Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira was disappointed by his France World Cup omission.

Vieira, who stuck by Raymond Domenech after the Euro 2008 debacle - where France was eliminated in the group stage - said he accepted the coach's decision but criticized his poor communication.

"I didn't speak with him on the phone in the past six months,'' Vieira said. "We always had a good relationship, even when he was living through hard times. In the view of my career, I would have loved more consideration.''