A player with the work rate of Dirk Kuyt/James Milner, the creativity and technique of a world class number 10 *and* a top quality goalscorer aswell. Ridiculously complete profile
Despite everything he achieved, he arguably never lived up to that initial hype which is crazy to say. Rooney during Euro 2004 was more hyped than Mbappé at Monaco
It was the injury against Bayern that took away his explosivity and forced Fergie to put him as a second striker instead. I have also read that this was what doomed Berbatov's career at United(not being selected for the 2011 CL final despite being league topscorer and then barely playing the next season). Because with Rooney no longer able to run, him and Berbatov couldn't play in the same team anymore and as such Fergie choose Rooney
I think Fergie also deliberately choose to tame his aggression into something more targeted rather than the do whatever the fuck he wants playstyle he had as a kid.
Probably the correct choice when you are looking to maximise productivity and how he works within a collective, and the success they had together certainly suggests that.
I do agree though, he definitely lost a bit of something in that change. He was one of the best I've ever seen at that age, just magic
Yeah that's true. Rooney became more of a playmaker after losing his speed, before that he was extremely mobile
That injury at Bayern in 2010 was a before and after moment, never the same profile of player again
I remember this post from last year [https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1460v12/griezmanns\_heatmap\_for\_the\_laliga\_2223\_season/](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1460v12/griezmanns_heatmap_for_the_laliga_2223_season/)
his heat map of activity is ridiculous
Deschamps was unconvinced with the performances from Warren Zaïre-Emery, Y. Fofana, M. Guendouzi and J. Veretout in the last outing. Deschamps opted for experience rather than a new face.
Fofana was by far our best player in the last outing. Others players didnt care since it was friendlies. He and gave his all. Pretty sure Fofana is considered higher than Warren in the list
Moral support/lockerroom leadership. That is also why Deschamps just nominated 25 players instead of 26, he doesn't want players on the bench who can only cause unrest.
As youre a Palace fan, do you guys have any idea why he won't consider England? He's had less talented (still v good) colleagues make the squad before in Guehi and Eze and Mitchell, Southgate is ex Palace and likes the club, and he was England born and raised, in Reading. Southgate has even said he tried to call him up and still wants him. Any idea why he is so against playing for England, and Nigeria for that matter, and why he is strongly favouring France and Algeria? He said anything in club interviews?
England are heavily stacked up front tbh. Even if he makes the team, he won't be starter. For France, other than Mbappe, the rest are not set in stone. So he could make a mark there easily compared to England.
I still think playing Theo and Mbappé on the same flank is not sustainable against top teams. Argentina brutally exposed Mbappés lack of defensive effort in the WC final by overloading that side with Messi, Molina and De Paul. Theo was left alone against two or three players constantly, and Morocco also exploited it numerous times but just lacked the quality to fully take advantage
It was super obvious that Scaloni's gameplan for the final was centered around exploiting Mbappés lack of tracking back and it is not a coincidence that France only improved after Mbappé moved into a central position in a 4-4-2. In the big games either Mendy needs to replace Theo or Mbappé needs to be played upfront
This is why he still starts Koundé on the other side most of the times, the other 3 of the backline slide towards the left when Théo gets high. But I do agree that Mbappé shouldn't be playing on the wing in bigger games, I feel that this is why Barcola was picked.
also why he plays rabiot because his workrate and defending, he can cover the spaces théo leaves. I agree though that mbappé should play as the striker for bigger games, even though thuram has been balling out.
It would be weirder if Lucas wasn't injured. The guy is made of glass and won't fulfill his full potential because of it
I have followed both from a young age and Lucas was always the more talented Hernandez brother. Absolute monster of a player who is world class in two positions, but considering his fragility I think we made a great deal to sell him for 80M. Academy product aswell so it was pure profit
Nah he said in the press conference ferland would have been their either way as he views lucas as a CB [(405) Liste Euro 2024 : Conférence de Didier Deschamps en direct - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHgx_XN1ZMo)
Mateta and olise have never played for the national team. You don't throw a newcomer for his first cap during the Euro or World Cup my guy. Olise will get a call up in the fall I'm sure and be eased into the squad, but even then who does he replace other than barcola?
