Patrice Evra supports Karim Benzema and reproaches the French teams: “There were players who were angry, jealous and said that he was overshadowing them”

The former captain of the French team, Patrice Evra, harshly criticized, through a post on Instagram, the attitude of the French players with Karim Benzema during the World Cup in Qatar.

The Real Madrid forward left the concentration due to a quadriceps injury, but could have had minutes in the World Cup as his mishap was not serious. The former Manchester United player was “disappointed” and assured that he would have “waited for him even before eating.”

“In the human aspect, there is a small problem and I was disappointed in the human attitude (…) From the outside, I have the impression that Karim (Benzema) annoyed a lot of people. You, players, for not supporting him… you have to go to war for a player (…) Let’s take the case of Di María, who is injured throughout the World Cup, plays in the final and scores us a goal. It is the responsibility of the coach, ”he said.

“He makes decisions, we told Karim to do his thing. But you players, I think Deschamps always puts the team before a player. Yes, he is a doctor, but it is also said that you, the players, some were angry, jealous and that he was overshadowing you, “says Evra’s publication,” he added.

He continues: “You make the same mistake as the 1998 world champions, who thought the French team belonged to them. The French team belongs to everyone. You want to decide who comes, who should come, you don’t need that and you shouldn’t make the same mistake. We have the Ballon d’Or on our team. If he was still here, we would have even waited for Karim before eating. I didn’t see anyone fighting over it.” Benzema, days after the World Cup final, lost by France against Argentina, announced his international retirement on social media. (D)