Prancis 0 Spanyol 1, Deschamps Bela Benzema `Mandul`
France 0 Spain 1, Deschamps Defends Misfiring Benzema
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Translator : Parulian Manalu
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Paris (B2B) - Pelatih tim nasional Prancis, Didier Deschamps membela keputusannya memainkan Karim Benzema dalam laga kualifikasi Piala Dunia dimana Les Bleus menyerah 1-0 dari juara bertahan Spanyol.
Deschamps mempercayai Benzema meski striker Real Madrid itu sudah tidak mencetak gol di 11 laga. Benzema pun akhirnya melewati 1.000 menit tanpa mencetak gol setelah tampil mengecewakan di laga tersebut.
"Segalanya bisa diperdebatkan. Dia tampil bagus meski gagal mencetak gol," ujar Deschaps kepada pers seperti dikutip Yahoo.
Namun, para pendukung timnas Prancis mencemooh Benzema saat dia ditarik keluar pada menit 82 untuk digantikan oleh gelandang Moussa Sissoko.
Paris - France coach Didier Deschamps defended his team selection after Les Bleus slumped to a 1-0 home defeat by world champions Spain in World Cup qualifying Group I on Tuesday.
Deschamps kept faith with Karim Benzema, who had not scored in 11 games, but the Real Madrid striker passed 1,000 minutes without an international goal in another disappointing performance.
"It´s a debate. He did good things even if obviously he did not find the back of the net," Deschamps told a news conference.
Benzema, however, was booed off the pitch when he was replaced in the 82nd minute by midfielder Moussa Sissoko and Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud had to wait until stoppage time before coming on.
