no issue at all between himself and Villas-Boas, he told L'Equipe: "About rumours and what happens inside the club, everything has gone off smoothly.
"There are four keepers at a high level, the coach makes his choices, I have just been hired as part of the future project, but that project starts now. The relationship with Brad Friedel, the keepers' coach and manager are very good.
"I have not signed at Tottenham to play that [substitute] role, but I am at the disposal of the team, I respect everyone, but I came to play.
"Do I have guarantees for the future? No, I have not. The coach will make his choices. I just came in a new club so I am not here to create trouble, but rather to bring solutions."
Lloris denied suggestions that he was signed by chairman Daniel Levy rather than.
"Rumours that I am the choice of the chairman not the coach? I talked with the coach and there is no ambiguity. He told me everyone at Tottenham wanted me to come, and in England the manager has a power on that kind of things," he insisted.
"It is just like when I read I should not have joined Tottenham. That never-ending football fiction that has set around me is annoying to me. You have to put things into perspective: I just spent four weeks with Spurs and just missed three matches."
And Lloris remains adamant that he is happy to have made the move to White Hart Lane.
"To me it was an important choice, a new adventure, a new culture. Indeed I expected to leave [France] much earlier, but you cannot master that as a player," he said.
"I came at the last minute and a team was already set. I came to improve. Indeed, I have a status in France but I will have to show it when I will have the opportunity to play, and I think everything will go back to normal soon.
"When you came in a new universe, you have to prove yourself and that is logical. Things will come naturally, I won't force them. I expected that, because England remains a specific culture. Englishmen want to see you play on their pitches before judging you. But that questioning is fine to me."
Lloris admits that he is already finding the game in England more physical, but he is happy with that.
"There are more contacts on the keepers, the game is much faster, and there are more opportunities," he said.
"There are a lot of contacts indeed, but if I have to undergo some blows I will take them, I am prepared for that."

What a mature, level-headed guy. You can see why he's national captain.

Any chance this will put to bed all the media crap? I doubt it, sadly...

 

[Montasura]

Football 365 on an interview from L'Equipe here: http://www.football365.com/news/21554/8157950/Lloris-Denies-Unrest...



What a mature, level-headed guy. You can see why he's national captain.

Any chance this will put to bed all the media crap? I doubt it, sadly...

Exactly. Really good interview, seems a sensible guy, and he makes it abundantly clear that he has come here to be a team player with absolutely no guarantees having been made. He points out that he gets on with everyone, that there are no problems, and that he was not just Levy's choice.

I would love to think that the media will completely leave this one alone now, but sadly I have no doubt they will twist it for their own dirty little anti-AVB agendas.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

I wonder if SKY and the Daily Fail will print quotes from this?

 

[Hoddle_Ledge]

Daily Mail will run with "Keeper Lloris' foul-mouthed rant at Tottenham owner Levy causes child obesity crisis".

 

[TaoistMonkey]

I wonder if SKY and the Daily Fail will print quotes from this?

I've highlighted the quotes for them to save some time...

The France number one and captain signed for Spurs from Lyon on transfer deadline day, but he did not make his Premier League debut until earlier this month having to instead sit on the substitutes bench behind Brad Friedel.
Many in France were shocked by Lloris's treatment and a number of players and managers, including French coach Didier Deschamps admitted their shock at the fact he was not number one.
But Lloris insists there is no issue at all between himself and Villas-Boas, he told L'Equipe: "About rumours and what happens inside the club, everything has gone off smoothly.
"There are four keepers at a high level, the coach makes his choices, I have just been hired as part of the future project, but that project starts now. The relationship with Brad Friedel, the keepers' coach and manager are very good.
"I have not signed at Tottenham to play that [substitute] role, but I am at the disposal of the team, I respect everyone, but I came to play.
"Do I have guarantees for the future? No, I have not. The coach will make his choices. I just came in a new club so I am not here to create trouble, but rather to bring solutions."
Lloris denied suggestions that he was signed by chairman Daniel Levy rather than.
"Rumours that I am the choice of the chairman not the coach? I talked with the coach and there is no ambiguity. He told me everyone at Tottenham wanted me to come, and in England the manager has a power on that kind of things," he insisted.
"It is just like when I read I should not have joined Tottenham. That never-ending football fiction that has set around me is annoying to me. You have to put things into perspective: I just spent four weeks with Spurs and just missed three matches."
And Lloris remains adamant that he is happy to have made the move to White Hart Lane.
"To me it was an important choice, a new adventure, a new culture. Indeed I expected to leave [France] much earlier, but you cannot master that as a player," he said.
"I came at the last minute and a team was already set. I came to improve. Indeed, I have a status in France but I will have to show it when I will have the opportunity to play, and I think everything will go back to normal soon.
"When you came in a new universe, you have to prove yourself and that is logical. Things will come naturally, I won't force them. I expected that, because England remains a specific culture. Englishmen want to see you play on their pitches before judging you. But that questioning is fine to me."
Lloris admits that he is already finding the game in England more physical, but he is happy with that.
"There are more contacts on the keepers, the game is much faster, and there are more opportunities," he said.
"There are a lot of contacts indeed, but if I have to undergo some blows I will take them, I am prepared for that."

