He is back ! If the international break has not yet sounded for Olympique de Marseille, who still have to face Le Havre, this Sunday, at 1 p.m., Jonathan Clauss can have a free mind. Indeed, the tireless right piston was called – or rather recalled – by Didier Deschamps to participate in the next two meetings: against the Netherlands (13/10) and against Scotland (17/10). A great reward for those who were not part of the adventure in Qatar in particular. “It’s still a childhood dream, but this time I’m going there with more conviction: it’s another Jo’ who is here! I was taking a nap, and when I woke up: the pleasant surprise! I wasn’t selected, we went to the final: it was still a good choice by the coach at that time…”says Clauss for Téléfoot.
The former RC Lens player also looked back on the last few tense weeks at OM, as well as his role in defense. “We were able, despite the events, to ignore everything that was happening, and to give 2000%. It’s the work of an entire team, which allows me to be in the French team. Just before Brighton, Gattuso said to me: ‘Tonight, you’re going to show me that Deschamps wasn’t wrong.’ It’s good to go to Blue, and it will be very good to stay there. I have done everything I can at the start of the season to perform well in a 4-man defense, even if obviously there are things to perfect! I managed to assimilate what was asked of me. Under his shell of a hard, rigid and severe man, we discovered a real person, close to his players.. On the right, Jonathan Clauss has a chance to play, it’s up to him to impress.
