Evra was heavily criticised for leading les Bleus in an infamous training ground strike at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after coach Raymond Domenech sent home Nicolas Anelka.
But the United man insists he remains popular with the public in his homeland, and accused his detractors of "lying to France".
"I do not have status in the French team, I'm just a player," he told Telefoot. "Whether I have the armband or not I do my role as captain. I'm like that.
"You can't contain me and stop me from saying what I think, but there is one boss – Didier Deschamps.
"With some of the media it is always the same. There are some people, some commentators, I will address later.
"They want to lie to the people of France, saying Evra is unloved. Arrogant? This is not true.
"When I meet people in the street they are super friendly. I do not know what Lizarazu has against me. He was never voted the best full-back in the world, like I was. With France, he did not shake my hand when I arrived, but he's like that.