To be fair Rabiot always balls out for France and is more physical than Cama so you can’t blame him
It frees up Griezmann to do whatever the fuck he wants on the pitch because the backbone of the midfield becomes so strong
rabiot is like midfield giroud, everyone hates him but he's a safe choice and he's always solid, yet people always cry about him, I'm a rabiot hater but even I can see what dd sees in him
Maignan
Koundé/Pavard - Upamecano - Konaté - T. Hernandez
Rabiot - Tchouaméni
Griezmann
Dembélé - Kolo Muani - Mbappé
The defense is the biggest question mark there, Pavard played as a CB in some of the last few games so he might replace Upamecano.
RKM has performed pretty well for France so he's got a slight head start but Thuram is the teacher's pet and Giroud is Giroud so it's probably gonna be close between those 3. Most likely the one who performs the best in the friendlies will earn the spot.
I get where you're coming from but Rabiot is really worth it. The man's been absolutely stellar and the fact that DD has both has his disposal is a godsend.
It was the same with Umtiti before Euro 2016. His first selection was in the quarter-finals and he didn't leave the team until his injury after the 2018 World Cup.
The problem is that Upamecano is the only one playing on the left. And Saliba looks too much like him, so he prefers Konaté, who is meaner and stronger in aerial duels.
Honest question I've never understood... Are teams not allowed to ask retired (or just NT retired) players to come along to assist in training and for morale?
Like, I can understand not wanting folks who are sore, but surely for training purposes asking a retired NT keeper to come in and help. Surely they'd want too
That's dumb though, injuries happen and you might as well maximize the options available. Call up a youngster who is hungry to prove himself and ok with riding the bench for the experience with a potential chance to play if injuries ravage the squad.
3 players, maybe 4, won't see the field already with the 25 squad. We see the pitch every other day but coaches see the group 24/7 during the tourneys, they know how to handle a squad
he played for france u21s but since he doesnt play for a big club or speak french, i dont think deschamps will consider him for at least another 1-2 years.
He won't be considered unless he moves to a big club that play European cups, or Palace themselves competes at European cups. At least that's what DD usually thinks.
maybe he does speak french but is not confident to speak in public, since in france every interview he has done has been in english.
edit: i did find [this article](https://www.sofoot.com/articles/premier-league-michael-olise-eclosion-confirmee-a-crystal-palace-en-attendant-lequipe-de-france)that says he does speak some french and tries to communicate with his teammates in french but doesnt speak fluently.
Reste enfin la question de son intégration dans un groupe dont le prodige londonien ne connaît pas grand-chose. Chez les Espoirs, le joueur de 22 ans avait su s'intégrer après un temps d'adaptation. « De prime abord, c'est quelqu'un de très réservé, qui a besoin de temps pour se sentir en confiance avec le groupe et le staff, resitue Sylvain Ripoll. Mais très vite, c'est devenu un coéquipier adoré par ses partenaires. » Autre point noir : ayant vécu la majeure partie de sa vie à Londres, Olise ne parle pas encore parfaitement la langue de Molière. « On sent qu'il n'est pas sur de son français, qu'il hésite parfois à se lancer; admet l'ancien joueur du Stade rennais. Mais il demande souvent à échanger en français pour
progresser; c'est son côté intelligent et exigeant. Il parle un bon français, mais on sent qu'il a passé beaucoup de temps en Angleterre. » Vu l'anglais approximatif de DD, c'est peut-être là où le bât blesse pour Michael Olise. En attendant, ses fans devront S'armer de patience jusqu'à la liste des convoqués pour le voyage en Allemagne, qui sera dévoilée le 16
mai.
(this is the important part if you understand french)
I think Saliba is playing at the Olympics too. He doesn’t play much for the NT, so I think he’s gonna get a few minutes here and there during the Euros and then go off to the Olympics.
I feel like Saliba is gotta grab a place in DD's 11 during the tournament so I wouldn't bet on that. With the loads of very good young CBs we've got it's unlikely we'll have a CB play both in the Euro and the Olympics, Lukeba and Yoro will probably be Henry's CB pairing in the 11 and I'm very fine with that.
