Plas in France/ The President of the French Federation: Even if Zidane called me, I wouldn't answer...

2023-01-09 12:23:27, Sport CNA

A day after announcing the renewal of Didier Deschamps until 2026, Noël Le Graet, president of the French Football Federation, gave an interview to RMC Sport. He spoke about the current situation of the French team, about Zinedine Zidane and also about Benzema's absence throughout the World Cup in Qatar .

"Zidane has always been under the radar, you don't have to tell stories. He had many supporters, some waiting for Deschamps to leave. But who can seriously criticize Deschamps? Nobody can. You can always crash a game, but I've had it for 10 years, haven't had too many problems. His departure always generates clicks", he declared in the first place about the possible arrival of Zidane".

He also talked about the possible arrival of Zizou in the Brazilian team and if they talked before the renewal of Deschamps: "Zidane with Brazil? I don't know, I'd be surprised. He does whatever he wants, it's none of my business. I never saw it, we never thought about breaking up with Didier. This does not correspond to anything. Some journalists have to change or invent because they don't know what to write and would rather say bad things than good. Honestly, I've never been taken out by pre-judgments. As for Zidane and the Brazilian team, I don't care, let him go where he wants! He can go wherever he wants, to a club… of choice. Did Zidane try to contact me? Of course not, and if he did, I wouldn't answer his phone," he said.

Recently, Le Graet referred to the management of the Benzema case during the World Cup. "He was injured, unfortunately he left, I'm sorry. I admire the career of Benzema, who had the best year of his life and career. Unfortunately, in the first or second training session, he had a setback. I have great admiration for him. What does your environment say? I do not care. The medical staff did what was necessary. We had 24 players and finished with 24, so the staff have done a good job. Benzema returned to training when the competition was over, not before. That said, it was a shame. While I was telling myself that Giroud might not have played and we might not have scored so many goals.