Saturday on RMC SPORT, the president of the French football federation Nöel Le Graët said: "Karim Benzema, he is a very good player, I never questioned his qualities.On the contrary, he shows Real Madrid that he is one of the best players in his job, but the France adventure is over. "
Following these statements, the striker of Real Madrid said on his official twitter account: "Christmas I thought you do not interfere in the decisions of the coach! Know that it is me and I alone that would put an end to my If you think I'm finished, let me play for one of the countries for which I'm eligible and we'll see. "
Saturday evening in Europe 1 Sport, our consultants debated about the Benzema case (81 caps, 27 goals). According to Nabil Djellit, the non-selection of Benzema "is not a sporting but political decision". Christophe Lamarre evokes "a debate around Karim Benzema revived by Zidane". Before adding that the 1998 world champion "is in his coaching role, he praises the performance of his player, which are exceptional."
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All that is the fault of Didier Deschamps
If Benzema is still not called in France, "it's the fault of Didier Deschamps" exclaims Patrick Juillard. According to the Foot 365 journalist, "Didier Deschamps has never made it clear why he was not returning to the French team."
The results of the Blues do not plead in the favor of Benzema
Finalist at Euro 2016 and winner of the 2018 World Cup, the France team has been performing well for several years. Faced with the absence of Benzema, Cyrille De La Morinerie does not hide his disappointment: "At the level of the game, everyone dreams of having Benzema, Griezmann and Mbappé.But Karim Benzema will never come back in France team as Deschamps will be there". The journalist of Europe 1 then returns on the statements of Nöel Le Graët: "On this exit, Nöel Le Graët wishes to defend the image of the federation."
Nabil Djellit does not hesitate to bounce on the words of Cyrille De La Morinerie. The journalist of France football castigates the image of the "FFF" by recalling the cases of domestic violence to which Lucas Hernandez and Kingsley were linked. He explains "that some were entitled to a second chance" recalling the case of the handball player Nikola Karabatic. "He was still found guilty of betting against his team."
Given the silence of Didier Deschamps, Patrick Juillard explains that "all the hypotheses of his non-selection are possible.As there are no clear explanations, some people, especially the sons of immigrants who say 'look, even when one of us is among the best, we do not take it. "