Didier Deschamps has revealed his squad to face Ukraine and Azerbaijan… and he took the opportunity to send a very clear message to PSG. Fatigue, overwork, and a cascade of injuries: the coach presents a brutal assessment. Players are at their breaking point, both physically and mentally. “The wear and tear is structural,” he states in front of the media.
Didier Deschamps is clear: the national team is not responsible for the injuries of players at their clubs. It is hard not to think of PSG, which has been plagued by injuries for weeks.
Dembélé, Doué… Deschamps Calmly Addresses Paris
When asked about the injuries that occurred while on national duty, Deschamps immediately clarifies:
✅ normal medical exchanges,
✅ nothing abnormal on the French side,
✅ no responsibility in the ongoing injury crisis at PSG.
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And then this dry and perfectly calibrated statement: “I do not give lessons. What happens at PSG is their concern; I do not have the information. I would not presume to say anything about any club; they decide, they have the information to decide. Just like us. There have always been exchanges, as is the case here with Ousmane’s injury; when examinations are done, they are communicated both ways.” A firm reminder: Paris manages its players, the French team manages its own.
“Hakimi and Mendes Were Not at Risk… But They Got Injured”
Deschamps insists: the risk exists everywhere, all the time. Not just with the national team. “After that, the interests of clubs and the interests of national teams may not be the same, that is a certainty. But there have always been exchanges regarding examinations and diagnoses made. I am not here to change the medical protocol. The fact that clubs may have more decision-making power than national teams is not for me to decide. (…) I am not in Luis Enrique’s position, just as he is not in mine. From the moment his players are on the field, there is a risk. Hakimi and Mendes were not at risk, but they got injured.”
He summarizes: clubs have their interests, national teams have theirs. And if Paris is on the brink of collapse, he will not bear the responsibility. Message received.
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