Since his arrival at the head of the French team in 2012, Didier Deschamps has always been able to surprise everyone. The Blues technician does not hesitate to go against the grain or quickly bet on certain players. Especially the youngest. In the past, he did not hesitate to quickly summon big French talents like Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé or more recently Eduardo Camavinga, then 17 years old. Proof that DD, like Mbappé, does not attach importance to the player’s age.
And this should continue to be the case in the coming months. Indeed, the former OM coach is increasingly tempted by the idea of calling Warren Zaire-Emery to the French team. In any case, this is what is announced The Team And The Parisian this Friday morning. Present at the Parc des Princes to attend the Champions League match between PSG and AC Milan (3-0), the Blues coach must have been dazzled by the XXL performance of the young Parisian midfielder. Author of an assist, and also elected man of the match by UEFA, WZE overwhelmed his opponents and confirmed that he was indeed one of the gems of world football.
Didier Deschamps is under the spell
Beyond his consistency, the young 17-year-old midfielder has managed to establish himself in this PSG and has proven his talent at the highest level, in Champions League matches where he is currently the best passer (3 assists) . And obviously, Didier Deschamps is not insensitive to this, especially in C1, a competition that he considers to be a reference. The possibility of seeing him called up next November clearly exists and this could thus push towards the exit of other players.
The two French dailies thus agree to say that a probable arrival of Zaire-Emery would thus remove either Boubacar Kamara or Youssouf Fofana from the list. And if Thierry Henry, newly appointed coach of the Espoirs, had made him his potential captain with the 2024 Olympics in his sights, he will already have to think about coping without him. Because obviously, DD also fell under the spell of his player’s style of play. In the event of his first selection next November against Gibraltar, WZE would also become the youngest Blues player since 1945, ahead of Eduardo Camavinga by a few months.
