Even 13 years after his 41st and final selection for the French team on November 15, 2013, Samir Nasri does not yet seem to be quite ready to renew ties with Didier Deschamps. In fact, it must be said that the two men never managed to get along.
The former Manchester City attacking midfielder particularly criticizes his coach at the time for not having called him up for the 2014 World Cup, despite an anthology season on an individual and collective level with an English championship title and a League Cup won, as well as statistics among the highest of his career (34 matches, 7 goals, 7 assists).
So, during the podcast Respect from the YouTube channel of the rapper K-mel of the Ethnik Alliance, the consultant for Canal+ took the opportunity to deliver an anecdote which clearly illustrates this ambient unease. According to him, “DD” refused to participate in a charity match because of his very presence at the event.
“If he sees me, he gets hives”
Samir Nasri and Didier Deschamps were contacted by Pascal Olmeta to take part in the charitable action, for the benefits of his association “A smile, a hope for life” in Lens. The first quickly accepted, while the second reportedly withdrew the day before the match. “I’m sorry to tell you that. Didier Deschamps said that if you came, he would not participate in the match »says Olmeta to Nasri, who answers him.
“Listen Pascal, don’t get angry with him. He’s the godfather of your association, he’s the coach of the France team, it looks good for you to have him. Don’t worry, I don’t take it badly. I don’t feel offended, nothing at all. (…) Send a message that, even if he’s not my friend, I wasn’t going to talk to him, he could have played one half and me the second, we don’t need to cross paths, because it’s for charity. »
“If he pushes this through… He won’t come out of it any better”concludes the former Gunner, disappointed but almost amused by this behavior. “If he sees me, I think he has direct hives. »
