French media team reporter Vincent Garcia wrote a column in Doha with the title– France team: the “Benzema file” polluted the preparation for the World Cup final
If some foreign media are still speculating in the middle of this week whether Deschamps will recall Benzema for the final, then when this impossible assumption is raised at the press conference, Deschamps’s face flashed with an embarrassed smile. Dembele was also disturbed by a question from a Brazilian journalist because Benzema was no longer a topic within the French national team for a long time.
Since Benzema retired from the national team on November 20 due to injury, the so-called return issue has in fact been rejected a long time ago. But he is still in the French national team’s squad, which means he can win a potential World Cup medal and, of course, a bonus.
What the team newspaper can reveal is that the contact between Benzema and the French national team has long been “cut off”, so no one knows what Benzema thinks. Considering the history books of the years, in fact, the relationship between Benzema and Deschamps has never been good enough, in other words, very fragile.
If Didier Deschamps is to renew his contract with the French Football Association in the future, as he did before Euro 2021, Deschamps will have to break the ice with Benzema again. However, given that Benzema is about to turn 35, Deschamps seems to have lost the incentive to do so.
In addition, Benzema’s team expressed dissatisfaction with the treatment of the French national team’s medical staff, especially the day before he tore his left quadriceps on November 18.
But in this case, Benzema lacks the necessary communication. He gave the impression that he was concealing his true physical condition and the rivalry between the medical team of the French national team and Real Madrid, which exacerbated the situation. Dr Legar and Mr de are reluctant to continue these issues in Doha, so it makes sense for Benzema to leave.
Benzema himself prefers to stay with the French national team and wait for the chance to play in the World Cup. Since Deschamps has not called in any substitutes, he is extremely puzzled by Deschamps’ decision to send him home directly.
For Benzema and his close friends, the media are also hurting him because they think the French national team would be better off without him. What the team newspaper can reveal is that in the minds of some internal staff and players, they also seem to feel this quickly (saying that all aspects of the national team are better without Benzema, of course, not everyone thinks so). But no one dares to say it publicly.
In Benzema’s skepticism, his private conversations were carefully dissected, and some of the words he and his team posted on social media were thought to mean something.
Of course, Benzema will not be at the Russell Stadium today, and Le Parisien made it clear that he turned down Macron’s invitation and will “stay away” from the French national team.