In France’s Nations League triumph, there was a dispute between Paul Pogba and Benjamin Pavard. It wasn’t their first argument.
It is not the first time that Paul Pogba (Manchester United) and Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern) have clashed in the French national team. In the Nations League final, a scene when the score was 0-0 caused great excitement at Pogba.
What happened? After Pogba dropped back and was attacked by a Spanish opponent in the French penalty area, he found no pass station.
France: This was not the first time Pogba had clashed with Pavard
Pavard had started down on his right defensive side when Pogba got the ball – and was also closely covered. Pogba was then pronounced a foul on himself. Then he was caught by cameras gesturing angrily in the direction of Pavard and making it clear to the Bayern player that he should have come towards him instead of looking for the way forward.
France coach Didier Deschamps tried to calm Pogba down from the sidelines. Because Deschamps also knows: It was not the first time that both players in the French national team have clashed.
In the French media, after France’s surprising departure from the European Championships in the summer, it was said that Pavard, Pogba and also Raphael Varane were involved in a violent argument. Varane reportedly told Pogba that Pavard felt that Pogba was not defending enough. Pogba allegedly confronted Pavard afterwards, allegedly insulting him by the right-back.
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