Samir Nasri does not expect to represent France at the
FIFA World Cup, after claiming he would watch the tournament on television.
Nasri has returned to form for Manchester City this
season, starring under manager Manuel Pellegrini as the club claimed their
second Premier League title in three years on Sunday.
However, Nasri does not believe he will receive a call
from coach Didier Deschamps for the upcoming World Cup in Brazil, despite his
man-of-the-match performance against West Ham on the final day of the season.
The 44-cap midfielder told French channel Canal+: "I
think the dye is cast. I respect (Didier Deschamps') choice.
"I'll watch the World Cup on TV.
"If starting games in a club like Manchester City
and winning two titles isn't enough, too bad, I won't regret anything."
Nasri featured in France's two-legged World Cup play-off
against Ukraine last year before his uninspiring performance saw him dropped
ahead of the nation's friendly against the Netherlands in March.
His axing came on the back of a three-match suspension
handed down by the French Football Federation following an expletive tirade
directed at journalists during Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.
"I don't have much to reproach myself with,"
Nasri said.
"I had one bad game in Ukraine like most of my
team-mates. Everything else, it's just pretences, false excuses.
"I've played in several clubs and I've never had any
problem off the pitch or in the dressing room.
"Now, you can't be friends with 23 guys in a squad.
That's the way it is."
France will come up against Switzerland, Ecuador and
Honduras in Group E.
Culled from Soccerway
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