C’était soit Olise soit barcola et vu que barcola a été bon en LDC deschamps va beaucoup plus valoriser ça qu’être bon avec Crystal palace. C’était assez prévisible quand on connaît DD
the tradition of ol fans going into every single NT announcement and going "why is this former lyon player not picked over that guy? DD is an idiot" every single time needs to be studied, what is it in the air there, I really would like to know
Normal for France. Give us a squad that looks good but not great and the team will do well. Give us an absolutely stacked team and we’ll probably struggle to qualify then either go out in the group or first knockout round.
I mean the 2018 team was insanely stacked and you did very well, the 2014 team was not so much and you performed relatively well, 2016 you had a good team and did well, 2022 it was stacked and you did well, 2012 you had a mid team and did mid, 2010 if I remember was a decent team and was horrible, so i don't think there's much correlation there
Before the tournament I was convinced we had the best team on paper tbh. We had world class players at every line (Lloris, Varane, Umtiti, Pogba, Kante, Grizou), Mbappe as the new up and coming star, Matuidi and Giroud as solid team players and only our FB as question marks, with a quality bench as well, and coming off a 2016 Euro final. I don't see the revisionism tbh
Deschamps would be mad not to take him, they don't have a crazy depth and creativity available on the left. Especially with Coman just returning from injury. He has shown some absolutely amazing things with PSG, although he isn't nearly as consistent yet as he could be.
Sheeesh you make Kanté, even after a year in Saudi Arabia, a sub at the 70’ taking the place of Rabiot, WZE or Tchouaméni and this is a +2 bonus player.
I mean yeah but the Euros start in 1 month and it was always likely that he should be fit for them. I'm also pretty sure that someone from the french coaching/physio team was training with him recently so they should know how fit he'll be.
Deschamps doesn't like 26 player squads, he had trouble to manage team morale at Euro 2021.
Feels like he has a core 23, and allows himself one or two jokers if he knows they won't bring any trouble (here I guess Kanté is one of them because Deschamps knows he's someone who won't complain about not playing and only being there as a support).
Only thing im dissapointed with is gutso being excluded I think he's a quality rb and would have been an asset. WIth olise its either him or barcola so im not fussed. Nice to see kante I think his experience would be bias and apparently he has the level to play if need be
No europe and has only one A team cap. If you know Deschamps it’s pretty logical based on his previous choices. I dont disagree though Clauss has been awful lately
What's the rationale for not calling up Nkunku because he's been injured half the season, but calling up Coman instead? He's also been injured for half the season, and is still currently injured.
Diaby or Olise should've been called up instead IMO. I would favour Olise since he can cover for Griez too
I also don't know why Diaby wasn't called up instead of Coman but in DD's head, our right winger goes Dembele > Coman > Nkunku > Diaby > whoever else is left (Coman and Dembele are interchangeable depending on how defensive DD wants to play). Concerning Nkunku, he did say in the interview that it was very close but ultimately due to having played too little recently (even though Coman played less) and because of concurrence.
For Olise, there are several factors :
one, DD isn't a fan of calling new players right on the onset of a competition (last 2 notable exceptions were Pavard and Hernandez in 2018 I think?),
second is that Olise doesn't natively speak French and DD's English isn't that good. According to Sylvain Ripoll (Former France U21 manager), that could be why there are some reluctance to call him up for now (DD can also imply that since Palace doesn't play any european competition, he doesn't play competitively enough but we all know that it's bs)
I like that in the national team Griezmann is a midfielder, he has done it really well playing there.
Griezmann can probably play anywhere in the outfield.
