Left on the bench for the second meeting in a row, Benjamin Pavard is going through a very difficult period with the France team.
Didier Deschamps turned strongly this Wednesday against Tunisia (0-1), for the last group match of the Blues. The coach took advantage of the fact that his team was already guaranteed to reach the round of 16, and almost certain to finish in first place in his group, to manage the playing times within his group.
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This large turnover affected all sectors of the game, and Deschamps innovated in the position of the right side. We suspected that Jules Koundé, holder in the previous match and under the threat of a yellow card, would be left on the bench. In contrast, it was surprising that Axel Disasi, not really a specialist in the position, was preferred to Benjamin Pavard.
“I consider that he is not in a good mood”
In great difficulty during the first match, guilty of a defensive oversight on the Australian goal, the Bayern Munich player was also preserved by his coach. “I made the decision not to play him, explained Deschamps at a press conference. I won’t go into details. I had several conversations with him. I don’t think he’s in a good mood. So you’re going to tell me: is it physical? Is it the head? The first match didn’t help him, obviously. That’s why I made a different choice. »
The words of Deschamps let fear the worst on the current level of Pavard. Either the coach considers that the Bavarian is not at the level to play a World Cup match, or he feared that this trap match against Tunisia, within a baroque eleven, would have more possibility of making him good. bad than good. Either way, it’s worrisome.