And if the blue train passed again? Revealed to the general public during his Lensoise adventure, Jonathan Clauss (30) had taken a step forward by winning his first selection for the France team in March 2022, before joining Olympique de Marseille the following summer. Highly visible in his position as right piston in Ligue 1, Clauss had a card to play in selection, the Blues not having a real right side of a successful job.
Unfortunately for Clauss, the tricolor adventure ended after six selections between March and September 2022. Each time present in the tricolor group, but deprived of the 2022 World Cup, the Marseillais had been the great absentee from the list of 26 by Didier Deschamps. Since then, the national coach has relied on Jules Koundé and Benjamin Pavard. But we know that DD is a pragmatic man who knows how to change his mind when the situation changes. Repositioned in a four-man defense under the orders of Marcelino and still performing as well, Clauss again scored points with his coach.
DD did not convict Clauss
Good news at a time when Benjamin Pavard signed at Inter to play as a central defender. “I had no reservations. He had hardly ever played in this system (defense at 4). The fact that he now plays regularly in a four-man defense and that he finds himself at ease are arguments that go in his direction.”he explained at a press conference, before publicly opening the door to a possible return of the Marseillais to the selection.
“I’m not going to anticipate what’s going to happen, but it’s not impossible that he will have to come back so that we can see him again before important deadlines. He is making a good start to the season at his club in an unusual position. That doesn’t stop it from performing well. » A message of hope that will warm the heart for the Phocaean, especially in a season ending with a Euro.