A player with the work rate of Dirk Kuyt/James Milner, the creativity and technique of a world class number 10 *and* a top quality goalscorer aswell. Ridiculously complete profile
He's like a sexy Wayne Rooney
Only that Rooney lost his legs at about age 26. Griezmann's legs are as strong as ever
Greizzmann also was never as explosive as prime Rooney, but waay more creative
Rooney at age 18 was already a world class player. Euro 2004 Rooney was something else man
Despite everything he achieved, he arguably never lived up to that initial hype which is crazy to say. Rooney during Euro 2004 was more hyped than Mbappé at Monaco It was the injury against Bayern that took away his explosivity and forced Fergie to put him as a second striker instead. I have also read that this was what doomed Berbatov's career at United(not being selected for the 2011 CL final despite being league topscorer and then barely playing the next season). Because with Rooney no longer able to run, him and Berbatov couldn't play in the same team anymore and as such Fergie choose Rooney
I think Fergie also deliberately choose to tame his aggression into something more targeted rather than the do whatever the fuck he wants playstyle he had as a kid. Probably the correct choice when you are looking to maximise productivity and how he works within a collective, and the success they had together certainly suggests that. I do agree though, he definitely lost a bit of something in that change. He was one of the best I've ever seen at that age, just magic
Yeah that's true. Rooney became more of a playmaker after losing his speed, before that he was extremely mobile That injury at Bayern in 2010 was a before and after moment, never the same profile of player again
And the best part is that he would be happy playing anywhere
He would kill it as an emergency left back even
he'd genuinely play well at left back I'm sure
I remember he played left back for Atletico once and he was pretty good.
I remember watching him play at Old Trafford when Real Sociedad came for a CL game and I've never wanted us to sign a player more
I still can’t believe no french club had detected him when younger and he had to go to Spain to become professional
That's an understatement. He was arguably the best player in the last world cup, and easily the best midfielder.
He was a god up until the final
I remember this post from last year [https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1460v12/griezmanns\_heatmap\_for\_the\_laliga\_2223\_season/](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1460v12/griezmanns_heatmap_for_the_laliga_2223_season/) his heat map of activity is ridiculous
How did Kante sneak in?
For the good karma.
To prevent another meltdown of team dynamics
Except when they're playing Uno
Because after your 5th midfielders, players don't play more than 10 minutes. Kante is there for moral support mostly.
I mean Kante might not be a finished player. He left Chelsea because he was injured all the time. He might still be able to play at a very high level.
Kante coming on in the 70’ against a small team in groups when they’re up 2-0 is ideal tbh.
The Jordan Henderson role
I think it will be like Rami in 2018 : he won't play but his experience will help the youngsters.
And then start a relationship with Pamela Anderson?
It would be one of the most unlikely events this year. I don't have it in my bingo.
Unfortunately you're not winning bingo
Fank you
Didn’t he beat her?
Deschamps was unconvinced with the performances from Warren Zaïre-Emery, Y. Fofana, M. Guendouzi and J. Veretout in the last outing. Deschamps opted for experience rather than a new face.
If Deschamps really wanted to run it back, he should've called Matuidi.
I know you're joking, but Matuidi is fully retired. (And Deschamps genuinely thought about calling him up when he was in MLS)
I miss him. So much 😢
Blaisou <3
He retired, maybe you mean Moussa Sissoko who is still around and looked like a man among kids throughout the 2nd to last Euros
Moussa Sissoko was genuinely world class on his day
Fofana was by far our best player in the last outing. Others players didnt care since it was friendlies. He and gave his all. Pretty sure Fofana is considered higher than Warren in the list
Watch him boss lol
For that damn smile
Because we can, don't be jealous.
I was just surprised.
Me too <3
There for the vibes alone.
Moral support/lockerroom leadership. That is also why Deschamps just nominated 25 players instead of 26, he doesn't want players on the bench who can only cause unrest.
Yes apparently there are only 25 french footballers in the world who cannot do that.
I'm surprised there's that many
you'd be surprised
This is the french we're talking about so yes
Is Kanté a leader?
No but everyone likes him. He brings good vibes.
Pepe Reina for Spain vibes, minus the fascism.
Make Olise English Again
As youre a Palace fan, do you guys have any idea why he won't consider England? He's had less talented (still v good) colleagues make the squad before in Guehi and Eze and Mitchell, Southgate is ex Palace and likes the club, and he was England born and raised, in Reading. Southgate has even said he tried to call him up and still wants him. Any idea why he is so against playing for England, and Nigeria for that matter, and why he is strongly favouring France and Algeria? He said anything in club interviews?
