International boss responds to prior criticism from Jurgen Klopp after latest Liverpool body blow
France head coach Didier Deschamps has responded to criticism from Jurgen Klopp over the use of Ibrahima Konate, with the Liverpool defender having suffered injury problems in recent weeks.
When the centre-back was used for almost all of the Blues’ friendly win over Scotland last month, despite some potential fitness issues, the Red Devils boss criticized the 55-year-old This was due to what he considered excessive use of the ball.
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The 24-year-old has missed the club’s last two matches with a hamstring injury, which has forced him to withdraw from international duty for his country’s final two qualifiers at the Euros 2024 (FFF.fr).
In response to Klopp’s comments in October about Konaté, Deschamps has now responded (via RMC Sport): “This has happened before and it will happen again because of the situation and interests between the team different national team and club coaches.
“I try to manage them like all other managers do.
When they [club managers] have them for three weeks, it’s easier to manage them.
We have them for one break, two games.
” We were obviously disappointed not to have Konate for the games against Toulouse and Brentford, and he was missed in the Europa League defeat.
However, even with several other Liverpool players already sidelined through injury, the timing of the 24-year-old’s body blow may have been paradoxically ideal from a Reds perspective.
His enforced withdrawal from the France squad means that he won’t aggravate the hamstring injury on international duty, and it certainly would’ve been massively galling if his body blow had been worsened while playing for Les Bleus this month.
Deschamps’ side have already booked their place at Euro 2024, so their concluding qualifiers against Gibraltar and Greece have nothing riding on them from their perspective.
This is a classic case of a club manager and a national team coach each prioritizing their respective interests, which is completely understandable and must be left to The players have conflicting sentiments, because they don’t want to upset either side.
However, from Liverpool’s perspective, it is not difficult to argue that the busy pre-Christmas fixtures are far more important than a few international matches that pose no threat to France.
We expect Konate to be fully fit and ready to play when our season resumes with a big game against Premier League leaders Manchester City on Saturday.
