A former French international skipper yesterday slammed the French Football Federation for their handling of the fallout from the country’s disastrous World Cup campaign.

New coach Laurent Blanc promptly dropped the whole World Cup squad after a humiliating first-round exit made worse by a refusal to train during the event in protest at the sending home of Nicolas Anelka after the striker abused former coach Raymond Domenech over his ­tactics.

As a result of their indiscipline none of the 23 players will feature against Norway in Wednesday’s friendly.

But former skipper Jean-Michel Larque said he thought it “scandalous” that it had fallen to Blanc to take disciplinary measures.

“He was the last person to have to sanction those for whom he was not responsible at the time of the incriminating events,” observed Larque, who after winning 14 caps went on to commentate for broadcaster TF1.

Aside from Blanc’s mass dropping of the squad, the federation has ordered five players including Anelka to appear before its disciplinary commission to explain the team’s training ground strike at the World Cup.

Anelka, along with captain Patrice Evra, Franck Ribery, Eric Abidal and Jeremy Toulalan, have been ordered to explain their roles in the team’s refusal to train after the Chelsea forward’s bust-up with Domenech.

Larque, who played for Saint ­Etienne during their glory years of the 1970s, meanwhile slammed the squad as “the worst delegation (to represent France) in the history of the World Cup.”

He added the team lacked ­solidarity and respect.

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