After France snub, what next for Karim Benzema
Zinedine Zidane says Karim Benzema is fully focused on Real Madrid following France snub, due to his alleged involvement in Mathieu Valbuena‘s sex tape scandal.
Once Karim accepted he won’t make the Euros, he knows his domestic routine is Real Madrid,” Zidane said after the game at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez.
“He’s a great professional and everything he does on the pitch for the team is important.”
After France snub, what next for Karim Benzema
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“I’m not going to enter into the Federation’s decision to leave him out but he is quite upset by it all – he’s sad and annoyed because he wanted to be a part of the team at the tournament.
“He can contribute a lot to the national team because he’s a great player. I am completely confident that he will continue doing a good job for us.
“I cannot comment on whether I think it’s fair or not, but I will continue to support him and give him confidence.”
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Meanwhile, Antoine Griezmann is disappointed with the omission of Benezma from the France squad for upcoming Euros.
“I learned about that on the bus coming to the stadium. Personally, this is very sad because I get on well with him on and off the field,” he told RMC Sport.
“Personally we must respect the choice of each party. We will try to do our best and go all the way in the Euros.”
[Benzema] is a great player, he will be missed. But we have other strikers. We saw them in the last two friendlies.
“Giroud and Dede [Gignac] have made it work. We trust them and we will work hard to go through.
“The leader will be everyone. We will see what works better tactically, who will play and I’m sure we can produce a big performance.
“It is better if more is expected of me. Here [at Atletico] it is the same and I feel good with it. In the end, it’s just playing football and that’s what I will try to do.”