Didier Deschamps hits back at Frank Lampard over N’Golo Kante comments

France national team boss Didier Deschamps has hit back at Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. Lampard hit out at Deschamps for not allowing N’Golo Kante to return to Chelsea after the midfielder picked up a groin issue. The 28-year-old suffered the injury while warming up for France’s Euro 2020 qualifier with Iceland but stayed with the France squad for the rest of the international break. “We all have our selection problems, but the Kante one was not a laughing matter. We communicated before the first international break. It was clear that he wasn’t fit to play the second game and he sat on the bench. I think it could have been handled better. I understand that when a player is on international duty that they are their players, but it was clear that he wasn’t fit,” Lampard told reporters. Ahead of the EURO 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Albania, Deschamp responded to Lampard’s comments. "I haven't spoken to him. NG has taken time to recover, he was back in training last week, in their squad for the Champions League. He is back to full fitness. If a player is available for his club, it is normal that they be part of this squad,” said the France boss. "When N'Golo Kanté felt something in the warm-up ahead of the Iceland game, I decided not to risk him, but he wanted to play."

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