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Karim Benzema has a message to respond to Didier Deschamps after the France coach explained what happened at the 2022 World Cup

The relationship between Karim Benzema and coach Didier Deschamps has been fraught with problems throughout the years. The strategist born in 1968 removed Benzema’s name from the French team after the controversy in the 2015 team. It was not until Euro 2020 that Big Benz returned, but problems quickly appeared. The climɑx is in the World Cup 2022.

During the preparation for the 2022 World Cup, Karim Benzema broke his left thigh muscle and could not compete with France in Qatar. By the quarter-finals, the Real Madrid star had recovered from injury but was still ignored by coach Didier Deschamps, when Deschamps was said to favor Olivier Giroud more. And finally, when the tournament ended, the 35-year-old striker officially retired from international football.

Benzema has no fate with the national team.

Accordingly, Benzema was injured and could not join his teammates in the tournament in Qatar. According to Deschamps’ latest statement, Benzema was the one who took the initiative to leave the French headquarters after suffering an injury, before Deschamps could even advise Benzema to calm down.

Specifically, the French coach told Le Figaro: ““Karim was hurt because this World Cup meant a lot to him… ‘He said to me, It’s over.’ Our doctor’s diagnosis matched the one we gave him in Madrid. At best, his return to training could not intervene before December 10… When I left him, I told him: ‘Karim, there is no urgency. You organize your return with the team manager.’ When I woke up, I learned that he was gone. It was his decision, he won’t tell you otherwise, I understand and respect it.””

Immediately after Deschamps’ statement was published, Benzema responded. On his personal Instagram page, the Real Madrid player shared a photo taken with Deschamps with heavy words: “The audacity of this ! Holy Didier. Goodnight. !”

The message Benzema wrote on his personal page after reading Deschamps’ interview.

Benzema did not forget to include the content of Deschamps’ speech with the clown symbol at the end of his sentence. After that, the reigning Golden Ball continued to post a video of a man broadcasting the message: “Liar! Yes, you, liar. You lie. You’re a great liar!”.

The striker born in 1987 rarely spoke out about rᴜmors about himself, so when Benzema spoke up, the problem was definitely not that simple.

The conflιct between Karim Benzema and coach Didier Deschamps is no longer a rᴜmor.

Before the French team played the 2022 World Cup final, Benzema’s relatives criticized coach Deschamps and the medical team of “Les Bleus”. The France captain is said to have refused to open the door for Benzema to return to play at the World Cup, even as the player recovers from injury from the quarter-finals.

The fɑct that Benzema accuses Deschamps of lying about his injury condition at the 2022 World Cup shows that rᴜmors about conflιcts between players and the French head coach are true.

Benzema used to have 97 appearances for France, scoring 37 goals

Because of the conflιct with Deschamps, Benzema refused an offer to go to Qatar to attend the 2022 World Cup final when invited by the French Football Federation (FFF). The Real Madrid star then announced his retirement from the national team just 1 day after the 2022 World Cup ended.

As for coach Didier Deschamps, he continued his work when he extended his contract with Les Bleus until 2026.