The 2018 world champion, “forgotten” by the France team since the start of the school year, is trying to send a message to his coach before Thursday's list.
Benjamin Pavard has seen his friends Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann leave the French team in recent months, but he does not intend to draw a line under the Blues. Away from the selection since a Euro which he had lived on the bench without playing any minutes, the 28-year-old defender wanted to speak out to send a message to Didier Deschamps. With a clear speech: he is more available than ever for the Blues. This is good, a list will be revealed Thursday by the coach for the matches against Israel and Italy (November 14 and 17) in the League of Nations.
«I always respect the coach's choices, he's the bosshe said in the columns of GQ. Mbut it sure feels weird because since November 2017 I had almost been called up to the French team every time, except because of an injury and covid. I had the opportunity to recharge my batteries and go away for a few days with my fiancée so I had a good time during this period. But obviously I don't give up and I continue to work so that the coach calls on me again. It's really him who passed the winning on to me and I still want to win alongside him.»
For the September and October meetings, Deschamps, eager to open his group with a view to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, preferred the profiles of Fofana and Badé to Pavard. And in November? Response Thursday at 2 p.m.
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