The absence Benjamin Pavard from the list of players called up for the French national team, after having played zero minutes at the European Championship, was one of the topics discussed in today’s press conference Didier Deschamps. The French coach explained his decision to exclude the defender from his choices as follows: “Benjamin plays, but not every match; I know what he can do – the words of the Les Bleus coach -. Kalulu? Obviously I follow several players, including Kalulu. I’ve been doing it since he played at Milan, he had a complicated season last year. A few weeks ago he signed for a big club like Juventus, so this is good for him.”
Griezmann’s farewell: “It would be disrespectful towards Hugo Lloris and Raphael Varane, but also towards Giroud. Antoine arrived in 2014, human relationships are very important and I have a special relationship with him. I cannot remain indifferent to the speeches that we had in all these years, up until this last confrontation. There was no need to convince him of his place.”
Would being captain have changed his mind?
“He wore the armband even though he was deputy. Sometimes he may have been disappointed, but it didn’t last even a day. And through our relationship he understood the reasons that pushed me to make this choice. He was an excellent leader even without being captain All players have this question in their head at some point and it takes more or less time, but when they feel that the time has come and that they have to stop… I can only thank him for everything he has done and for his contribution. that he gave to the French team. He is an excellent example for young people to follow. Since he was 18 he has always played at a professional level with very few injuries. Now he is 33 and a half and he has asked himself a question that many players ask themselves. There is physical tiredness and psychological fatigue.”