Center-forward Karim Benzema, spared all week, has “no worries” and “will be available” against Kazakhstan on Saturday with the Blues in qualifying for the World-2022, coach Didier Deschamps said on Friday.
Benzema managed to be present
The Real Madrid striker was dragging “a little problem he had over the last two games” in club, but since his arrival Monday at Clairefontaine “he has had (individual) sessions, very good,” said the technician at a press conference. “Having the game on Saturday allowed us to take no risks, he has enough experience to be able to manage himself. Today, there is no problem, he will participate in the session (training Friday evening, editor’s note) and will be available for the match, ”he added.
The only uncertainty of the starting XI relates to the adversary, weaker than the average. DD will he renew Pavard despite his difficulties in the right piston, or try the more daring bet of Kingsley Coman? The coach first defended the Bavarian, who expressed his frustration this week at being aligned with a position that is not his via “his entourage” in the‘Team.
“Coman is an option in the corridors”
“When I call him, you have an answer. Between playing right side with four or being a piston in a defense with three, it is sometimes the same role. The ideal is to have a player who defends when you do not have the ball and who brings offensively. It is the same in both diagrams. In a three-way defense, there is less downforce in front of you. Benjamin knows he’s not at the best time of his career, and I don’t forget what he did. There is no concern about his ability to play in this position. “
Playing, no, but playing well is something else. For this time, we would like to see Coman snort on the right side, facing a team that will spend its time in its area. A real possibility, recognized Deschamps: “Coman is an option in the corridors but not only in this match. It is an option for the start or during the game. It depends on whether you have the ball or not. This requires defensive arrangements on the coverage of the zones. It may be an option ”.