BUNDES - Benjamin Pavard responds to criticism and tackles the French public

Published on: 18 October 2021

Benjamin Pavard defended himself during an interview granted to Canal + and broadcasted on Sunday, explaining in his new role (right wingback in the 3-4-1-2 of the Blues) does not necessarily help him to perform as he should.

"If I'm less good with the France team than with Bayern?" Not necessarily, ” he blurted out, before continuing. “Afterwards, we also sometimes lack automation, I discovered another position in the France team. I used to play a central defender in Stuttgart, now I have been playing as a central defender at Bayern for two years. I got used to this post. Right wingback? You can't be on top directly, I just found out (this post). "

But that's not all. The former LOSC Lille player has also cracked a small tackle to all those who point the finger at him in recent weeks, notably justifying the fact that many of them do not follow Rekordmeister's matches across the Rhine.

"I take a step back from the critics in France. Because I left France young. I haven't played a lot of matches in Ligue 1 so the French public doesn't know me much, they just know me through this strike at the World Cup (against Argentina, in the round of 16 of the 2018 World Cup, Editor's note ), that's where people started to take an interest in me, ” Pavard said.

The native of Maubeuge concluded by conceding that he would have liked to have more recognition within France, which does not recognize it at its fair value, according to him. “On paper, Pavard may be less sexy than (Achraf) Hakimi, (Trent Alexander) Arnold, but I find that defensively I'm more complete. I would have liked to have been more respected in France, because I am French, but after that I will not force people to go to watch the matches in Germany. Real people who watch football know the performances that I have had and that I am doing."

Not sure that the statements of Benjamin Pavard, appeared 4 times in all competitions with Bayern this season (1 assist) help to raise his popularity in France.

Source: transfermarketweb.com

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