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Didier Deschamps is definitely talking a lot. Obviously on bad terms with Kylian Mbappé, the French coach decided not to call up the Real Madrid striker for the second time in a row for this November gathering. Before that, “DD” had fallen out with Antoine Griezmann, who decided to end his international career last September.
Even before that, Didier Deschamps had a tumultuous relationship with Karim Benzema. Banned after the story of Matthieu Valbuena’s sex tape, the former Lyonnais was recalled by the coach on the sidelines of Euro 2021. Then, the “Nueve” decided to leave the France group on the sidelines of the entry into Blues contender for the 2022 World Cup due to injury. This is for the official version…
“The way he behaved with Benzema is beyond everything”
Indeed, this version was contested by certain sources, who suggested that the departure of the 36-year-old striker was the decision of Didier Deschamps. This was half-heartedly confirmed by Karim Benzema, who described the former OM coach as “
liar » on his social networks.
For Daniel Riolo, Deschamps simply had deplorable behavior with Benzema. “ Deschamps always ends up falling out with peoplehe first recalled Monday evening on RMC. Benzema we don’t even talk about it… The way he behaved with Benzema is beyond everything. He calls him back and then prays that he can leave as quickly as possible. And we are not going back to what happened at the 2022 World Cup…”
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