Present at a press conference on Friday, Adrien Rabiot indicated that Karim Benzema was “a special case” in the French national team.
On the sidelines of the delivery of his list for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Didier Deschamps had warned that he would not call up any player who was not physically 100% ready to enter the Blues’ race against Australia next Tuesday (20 hours ) . But in the end the tricolor coach decided to overturn the rule for the 2022 Ballon d’Or, Karim Benzema.
Victim of a hamstring discomfort, the Real Madrid striker has not participated in any group training sessions for the Blues since the start of the rally. Worse still, “El Nueve” is very uncertain to face the Australians, according to information from the newspaper The group. But as Adrien Rabiot reminded the media this Friday, the former Lyonnais is a special case.
“Knows how to handle himself”
“It is clear that it is better when you have the rhythm. But Karim is a special case, indicated the center of Juve. He’s also a striker, it’s less of a handicap for an attacker than for a midfielder, a defender. He is a player of the highest level, he knows how to manage himself. He doesn’t need much. It will be according to his personal feelings and in discussion with the coach. If he’s not on the first game, he’ll be on the second. »
