The relationship between Didier Deschamps, technical commissioner of France, and Karim Benzema, French striker of Real Madrid it has never been idyllic.
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What triggered a long-distance argument between the two yesterday was an interview given by the Blues coach to Le Parisien e Le Figaro. The fields he returned to talk about the forfeit of Benzema Warehouse World in Qatar.
Deschamps on Benzema: The story of his World Cup injury
"The truth is one and Karim knows it. He arrived on November 14 after a period of semi-inactivity with Real, he followed a personalized program, I wasn't sure I could let him play in the first games – explained the coach -. When he got injured he had an MRI and sent the results to his doctor in Madrid who gave his opinion."
“He returned to the hotel after midnight, I met him in the room with the doctor who had come to give me the results of the MRI. Karim was shocked, the World Cup meant a lot. In the best case scenario, he couldn't return to training before December 10th”.
Deschamps, continuing the story, added: “I told him there was no rush, to organize the return with the team manager. When I wake up, I realize he left, it's his decision. He played a friendly with Real? There is no comparison with the intensity of a World Cup semi-final. Karim himself told me he wouldn't be ready”.
Benzema responds: “Didier, you are a big liar”
It didn't take long for it to arrive though. response, via social media, of Benzema. “But what audacity”, he wrote alongside an excerpt from the interview, also attaching a clown face emoji.
Same emoji also in a video shared immediately after, in which the French web star Ritchie he repeats “Liar! Yes, liar. You lie! A big liar…”. “Dear Didier, good night”, added Benzema.
Article published on March 11, 2023 - 14pm
