Samir Nasri's foul-mouthed rant at a reporter following France's lacklustre 2-0 defeat by Spain in their Euro 2012 quarter-final on Saturday was "very, very bad" for his image, coach Laurent Blanc has said.
"From what I gathered, he lacked respect towards the journalist who at some point also lacked respect towards him."
Midfielder Nasri had already been involved in a row with the media at the tournament when he muttered "shut up" after scoring the equaliser in France's 1-1 draw against England in their opening game.
"I had told him what I thought about this (after the first incident) but apparently he did not get the message," added Blanc.
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