OPINION – By declaring himself unfit for competition in Qatar, the midfielder leaves a big void for the Blues, but also removes Didier Deschamps from a complicated choice.
Without obviously going so far as to say that Didier Deschamps will uncork a bottle of Dom Pérignon this Monday evening, it is possible that, in his heart of hearts, the coach of the France team will not take the formalization of Paul Pogba’s package. for the 2022 World Cup as dire news. For many reasons, mainly pragmatic. But not only. Starting from the premise that the Juventus Turin midfielder has not played on a pitch since April 19, a time when he still wore the Manchester United jersey, and that it seemed certain that he could not to be at 100% of his means in Qatar to start the competition, his absence is perhaps preferable to his presence, potentially invasive, even inhibiting for his partners.
Thus, his package removes Deschamps from a particularly thorny choice nine days before communicating his list for the planetary high mass. To take or not to take Pogba: such was…
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