Daniel Rojo, Spanish journalist for RMC Sport, provided some interesting background information on the omission of Benzema. He reveals, “Benzema suffered a slight injury before the World Cup, but he knows his body and annoyed some people.” RMC Sport from his report.
– They asked him to force what he didn’t want so much in training, after which he got injured. He could have sat out the round of 16 onwards, Rougeau writes, and in fact, I claim, he could have helped the French team healthy by the quarter-finals. This can be considered a personal opinion, but the author came up with three names who were not upset that Benzema could not return to the French team. Rougeau did not hold back when it came to raising Deschamps.
Benzema deserves more respect. He was treated like an idiot and fired. Some players, including captain Hugo Lloris, Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud, weren’t upset about his departure, so the tension was palpable. Rougeau said: I don’t think Deschamps wanted Benzema back in the French national team, because it’s difficult for him to manage a different ego.
He added that it was unlikely that Benzema would return to the French national team in 2023, as Deschamps could have remained in his position even after losing the World Cup final: France will start the Euro 2024 qualifying series against the Netherlands in Paris on March 24. .
