French team: Cherki, Goué, Lucas Hernandez… The brutal development of Didier Deschamps

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

One month before Didier Deschamps' next list to challenge Croatia in the 1/4 final of the League of Nations, we can already lend ourselves to the prediction game. Who will be the new faces of the Blues, if there are any? In recent months, the tricolor coach has often repeated his desire to “reoxygenate” his group, and as such, Michael Olise, Manu Koné or Lucas Chevalier, to name a few, had broken their braids of internationals.

Today, several players continue to point their nose. One can naturally think of the international hope Rayan Cherki, who finally seems to have a course at OL, but also to Maghnes Akliouche, certainly less inspired in recent weeks but author of a first part of the season of very good quality in Monaco , or even to Désiré Doué, in full emergence at PSG. In an interview granted simultaneously to The team,, the Parisian And THE FigaroDidier Deschamps could not avoid these questions. He first mentioned the individual, with the desired case, before going to the general.

He does not particularly open the door

“”If my desire for reoxygenation can benefit Désiré Goué? He is a very young player, who had a big transfer, who arrived on tiptoe. His beginnings were not obvious because he played lessrecalls DD. By having more playing time, I think he has progressed a lot. He has a more diversified game, he has this ability to be able to eliminate, to play on both sides, he can also evolve in the middle. He is supposed to be part of the euro this summer with the hopes. We follow him, of course. If it plays that it is efficient in the Champions League? It is the most important. L1 is one thing. The Champions League, an international level competition, is another. Potentially, he does things that can bring him closer to the Blues. It is constantly increasing“, First expressed Deschamps. Relaunched on the possibility of seeing good, Akliouche, Cherki and even Tolisso being called in Blues, DD did not really show an overflowing enthusiasm.

“”I saw you coming. And who are these players in competition with? There are already players in these posts. For (Christopher) Nkunku, it's more complicated right now with Chelsea, yes, when with us it is interesting. But Michael Olise showed things and continues to do very beautiful things in Bayern. And Ousmane and Kylian come back.Finally, the tricolor coach was invited to evoke the case Lucas Hernandez, one of his historic frames, who today finds colors with PSG. “I know his warrior temperament and it makes me a lot of pleasure that he returned after overcoming two big injuries. He's a fighter. This takes time because it has a still limited playing time. We do not recover so easily from such an injury, even if he has all the mental capabilities for. I'm not saying no, I'm not saying yes (…) given his experience, I understand that he wants. But there are steps to be taken, of course. ” The message has passed: it will be necessary to be characterized.