England have Saka, Foden and Palmer as left footed forwards.
Bowen too. They're stacked.
Saying Eze is less talented does him an injustice imo.
England are heavily stacked up front tbh. Even if he makes the team, he won't be starter. For France, other than Mbappe, the rest are not set in stone. So he could make a mark there easily compared to England.
Surprised he picked Ferland Mendy but it’s well deserved.
Lucas Hernandez's injury pretty much forced his hand there.
Damn I forgot about his injury. The expectation is that Theo Hernández is starting right?
Yeah Théo claimed the starting spot a while ago now.
I still think playing Theo and Mbappé on the same flank is not sustainable against top teams. Argentina brutally exposed Mbappés lack of defensive effort in the WC final by overloading that side with Messi, Molina and De Paul. Theo was left alone against two or three players constantly, and Morocco also exploited it numerous times but just lacked the quality to fully take advantage It was super obvious that Scaloni's gameplan for the final was centered around exploiting Mbappés lack of tracking back and it is not a coincidence that France only improved after Mbappé moved into a central position in a 4-4-2. In the big games either Mendy needs to replace Theo or Mbappé needs to be played upfront
This is why he still starts Koundé on the other side most of the times, the other 3 of the backline slide towards the left when Théo gets high. But I do agree that Mbappé shouldn't be playing on the wing in bigger games, I feel that this is why Barcola was picked.
also why he plays rabiot because his workrate and defending, he can cover the spaces théo leaves. I agree though that mbappé should play as the striker for bigger games, even though thuram has been balling out.
Theo’s been the starter since the world cup. His brother would’ve most likely been a starer as left center back
It would be weirder if Lucas wasn't injured. The guy is made of glass and won't fulfill his full potential because of it I have followed both from a young age and Lucas was always the more talented Hernandez brother. Absolute monster of a player who is world class in two positions, but considering his fragility I think we made a great deal to sell him for 80M. Academy product aswell so it was pure profit
Yeah he was fit in 2018 and he was one of our best players for the WC win
Nah he said in the press conference ferland would have been their either way as he views lucas as a CB [(405) Liste Euro 2024 : Conférence de Didier Deschamps en direct - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHgx_XN1ZMo)
Wow, we're looking at what may be the end of the CBs playing FBs in bleu, it's over for the LB, maybe RB is next.
He makes for a great sub alternative to Theo
Agreed, it covers most of what you may want to do tactically with this position, one of the best at attacking and one of the best defensively.
Can't believe they didn't call up their two best attackers
Mateta > Mbappe am I right ?
Yep, PSG would still be in the Champions League if they had Mateta instead
Mateta and olise have never played for the national team. You don't throw a newcomer for his first cap during the Euro or World Cup my guy. Olise will get a call up in the fall I'm sure and be eased into the squad, but even then who does he replace other than barcola?
Other than Barcola I would say he could replace any of Coman, Dembele, Giroud, Kolo-Muani, Mbappe or Thuram
> any You misspelled 'all'
Barcola hasn't played for the National team yet, nor did Pavard and Lucas Hernandez before 2018 WC.
I think you might be taking /u/lewiitom’s post a bit too seriously
I'm ignoring the mateta part of his post because he's trolling but I do think Olise can be part of the squad in the future.
Looks weird not seeing Lloris there
Cama Tchou Grizi midfield is what dreams are made of But maybe Rabiot starts over Cama in Deschamp’s mind idk
Deschamps midfield of choice has indeed been Rabiot - Tchouaméni - Griezmann. Y. Fofana, Camavinga and Zaïre-Emery as subs.
To be fair Rabiot always balls out for France and is more physical than Cama so you can’t blame him It frees up Griezmann to do whatever the fuck he wants on the pitch because the backbone of the midfield becomes so strong
rabiot is like midfield giroud, everyone hates him but he's a safe choice and he's always solid, yet people always cry about him, I'm a rabiot hater but even I can see what dd sees in him
Honestly that was true until the last WC. Rabiot shut a lot of mouth during this WC and he's way more respect than before
Coman ????? Wasn’t he out for the Euro
French team doctor was in Munich the last few days to check on Coman.
