The relationships between Didier Deschamps and his players are often at the heart of discussions. Like recently where it was said that between the coach of the France team and Kylian Mbappé, it was quite tense. As a reminder, the former PSG player was not selected by Didier Deschamps during the previous gathering of the blues, since the latter was injured Except that in the process, Kylian Mbappé played with Real Madrid.
And when Didier Deschamps once again decides not to call him up for the matches against Israel and Italy, it sows even more doubt.
Didier Deschamps explains the absence of Kylian Mbappé
Faced with numerous questions about the absence of Kylian Mbappé, Didier Deschamps explained himself in his own way.
“I had several discussions with him, I thought about it and I made this decision about this gathering. I think it’s better like this”he initially declared at a press conference.
Didier Deschamps then added: “I'm not going to argue, I can tell you two things: Kylian wanted to come and it's not linked to extra-sporting problems which only come into play from the moment the presumption of innocence exists. It's a one-off choice for this gathering with the two matches that await us“.
Didier Deschamps reacts to Antoine Griezmann's international retirement
Another subject that has recently been talked about is the international retirement of Antoine Griezmann, while the latter wanted to play in the next world championship with the Blues. Rumor has it that the Atletico Madrid player would not have liked Didier Deschamps to give the captain's armband to Kylian Mbappé just after the retirement of Hugo Lloris.
“At the end of a long and successful reflection, Antoine decided to put an end to his magnificent international career. We had a long discussion about this recently. Since his debut with the French team ten years ago, we maintain, he and I, a relationship of trust and very frank relations“Didier Deschamps then confided.
Tensions between the coach and the player?
If relations seem to be good with Antoine Griezmann, this is obviously not the case with Karim Benzema. Recalled to the French team after a few years of absence, the striker was unable to play in the last World Cup following an injury just before the first match. “In every situation, there is only one truth and Karim knows it well (…) When Karim was injured, our doctor accompanied him to the Aspetar clinic to have an MRI. Karim passed the results on to someone who follows him in Madrid and who also gave him an opinion. When he returned to the hotel, it was already after midnight. I joined Karim in his room with our doctor who had come to give me the MRI report.”told Didier Deschamps to
Parisian.
“Karim is devastated because this World Cup meant a lot to him. He told me: ‘it’s dead’. As I left him, I said to him: 'Karim, there is no emergency. You organize your return with the team manager. When I wake up, I learn that he is gone. It's his decision, he won't tell you otherwise, I understand and respect it.”he then indicated. Enough to make Karim Benzema react, who declared:
“But what audacity.”
