Benzema-Deschamps: France 98 reacts to the clash

While Didier Deschamps has made Kylian Mbappé his new captain in the selection, the Blues start their year 2023 by facing the Netherlands this Friday at the Stade de France. In addition to the departures of several executives (Lloris, Varane, Mandanda), as well as the scandalous cases of the former president of the FFF, Noël Le Graët, the French team had to face the controversy over the departure of Karim Benzema. A situation to which Bixente Lizarazu returned.

It all started with an interview with Didier Deschamps granted to the Parisian on March 11. In the latter, the coach of the Blues returned to the departure of the Ballon d’Or in title during the last Qatari world. The fields mentioned in particular a Karim Benzema “bruised” after leaving the group. But obviously, the striker real Madridwho accused the coach of ” liar “, has its own version of the facts. As a reminder, Benzema had the possibility after his injury, to return to the group of The french team for the last matches of the World Cup.

Lizarazu calls for a “serene” environment in the France team

“We must now hope that the new governance of the FFF will learn from this and that this crisis is behind us. The French team needs to work in conditions conducive to competition, that is to say a serene environment and no controversy.declares in the columns of The Team the former left side, world champion in 1998 with the Blues.

Between Benzema and Deschamps, “trust has never been restored”, says Lizarazu

Bixente Lizarazu continues, referring to the clash between Karim Benzema and Didier Deschamps : “The latest, between Karim Benzema and Didier Deschamps, no longer really interests the France team and is more of a personal conflict. Between them, the abscess was never really broken, and trust never really restored. In the interest of the Blues, it would be good, there too, that we move on to something else..