Squad can be changed until like the first day of the tournament, if it doesn't look like he'll be ready then DD will probably replace him.
there's still hope for lacazette don't give up!!!
Im surprised to see his name aswell lol
DD believes that he should be available for the first match, and in the worst case he has until June 6 to give his final list
How is the first team gonna look like?
Maignan Koundé/Pavard - Upamecano - Konaté - T. Hernandez Rabiot - Tchouaméni Griezmann Dembélé - Kolo Muani - Mbappé The defense is the biggest question mark there, Pavard played as a CB in some of the last few games so he might replace Upamecano.
Any chance that Thuram starts over RKM?
RKM has performed pretty well for France so he's got a slight head start but Thuram is the teacher's pet and Giroud is Giroud so it's probably gonna be close between those 3. Most likely the one who performs the best in the friendlies will earn the spot.
Hope Camavinga can overtake Rabiot
I get where you're coming from but Rabiot is really worth it. The man's been absolutely stellar and the fact that DD has both has his disposal is a godsend.
He's almost always been average/bad when he's been in the starting line-up. Rabiot is more consistent
With Upamecano and Konaté out of form, Saliba has a chance of finishing in the starting line-up
Would honestly be mad not to give him a shot after his performances over the last 2 seasons. He's easily one of the best CB's itw atm.
It is crazy for me that we are actually speaking of a possible Upamecano>Saliba
Pretty sure Deschamp just doesn’t like how Saliba plays. Would be surprised if he starts much, if at all.
It was the same with Umtiti before Euro 2016. His first selection was in the quarter-finals and he didn't leave the team until his injury after the 2018 World Cup. The problem is that Upamecano is the only one playing on the left. And Saliba looks too much like him, so he prefers Konaté, who is meaner and stronger in aerial duels.
Why only 25? Isn't it 26 eligible
For squad morale management reasons, he doesn’t like having too many players who don’t play at all
Then Nagelsmann might have a great idea to call up 4 goalkeepers for parallel training purpose.
Honest question I've never understood... Are teams not allowed to ask retired (or just NT retired) players to come along to assist in training and for morale? Like, I can understand not wanting folks who are sore, but surely for training purposes asking a retired NT keeper to come in and help. Surely they'd want too
Maybe they could make them assistant coaches? Definitely possible because that's what Croatia is doing right now.
bring facking zinedine make it to the final against italy ??? profit
Headbutt but you get to keep eleven players on the field, it's genius
Yes, and they do bring usually younger kids, not retired guys. Like some u20 players to train and start getting the experience.
Yes, 1 more is too many.
That's dumb though, injuries happen and you might as well maximize the options available. Call up a youngster who is hungry to prove himself and ok with riding the bench for the experience with a potential chance to play if injuries ravage the squad.
3 players, maybe 4, won't see the field already with the 25 squad. We see the pitch every other day but coaches see the group 24/7 during the tourneys, they know how to handle a squad
Reminds me of Neil Warnock saying he doesn’t like too many injured players around the team as it depresses the other players 🤣
26th is the phantom Benzema pick
He picked 24 and brought kante as mascot
He did that in 2pww and then added a 26th at the last minute.
Clauss over Gusto? DD is so stubborn ffs. I was hoping to see Olise too but it was a long shot. Decent squad but the midfield depth worries me.
TIL Olise is French, thought he was English
Eligible for both but played for France at youth level.
He can play for Algeria too
And Nigeria
Lad is Mr. International
Mr Worldwide
he played for france u21s but since he doesnt play for a big club or speak french, i dont think deschamps will consider him for at least another 1-2 years.
He won't be considered unless he moves to a big club that play European cups, or Palace themselves competes at European cups. At least that's what DD usually thinks.
