Once again not selected by Didier Deschamps for the two matches against Israel and Italy, Benjamin Pavard is not close to returning to the France team.
With Kylian Mbappé, he is the other major absentee from the list of 23 Blues. Benjamin Pavard was once again ruled out by Didier Deschamps for the French team's next two matches, against Israel (November 14 at the Stade de France) and Italy (November 17 at San Siro). While he was part of the French group at Euro 2024, a competition which he spent on the bench, the Inter Milan defender has not been called up since.
Does this third consecutively missed rally mean that the former Lille player no longer fits into the coach's plans at all? “I took the option of seeing other players again. It's up to him to maintain what he does with his clubhe responded Thursday at a press conference. There is a lot of competition for this position. Maybe a little more. He was, he's not there. It's not that it's over. He is part of the pre-lists. I have occasional choices to make. »
Benjamin Pavard now fifth or sixth choice!
In the axis, the position where he wants to evolve, the hierarchy seemed already established with William Saliba, Ibrahima Konaté and Dayot Upamecano in front of him. But Wesley Fofana was also added to the list, therefore relegating the Nerazzurro to fifth or even sixth option, since “DD” had called Loïc Badé as reinforcement to replace the Chelsea defender last September. For Benjamin Pavard, a return to blue therefore seems complicated.
“I continue to work so that the coach calls on me againhe asserted in GQ ahead of this week's announcement. It's really him who passed on winning to me and I still want to win alongside him. (…) He’s the boss. But 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. » Now there is another reason.
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