France supervisor Didier Deschamps has hit out at a reporter whereas confirming that Karim Benzema won’t play within the World Cup ultimate.
Les Bleus are set to tackle Argentina on Monday morning (AEDT) within the decider and the Real Madrid striker received’t make a shock look, The Sun stories.
The 34-year-old celebrity was named within the France squad however injured his thigh previous to the beginning of the event and was despatched residence.
It has now emerged that he’s again coaching along with his membership fuelling hypothesis he may return to Qatar for the ultimate.
Deschamps dismissed these rumours angrily after being repeatedly requested about Benzema and the place he’d be watching the ultimate, saying: “Are you spreading the word among foreign journalists?
“If I don’t answer, you’ll say I’m p***ed off.
“Some players have been injured and Karim Benzema is one of them and Lucas Hernandez got injured in the first game.
“From that point on, I have 24 players in my squad and they are the ones at my disposal, so I don’t think it is fair to those players to ask about players who aren’t here.
“It is not up to me to decide who comes to watch the game, former players or injured players, I focus on my squad and the players at my disposal.
“We have lost three – Christopher Nkunku, Benzema and Hernandez. I lost them even though they were in the squad to begin with.
“So now I am focusing on my 24-man squad and they are the ones I will have at my disposal tomorrow.”
It is just not the primary time the supervisor, who’s seeking to win the World Cup twice in a row, has been pissed off by questions regarding Benzema.
Earlier this week, with a sigh and a smirk, Deschamps responded to a different journalist asking in regards to the Ballon d’Or winner, saying: “I don’t really want to answer that question. Next question. I do apologise.”
There has been hypothesis that Benzema is offended on account of him not being allowed to return to France’s camp regardless of seemingly being match.
The French may do with additional numbers amid stories that there’s a illness bug spreading across the staff – it stored Adrien Rabiot out of the semi-final.
– This article first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.
Originally printed as Fuming France boss Didier Deschamps confirms Benzema received’t play in World Cup ultimate as he lashes out at reporter
