Five years ago, Karim Benzema accused Didier Deschamps of being racist and since then the French strategist has not forgiven the Real Madrid player.
The French coach, Didier Deschamps, assured this Saturday that he will continue without forgiving Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema after accusing him of racism five years ago.
“I can’t forget. If it has anything to do with my choices as a coach, the tactics or the technical aspect, then it has a place of being and it doesn’t matter to me. affects my name and my family, ”he said. at the RTL station.
The attacker’s statement came after he was left out of those called up for the Eurocup 2016: “Deschamps has succumbed to pressure from a racist part of France”, the player said at the time.
Benzema has not been included in the national team since October 2015, after being accused of alleged blackmail, with a video with sexual content, to his partner in the Bleus Mathieu Valbuena.
With his criticism for the European Championship, the attacker hinted that the coach had given up on including him in the team because of his Algerian ancestry.
“Certain statements lead to verbal or physical aggression. I bear the consequences. We cannot forget it. I cannot forget it and I will never forget it,” the coach concluded on Saturday on the French radio station.