The Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane, confirmed on Friday,
November 8 that the Welshman Gareth Bale and the Colombian James RodrÃguez,
summoned with their selections, despite not playing in the last weeks with the
white team, "are not injured", but neither "are available".
"They are not available. They are not injured, but they are not
available to play", Zidane told a news conference, remembering that they
have done work in the field.
Bale was injured in a match with his team in mid-October
and since then he has not returned to play a single match with Real Madrid,
while James, who drags muscular discomfort, played his last meeting with Real
Madrid on 22 October against Galatasaray in the Champions League.
"They will go with the national team. They have five or six days and see
if they are prepared to play", Zidane added.
The
white coach tried to explain the situation of his two players, stating that
they are not injured, in the sense that they are already exercising, but
"they are not available because they have not trained with the team".
"If you don't train, you're not available", he said.
"They
are still missing something", said Zidane, who stressed that his absences
in recent weeks "is not due to a technical decision".
"The
players do not train with the team so they cannot play tomorrow (against Eibar
in the League), then they will go with the national team and they will have six
days before the game to decide if they play", repeated the coach Merengue.
Asked about the malaise of the PSG sports director,
Leonardo, caused by his statements about Kylian Mbappé, Zidane preferred to be
diplomatic.
"I didn't say anything, I just said that what the
player said was his dream one day to play here and that's it. Then everyone does what he wants", said
Zidane this Friday, ensuring that "about Leonardo's reaction I don't have
nothing to say".
In passing, Zidane said that French striker Karim Benzema
should play with the national team.
"I know he feels very close to the national team. He
has always wanted to play in it. Then I don't know what happened inside", Zidane
said.
"But if you ask me, Zinedine Zidane, soccer, is the
best. So yes, he has his place
in the French national team", he concluded.
SOURCE: Panorama
