The Voyou in the Filou

In French, there is a subtle difference between "Filou" and "Voyou", the velvet tone of the two predicates should be nobody's deceive. And this difference needs to be in the aftermath of the "Steak Gate" might be explained, for the purpose of socio-logical deepening of the phenomenon. So to speak. A rogue, a Rascal, a likeable Villain, a spässchen reisser, you know like in the further the circle of his family, so he of boring parties with his wit cheer. Also, a Voyou is a lout, but closer to the bully. Not quite a crook, but not much is missing.

Franck Ribéry from Boulogne-sur-Mer in the North of France, about the half of the football world and some of the distant circles of manners now bend, the majority of the French people as a Voyou. Not since the night with a young Escort in a Hotel in Munich, but since then. Any story that confirms the reputation of the boorish "Ti Franck", as they call him at home, is dealt with in France, with a collective and ritual of Lust.

Aroused passions: Ribéry in the preparation of the Golden Steaks. Source: Twitter

Sometimes the criticism was covered completely. Often he responded to the miss's love, reflected back to him since, and that was to listen to the never pretty. If Ribéry speaks French, has decided to Talk less charm than his English with a French flavour.

Prophet gone astray

In Germany, where he is more comfortable and a homely feel according to his own admission as in France, he was always a rogue, maybe he was even the epitome of the "Filou", and next to the square. With his cheeky feints to the left wing and his thigh-slapping underline comrades. You saw him First with the beer bucket, when, in the Triumph of the Trainer main watered belonged to? Such Things. Dropouts were under passion. In Germany, he felt duly appreciated for his Can, which was in good times, Yes considerably. After all, he was nominated for the Ballon d'or along with Messi and Ronaldo. In France, however, where it is joined to the Patriotism in sport matters otherwise very uninhibited, wished him the honour of only a few, that's what the polls showed. How was it with the prophet that is in one's own country is worth nothing?

Ribery was the best French footballers of his Generation, the only way was his Generation of stupid, not particularly good. She was sandwiched between two glorious and world-mostly those of Zinédine Zidane ahead of him and those of Kylian Mbappé after him. In the beginning, the French hoped, "Francky" could be the new "Zizou", the Temperament was sometimes in the way. But that was then demanded too much. At the world Cup in South Africa 2010, Ribery was one of the rebels of Knysna, which remained, more than the Training, and just in the team bus sitting, one of the most ignoble Chapter in the history of the Bleus. He described himself as their spokesman, as a rebel leader.

Splurge – not

The former French sports Minister, called the strike a gang of wayward "Caïds" by gangsters. Voyous. Ribéry was now the Chefvoyou. Sociologists have studied the phenomenon of the misunderstood, unloved heroes. He should never recover more. The trappings of success, traveling in a private jet, a vacation in the Paradise of this world: Everything was for revenge, Ribéry celebrated in social media. This made everything even worse. The French people are not rich find it only okay if the show their wealth. Splurge is a sacrilege, it is fodder for the class war, more than anywhere else.

By Nicolas Sarkozy, President from 2007 to 2012, it means he have lost all his political capital, as he invited in the evening of his choice of his friends and associates into Fouquet's, a Parisian posh restaurant. "Président des riches", it was called henceforth, the President of the Rich. An epithet as a verdict. The President and Emmanuel Macron have to let him be, since he has ordered for half a Million euros of new porcelain tableware to the Elysée. The loudest, the "gilets jaunes", the yellow West, those still elusive political movement, so, in the many people running, the fear of social decline, the loss of old certainties criticize him. Bling-Bling in front of you as vicious mockery.

"The war was over, but the glow is still there," writes "Libération" about the violation.

In this special time, the story of the "gilded Entrecote" and the torrent of profanity that broke a way through the channels of social networks. Ribéry had not reported for five years in the French Public, his Posts were never written more in French, the radio silence probably should have been for always take. "The war was over," writes the newspaper "Libération". "But the glow is still there." Time does not heal the wounds.

Amazingly, a very civilized criticism from the home annoyed him very particularly, those of Audrey Pulvar, a well-known TV journalist and President of a charitable Foundation. If Ribery does not know what he should do with his money, tweeted Pulvar, then you rate to support good causes. Back came a Tweet, which is so elaborate and informed that it is believed in France, that he came from a Ghostwriter. "I hope you like your glasses with tortoise patterns for 3000 Euro helps to find a better professional future than the pseudo-journalist that you are today."

Indicative of ribéry's importance in the home, such as "L'equipe", the major sports newspaper, the affair with the former best footballer in the country are treated: with 42 rows on page 13. A Short Message. (Editorial Tamedia)

Created: 07.01.2019, 23:22 PM