For Samir Nasri, the Karim Benzema case was mishandled. Hampered by several muscle glitches this season, the main gunner of the Blues left the tricolor group, because of a quadriceps injury in the left leg, which occurred during collective training on Saturday. And for the consultant Canal +, the package of the captain of Real Madrid is due to the bad management of the tricolor staff.
On the Canal Football Club set, the former Olympique de Marseille player assured that the Ballon d’Or 2022 should have missed the match against Australia on Tuesday to get in shape later: “We didn’t have necessarily need Benzema for Australia, Tunisia or Denmark. He’s a player who takes you to the next level, you needed him for the knockout matches so I find that really damaging. He didn’t have to be pushed. »
Samir Nasri also spoke about the moral state of his former teammate in the selection: “I got him yesterday (on the phone), he was upset. I think the management was bad with him. He is a special player who requires special attention. »
“He is Ballon d’Or, he is a special player”
“Last season he played nearly 60 games, it’s normal that he feels a certain fatigue, he is 34 years old. I think we shouldn’t push, there, for this start of the World Cup”, explained Samir Nasri on the injury of Karim Benzema, before concluding on the subject: “He is Ballon d’Or, it’s a special player, he needed special attention,” concluded the former midfielder.
This season, the Real Madrid star has played just 12 games in all competitions for six goals and one assist. He arrived in the Spanish capital this morning to begin his recovery.