 

[Super Tottenham]

I wonder if SKY and the Daily Fail will print quotes from this?

Not a chance, doesn't fit their agenda.

 

[chinaman]

He won't have long to wait. Freidel can't play all the games at his age and will retire after this season.

 

[Blackcanary]

I wonder if SKY and the Daily Fail will print quotes from this?

The Daily Fail have, under the headline 'I didn't join Spurs to sit on the bench! Lloris sends message to AVB over Friedel rivalry'. You have to laugh.

I won't link it because I like you all too much to do that to you.

 

[StartingPrice]

I think TalkShow has cracked this...sorry B-Can

 

[Blackcanary]

I think TalkShow has cracked this...sorry B-Can

I've read this sentence 5 times and i'm still none the wiser - can you please explain?

 

[Shadydan]

Daily Fail's headline:

I didn't join Spurs to sit on the bench! Lloris sends message to AVB over Friedel rivalry​

Twats

 

[Spurrific]

The more I read from our new signings, the more I feel like our business this summer was awesome. Obviously sad to lose Rafa, Ledley, Luka and Giovani [] but we seem to have brought in a good bunch of players with the right mentality to go far with us.

 

[TaoistMonkey]

Daily Fail's headline:

I didn't join Spurs to sit on the bench! Lloris sends message to AVB over Friedel rivalry​

Twats

oh.fucking.dear.

 

[thinktank]

"Do I have guarantees for the future? No, I have not. The coach will make his choices. I just came in a new club so I am not here to create trouble, but rather to bring solutions."

We really are bringing some players with proper character to the club now...our aura is slowly changing and we are gonna be a serious problem to the top of the table in the coming seasons.

Gotta hang onto AVB, he's the fulcrum of change for our new era.

 

[thinktank]

Daily Fail's headline:

I didn't join Spurs to sit on the bench! Lloris sends message to AVB over Friedel rivalry​

Twats

Well, we gotta give it to them, they are excellent teachers of what tabloids are all about....

 

[gregga]

I've read this sentence 5 times and i'm still none the wiser - can you please explain?

Truly laughable!

 

[Blackcanary]

Truly laughable!

Thank you for that. Your EXTREMELY constructive help is very welcome...

 

[Gb160]

This whole situation is pretty well planned by levy and avb...although lloris is already a world class keeper,it's a huge change to play in the premer league...which is the mistake that Fergie made with De Gea ...he wasnt ready for the physical side of our league...and looked like a fish out of water at the beginning of last season.
It looks like avb is gonna pick Lloris for the uefa cup games..and blend him into the PL against some of the less physical sides this season,so he's ready to be our number 1 when Friedel retires,probably at the end of the season.
Id be very surprised if Friedel isn't in goal against the chavs.

 

[king26]

i never quote newspapers because all they print is gutter crap

 

[StartingPrice]

I've read this sentence 5 times and i'm still none the wiser - can you please explain?

Sorry, B-Can, my bad.
I haven't been able to access the site for days, and when I have I have been unable to quote or change pages (don't know whether that has been down to site-maintenance or something, or my toolbar related Internet issues), so:
I was amazed that I was even able to make a reply, and;
I skimmed through the thread quickly and didn't go back, and didn't do a quote because I thought I would be taken back to that old familiar <IE CANNOT LOAD...blah, blah, blah>, otherwise I may have noticed that I was referring to TaistMonkey's Post - as I have now.

Obviously, what I meant was that TaoistMonkey had cracked it by showing how Lloris's positive interview could be edited to make it sound like he was gripeing (as, lo and what a surprise the The Daily Fail have done).

Sorry for the confusion.

Truly laughable!

Only if you meant my error in referring to TaoistMonkey as TalkShow...but even that, as I explain above, was largely the result of the fact that I have been experiencing difficulties in accessing the site. Now, be a good chap, and apologise to BlackCanary

Thank you for that. Your EXTREMELY constructive help is very welcome...

Don't be broken hearted - in this World of 'orrible, shitty 'orribleness, occasionally someone will come along who is 'onest enough to admit that the error was theirs and not yours - such a shining light to all 'umanity, Guv', sets an example to all...and deserves immense financial rewards:

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