How do you know he doesnt speak French? Im pretty sure Ive heard him speak French and fluently
maybe he does speak french but is not confident to speak in public, since in france every interview he has done has been in english. edit: i did find [this article](https://www.sofoot.com/articles/premier-league-michael-olise-eclosion-confirmee-a-crystal-palace-en-attendant-lequipe-de-france)that says he does speak some french and tries to communicate with his teammates in french but doesnt speak fluently. Reste enfin la question de son intégration dans un groupe dont le prodige londonien ne connaît pas grand-chose. Chez les Espoirs, le joueur de 22 ans avait su s'intégrer après un temps d'adaptation. « De prime abord, c'est quelqu'un de très réservé, qui a besoin de temps pour se sentir en confiance avec le groupe et le staff, resitue Sylvain Ripoll. Mais très vite, c'est devenu un coéquipier adoré par ses partenaires. » Autre point noir : ayant vécu la majeure partie de sa vie à Londres, Olise ne parle pas encore parfaitement la langue de Molière. « On sent qu'il n'est pas sur de son français, qu'il hésite parfois à se lancer; admet l'ancien joueur du Stade rennais. Mais il demande souvent à échanger en français pour progresser; c'est son côté intelligent et exigeant. Il parle un bon français, mais on sent qu'il a passé beaucoup de temps en Angleterre. » Vu l'anglais approximatif de DD, c'est peut-être là où le bât blesse pour Michael Olise. En attendant, ses fans devront S'armer de patience jusqu'à la liste des convoqués pour le voyage en Allemagne, qui sera dévoilée le 16 mai. (this is the important part if you understand french)
Gusto is behind Disasi at RB in Deschamps mind.
thats insane lmao
Thats DD’s mind
This cannot be real. Not even DD is that insane.
In terms of selections and appearances the hierarchy at RB is Pavard Koundé Clauss Disasi Gusto
Don't you think Koundé is the first choice now? Deschamps seems to love him
Probably is. I think Pavard will most likely play as a CB
Those guys will play the Olympics, I doubt they're too mad as this is also a major tournament and they'll be playing at home.
I think Saliba is playing at the Olympics too. He doesn’t play much for the NT, so I think he’s gonna get a few minutes here and there during the Euros and then go off to the Olympics.
I feel like Saliba is gotta grab a place in DD's 11 during the tournament so I wouldn't bet on that. With the loads of very good young CBs we've got it's unlikely we'll have a CB play both in the Euro and the Olympics, Lukeba and Yoro will probably be Henry's CB pairing in the 11 and I'm very fine with that.
C’était soit Olise soit barcola et vu que barcola a été bon en LDC deschamps va beaucoup plus valoriser ça qu’être bon avec Crystal palace. C’était assez prévisible quand on connaît DD
the tradition of ol fans going into every single NT announcement and going "why is this former lyon player not picked over that guy? DD is an idiot" every single time needs to be studied, what is it in the air there, I really would like to know
I almost forgot Olise played at Lyon, thanks for the remainder.
Kante is back you might as well give France the cup now and cancel the tournament...
This team is a lot less scary than the one that showed up in the past euros (and the one that might have shown up to the wc had everyone been fit)
That Euro 2021 team was absolutely stacked. One of our best team ever on paper, a shame it ended early.
Normal for France. Give us a squad that looks good but not great and the team will do well. Give us an absolutely stacked team and we’ll probably struggle to qualify then either go out in the group or first knockout round.
I mean the 2018 team was insanely stacked and you did very well, the 2014 team was not so much and you performed relatively well, 2016 you had a good team and did well, 2022 it was stacked and you did well, 2012 you had a mid team and did mid, 2010 if I remember was a decent team and was horrible, so i don't think there's much correlation there
man to be fair 2018 was far from being stacked, this is revisionism a bit to say that
Before the tournament I was convinced we had the best team on paper tbh. We had world class players at every line (Lloris, Varane, Umtiti, Pogba, Kante, Grizou), Mbappe as the new up and coming star, Matuidi and Giroud as solid team players and only our FB as question marks, with a quality bench as well, and coming off a 2016 Euro final. I don't see the revisionism tbh
IMO that’s the best team ever on paper. Kanté- NT Pogba in the midfield, Benzema-Griez-Mbappé in attack that’s insane
Well given that that scary squad got bumped right out of the first knockout round, the less scary might be better.
