Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has backed up coach Didier Deschamps' claims that France training has been buzzed by spy drones. Deschamps has lodged an official complaint to Fifa about the drone which halted training at France's Ribeirao Preto base and Lloris, the Tottenham goalkeeper said that it was an effective device..
"It's a good invention. It was very small and it flew well," he said. "It's a good object for journalists! We heard it and then we saw it. We didn't see anyone controlling [it]. Maybe they were behind the stand. It didn't stay over us for a long time. There was nothing we could do to stop it - maybe kick the ball at it. But it's a big challenge to hit it.".
Asked if he thought the drone was an invasion of privacy, Lloris said that no squad could prevent a device being sent.
"Players can do nothing about that. We can't have control of the drone. Maybe the guy is from the hotel just behind the stand and you can't see him. Maybe with a good job [from] security we can find him."
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