Author of a huge performance with Real Madrid on Tuesday, Karim Benzema has fueled regrets. Many observers deplore his international retirement. So much so that some see Didier Deschamps summon him for the next matches.
Like all of Real Madrid, Karim Benzema did very well on Tuesday during the trip to Anfield. Despite the Reds’ two-goal lead following less than a quarter of an hour of play, the Merengues went on to win 5-2 at Liverpool and the last Ballon d’Or blazed with a double at the end of the game. , confirming its great form. The Frenchman has obviously digested the immense disappointment of his package for the World Cup. Since the takeover, the former Lyonnais has already scored 12 goals in 12 matches.
The France team will not benefit from this great form. The day following the final lost by the Blues once morest Argentina, Karim Benzema announced his international retirement. What leave regrets to many observers, like Eric Di Meco. “I did Euro 96. Eric Cantona and David Ginola weren’t there when they were stratospheric in England. They were so strong and yet they weren’t there. We lost in the semi-finals on penalties once morest the Czechs. I would have liked to see them.” he explained, adding: “The France team had the potential to go at least to the final. There is the regret of not having often seen Benzema together with Mbappé, Dembélé, Coman, Griezmann… They are such talents… Karim’s problem was extra sporting, it was not the athlete who dismissed him from The french team. That’s why I have regrets. »
I do not see why Benzema would not be called in Blue in March
The regrets are such that some imagine Didier Deschamps summoning Karim Benzema for the two matches once morest the Netherlands and Ireland at the end of March. “I don’t see why Benzema wouldn’t be called up in Blue in March. If some feel inhibited by his presence, they should stay at home. It’s simple. After all, he never said he was retiring from international football. To do without it would be total nonsense,” wrote L’Equipe journalist Hervé Penot on Twitter. A reference to the message published by Karim Benzema on social networks to announce the end of his adventure in the France team.
“I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I’ve written my story and ours is ending.” he had written. “Did he say it officially? I think it’s quite sibylline “, continued Hervé Penot. At the microphone of Europe 1, Dominique Grimault also expressed his regrets. “He is a player who will forever imprint his name in the history of Real Madrid and he might have done it in the France team. He might have been the best number 9 in the history of French football. he confided while Patrick Julliard pointed out “a relationship problem” between Karim Benzema and Didier Deschamps.
“The France team would bring more misunderstandings than pleasure”, he added, closing the door to a return of KB9 to the Blues. An opinion shared by Alain Giresse. “It’s very compromised for us to see him once more, he launched. Unfortunately for France, and for him, the page has been turned. »
