Between Didier Deschamps and Paul Pogba, it is a contract of trust that was signed a long time ago. If the coach never gave the midfielder any favors either, he always protected him at the height of the few storms that rocked his career. And the latter did him well by favoring the French team, both with high-level performances in Blue and in terms of his health (with his refusal to be operated on to try to play the last World Cup).
But what about this time? Paul Pogba was suspended due to a positive doping test for testosterone on August 20, on the sidelines of the first day of Serie A. Pogba remained on the sidelines, but it was he who was designated for an anti-doping test, which risks costing him several months, if not more, of his career. After the defeat of the French team against Germany, Didier Deschamps was invited to react to this new significant fact, on TF1.
Deschamps does not believe in Pogba doping
“Obviously very surprised. I don’t have the elements. So there will be things that follow. There are so many things piling up, falling on him, it’s difficult. I exchanged messages with him, but I will have time to talk a little more in the coming days to get more information”, he first declared, before giving his more precise feelings on the question. Does he think Pogba could do drugs?
“I can’t imagine that. Knowing him, in relation to everything he has in his head. I remember certain discussions with him about the Covid vaccine. Afterwards, the substance is there. Unless there is a second opinion or something. After the why and how, I don’t think he himself knows unfortunately. It will take a little time. It’s hard for him, I’ve always supported him. This new negative fact is one more”, he regretted. Paul Pogba will surely appreciate the words of comfort from his coach, in public, while he is going through a bad patch that never ends. In the mixed zone, Kingsley Coman also had a thought for his partner. “We all support Paul, he’s family, we don’t really know what happened in the end and I think if something happened it wasn’t done consciously. »