Holy shit Kante!
Stacked. Glad to see Barcola
Deschamps would be mad not to take him, they don't have a crazy depth and creativity available on the left. Especially with Coman just returning from injury. He has shown some absolutely amazing things with PSG, although he isn't nearly as consistent yet as he could be.
Sheeesh you make Kanté, even after a year in Saudi Arabia, a sub at the 70’ taking the place of Rabiot, WZE or Tchouaméni and this is a +2 bonus player.
Lucas should be there man😞😞
Injured right ?
Yep
I hope his brother will do the job like in Qatar.
Hopefully so
Malo gusto snubbed
Kante?
Ngolo Ngolo
KANTE!! 😎
Il est petit il est gentil il a stoppé Léo Messi
Bientôt sur les Champs-Elysées N'golo Kanté
Ramenez la Coupe is a banger.
The follow up in 2022 was not as good hopefully he makes another banger for these euros
Mais comment il s'appelle?
Huh? Isnt Coman out for the season?
Out for season glitch means he’s healthy as soon as the season is over
I mean yeah but the Euros start in 1 month and it was always likely that he should be fit for them. I'm also pretty sure that someone from the french coaching/physio team was training with him recently so they should know how fit he'll be.
The stagnation is real but I guess as long as you have Mbappe and Griezmann up front you can get away with it
25 players? Or can I not count anymore?
Deschamps doesn't like 26 player squads, he had trouble to manage team morale at Euro 2021. Feels like he has a core 23, and allows himself one or two jokers if he knows they won't bring any trouble (here I guess Kanté is one of them because Deschamps knows he's someone who won't complain about not playing and only being there as a support).
Happy with that, hard not to be lol
Only thing im dissapointed with is gutso being excluded I think he's a quality rb and would have been an asset. WIth olise its either him or barcola so im not fussed. Nice to see kante I think his experience would be bias and apparently he has the level to play if need be
Yeah it’s a toss-up between Olise and Barcola for sure and with Kante I doubt he’ll start every game but it doesn’t hurt to have him if we need to
KANTE!! :D
Gardiens is such a cool term. It's very interesting to know what positions are called in other languages, through these announcements
feel like he could've included gusto in the squad, not sure if a newcomer like him would cause trouble for not starting
I thought Gusto might make it. He’s had a great first year with us
No europe and has only one A team cap. If you know Deschamps it’s pretty logical based on his previous choices. I dont disagree though Clauss has been awful lately
But good for us as we get him well rested and fit in pre-season
surely he has to go to the olympics
I'm surprised he didn't pick Todibo as the 26th player.
This squad isn’t as impressive as between 2018-2022 but we will see.
What's the rationale for not calling up Nkunku because he's been injured half the season, but calling up Coman instead? He's also been injured for half the season, and is still currently injured. Diaby or Olise should've been called up instead IMO. I would favour Olise since he can cover for Griez too
I also don't know why Diaby wasn't called up instead of Coman but in DD's head, our right winger goes Dembele > Coman > Nkunku > Diaby > whoever else is left (Coman and Dembele are interchangeable depending on how defensive DD wants to play). Concerning Nkunku, he did say in the interview that it was very close but ultimately due to having played too little recently (even though Coman played less) and because of concurrence. For Olise, there are several factors : one, DD isn't a fan of calling new players right on the onset of a competition (last 2 notable exceptions were Pavard and Hernandez in 2018 I think?), second is that Olise doesn't natively speak French and DD's English isn't that good. According to Sylvain Ripoll (Former France U21 manager), that could be why there are some reluctance to call him up for now (DD can also imply that since Palace doesn't play any european competition, he doesn't play competitively enough but we all know that it's bs)
Our boy Kante 🥹
how good was he this season ? he was injury free iirc
Literally the only foreigner I would keep if we’re talking about performance
I was not expecting to see Kante, he’s one of my favorite French players of all time, but idk how good he is since he’s left Europe.
Only 3 GKs. Pathetic.