As Hugo Lloris, in his appearance a few minutes earlier, they made it clear that they had left the hotel before and that they did not know how sick players are doing.
The France players have camel virus
France boss Didier Deschamps is unlikely to give many hints about the condition of his players affected by the virus ahead of Argentina-France tomorrow: Raphael Varane, Ibrahim Konate, and Kingsley Coman are the latest to go down. As Hugo Lloris, in his appearance a few minutes earlier, they made it clear that they had left the hotel before and that they did not know how sick players are doing. The head coach also responded to a question about Karim Benzema, limiting himself to stating that he is one of the injured players in his group and that whether or not he makes it to the final is not a matter of management for him.
Benzema is in Qatar already
Speaking about the virus, which has affected at least five players in the France team ahead of the FIFA World Cup final, Didier Deschamps said: “The players were sleeping when I left, so I don’t have the latest information. We are trying to cope as best we can, calmly. “There will be data today. I’ll take them tonight and tomorrow to ensure we’re ready for this big game. It interests them, I understand. We try to take as many precautions as possible and adapt and deal with it without going overboard.” Benzema flew back to Qatar despite having previously left the tournament through injury, so he could play a role in the final if Deschamps chose to use him.
Deschamps has 24 players to manage
“Do you pass the word among foreign journalists to ask about it? If I don’t answer, you will say that I am angry. I have players who have been injured before. Karim Benzema is one of them. Lucas Hernandez was the last to get injured,” replied Deschamps. “Since then, I have 24 players to control. Asking about these players is at least a little awkward. The group is here. I don’t worry about invitations from players, ex-players or injured players. We had a group in the beginning, and because of what happened? We lost three, with Christopher Nkunku at the beginning. They were part of the beginning of the journey. Tomorrow there will be 24 of us.”
Speaking about how Kylian Mbappe is doing ahead of the match against Argentina, Deschamps said: “When he has to talk, he talks. He spoke from time to time. Kylian needs peace and calmness. I don’t want to disturb his peace, state of mind.”