If the Bleuets travel to North Macedonia this Tuesday as part of the Euro 2023 qualifiers, some of them are starting to knock on the door of the world champions.
Didier Deschamps is not the type to upset his group from one gathering to another. He is also not a fan of surprise guests in the final lists for major competitions, except of course Karim Benzema and his resounding return for Euro 2020. Despite everything, several players from the French team could attract the hopefuls. eye of the national coach when considering the list of players who will fly to Qatar (21 November-18 December 2022) in a year. State of play.
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Illan Meslier (21 – Goalkeeper – Leeds United)
Paul Bernardoni, become too old to evolve within the hopes (24 years), it is from now on Illan Meslier which keeps the cage of the Blueberries. Trained in Lorient, this lanky goalkeeper (1.96m) quickly crossed the Channel to join Yorkshire and the Leeds United club in 2019. Initially lining the Spaniard Kiko Casilla, he was finally inducted number 1 in the hierarchy. by his coach, Marcelo Bielsa. With Crazy, Illan Meslier perfects his kicking game and becomes the first raiser of a team that likes to start cleanly from behind. It is now indebted in the goals of Peacocks.
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William Saliba (20 years old – Defender – Olympique de Marseille)
On loan from Arsenal to OM this season, William Saliba quickly won over the Olympians. Author of a remarkable start to the season, he is the Marseille player most used by Jorge Sampaoli. Quick defender, as evidenced by his full return of authority on Mbappé during the classic, he is also very strong in duels and impresses with his sense of placement and anticipation. Its technical quality and its ability to project itself with the ball at the foot make it an essential cog in the Sampaoli system and can bring a different profile to the French defense.
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If Raphaël Varane is obviously untouchable in this central hinge, the average performances of Dayot Upamecano in the France team, or the still fragile status of Kurt Zouma offer a good card to play for the Marseille stopper who, according to the sulphurous Sampaoli, has everything to become ” a great future of French football “. At the right axial position, in a three-way defense, his competitors could also be Jules Koundé and even Benjamin Pavard, a central defender by training. The competition is fierce but William Saliba can feed hopes within a year.
Eduardo Camavinga (19 years old – Midfielder – Real Madrid)
He is one of those most likely to see Qatar in 2022. Transferred from Rennes to Real Madrid this summer for 40 million euros, Eduardo Camavinga is announced as a future star of French football. This box-to-box midfielder, extremely lively and technically gifted, first impressed in Rennes during his first season as a starter before stalling last season. This did not cool the great Real Madrid who chose to bet on him to rejuvenate a performing but aging Kroos / Modric midfielder.
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In Blue, competition is tough in this sector of play. Behind the unchanging doublet Pogba / Kanté, the experienced Adrien Rabiot and the young Monegasque Aurélien Tchouaméni seem to have a step ahead while Matteo Guendouzi (OM) and Jordan Veretout (AS Roma) are also candidates. But compared to other international hopefuls, Camavinga (3 caps) has already been called to the A by Didier Deschamps and had even shown to his advantage. In the eyes of a coach very attached to the sacrosanct dynamic of the group, that matters a lot. If he wins a starting place at Real Madrid, his rating will necessarily rise in the mind of the coach.
Sofiane Diop (21 years old – Midfielder – AS Monaco)
He is probably the one that starts further down this list. However, the attacking midfielder of ASM impresses at the start of the season. Decisive, he scored five goals and delivered two assists in all competitions in 10 starts. With the Bleuets, he remains on an XXL match against Armenia with two goals and three caviars distributed. Sofiane Diop confirms his good intentions interviews last season where he finished 3e in the ranking of the best hopes in Ligue 1 behind Eduardo Camavinga and Aurélien Tchouaméni.
“He is very efficient with the ball. Although he can still improve without a ball, his progress is remarkable “Greeted his coach Niko Kovac last season. In Blue, he could bring his ability to play between the lines and to push the opponents to the fault thanks to his quick supports and his liveliness. But he has to face stiff competition for the post and his defensive gaps will have to be quickly filled to convince a coach who already has, undoubtedly, a close eye on his progress.
Amine Gouiri (21 years old – Forward – OGC Nice)
He is one of the very best players in our league this season. Before the goal and two assists from Kylian Mbappé on the last day against Bordeaux, he was quite simply the most decisive player in Ligue 1. After 13 games, he compiled six goals and four assists. Now taulier with Sylvain Ripoll’s Bleuets, Amine Gouiri is now knocking on the A’s door where his versatility would be highly appreciated in Didier Deschamps’ group.
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Able to play in the axis as on one side, he could come to replace the trident Mbappé / Benzema / Griezmann. For now, this task falls to Moussa Diaby and Wissam Ben Yedder. If the first represents a major threat for Gouiri, the second does not shine as much as expected in Monaco this season. In the absence of Christopher Nkunku, it’s time to show off for the former nugget of the Lyon training center. He has a year to pull out the muscles and knock on the A’s door.
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