Benjamin Pavard is back. But the French world champion can thank Chelsea, who indeed insisted with Didier Deschamps to keep Wesley Fofana during this international break due to knee discomfort. Enough to force the French coach to turn to the interior defender, no longer seen in the French team since the Euro. A Euro spent on the sidelines.
Determined to play in the center rather than in the right lane, the former Bavarian saw the 1998 world champion prefer William Saliba and Dayot Upamecano, the titular hinge. Above all, the French technician had never rotated, or even taken out the slightest defender during the match throughout the competition. A difficult situation to live with for the former Lille resident.
Benjamin Pavard, bitterness that is all too visible
According to RMC Sport, Benjamin Pavard would have let his discomfort show, which would not have pleased Didier Deschamps and his staff. Which perhaps explains why the Lombard player, to his advantage with Inter Milan at the start of the season, was absent from the three lists announced by the French coach since the Euro.
But while some imagined him ready to retire internationally, Benjamin Pavard on the contrary showed his attachment to the Blues during an interview with GQ, sending a formal appeal to Didier Deschamps. “Obviously I’m not giving up and I’m continuing to work so that the coach calls on me again, he confided. It’s really him who passed the winning on to me and I still want to win alongside him. » The call has clearly been heard.
