While he was preserved on Tuesday, Karim Benzema attended the first training session of the French team in Qatar this Thursday. Even if he spent the second part of the session on the sidelines.
Karim Benzema is taking small steps in his recovery. The Real Madrid striker, who had been hit in the thigh for about a month, is doing everything to be operational for the French’s first game in the World Cup 2022against Australia next Tuesday.
In Doha, Blues fans are looking for the slightest clue about the health of the Ballon d’Or winner, and Aurélien Tchouaméni has been questioned about his teammate’s situation at the club. “Karim is a top player, he is part of the football elite. He’s a great player, he’s used to being criticized on certain points, if he couldn’t play it was because he wasn’t at 100%. Let’s hope he’s up and running for the first game.said the former Monegasque, broadcasts RMC.
“He’s very calm, he’s very experienced, he knows his body. There’s no need to worry, he knows very well that everything will be fine and that he will answer as soon as he can.added Tchouaméni, without removing any doubts about his centre-forward.
Benzema in training, but…
In the process, Benzema was down for the Blues’ first training session in Qatar this Thursday evening. Tuesday, IHe had only spent 15 minutes on the Clairefontaine lawn, without touching the ball, before returning home. This time the former Lyonnais warmed up with his teammates, finding his skin. But in the process, Benzema joined Raphaël Varane, the other injured Blues, for a series of drills on the sidelines of the rest of the pack. So it gets better. But Benzema is clearly not 100% yet, five days before the big match against Australia.
After fifteen minutes of sitting, Karim Benzema and Varane train separately with the physical trainer of the French team.@diarioas pic.twitter.com/qCGTaryl30
– Andrés Onrubia Ramos (@AndiOnrubia) November 17, 2022
If you have any doubts about Benzema, it is Olivier Giroud who would undoubtedly be deployed at the forefront, alongside Kylian Mbappé. For this first meeting, Didier Deschamps would prepare an asymmetrical system with Adrien Rabiot in left midfield, at Matuidi 2018, and Antoine Griezmann moved to the right.
