Marcel Desailly: Last News

Paul Pogba is “lazy” and “cheats a little bit” when Manchester United are out of possession, according to Marcel Desailly. United were beaten 1-0 by Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night to exit the Champions League in the last-16 with a 2-1 defeat on aggregate.

Premier League season, the race for the elusive final Champions League spot went right down to the wire.Chelsea and Liverpool went head-to-head at Stamford Bridge in what was dubbed 'the £20million match'.It was a winner takes all affair which would have seen one side qualify for the Champions League and the other settle for a place in the UEFA Cup.But goals from Marcel Desailly and Jesper Gronkjaer cancelled out Semi Hypia’s opener for Liverpool to send the West Londoners into the Champions League.A couple of months later, Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea for around £140m, and Daily Star Sport considers the Blues’ first team which sealed their place in the Champions League. Carlo Cudicini was still Chelsea’s undisputed No.1 goalkeeper at the time, while a back four of Mario Melchiot, William Gallas, Marcel Desailly, and Celestine Babayaro held down the fort.

Chelsea hero Marcel Desailly has taken a cheeky swipe at Tottenham following their appointment of Antonio Conte.The French World Cup winner, who made 158 Premier League appearances during his time at Chelsea, took to social media to mock London rivals Spurs after they unveiled their third manager in a matter of months.Conte agreed to take over at Tottenham on Tuesday at the second time of asking having initially turned them down in the summer.The north London club then settled on Nuno Espirito Santo as manager, but the Portuguese coach was given his marching orders on Monday following a fifth defeat in Tottenham’s last seven Premier League matches.Nuno was sacked only four months into a two-year deal having succeeded Jose Mourinho after he

Marcel Desailly swapped Chelsea for Al-Gharafa way back in 2005 - a wave of international stars have plied their trade in the Qatar Stars League. With the chance to play under managers like Xavi and Laurent Blanc being an attractive proposal for players coming to the end of the professional careers, a hefty pay packet is another notable incentive.

Premier League stars have followed in the footsteps of Marcel Desailly by spending time in the Middle East towards the end of their professional playing careers. But others have made trips to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE while at the peak of their powers, tasting glory while earning big bucks.

Former France international defender Marcel Desailly believes Paul Pogba has to leave Manchester United to ‘shine in the football world’.