It is Wednesday, May 21, that Didier Deschamps will unveil his list for the Final Four of the League of Nations. We will know the identity of the players selected to challenge Spain in the semi-finals on Thursday, June 5 in Stuttgart.
After the stunning qualification won against Croatia (0-2, 2-0, 5-4 TAB), the Blues will try to continue. And it remains to be seen whether the coach will continue to open his group, after the summons of Désiré Doué or Lucas Chevalier during the last rallies.
In attack, there is a player who hits the door of the Blues. And it is not a young person, even if he was part of the Olympic adventure, with the Blueberries of Thierry Henry, who won a very beautiful silver medal at the Paris Olympics.
Mateta, the beautiful surprise of Crystal Palace
We want to talk about Jean-Philippe Mateta. At 27, the former Le Havre and Lyon player has a new full season in England. Here it is at 30 goals in the Premier League for two years with Crystal Palace. And as a bonus, the Eagles have just won the very first trophy in their history, the FA Cup, at the expense of Manchester City (1-0).
Again holder, Jean-Philippe Mateta participated in the victory of his team by being at the origin of the goal of Eberechi Eze. Twice, in action, he is found by his teammates and allows the game to move forward. The opportunity for the player trained in Chateauroux to show his whole palette, that of a complete attacker.
Didier Deschamps call him? It is not easy, because the coach has trusted the last World Cup with the same centers, Kylian Mbappé, Marcus Thuram and Randal Kolo Muani, who are well installed. In parallel, we must add Ousmane Dembélé who postulates a place in the axis. But Mateta, with its size and capacity to play in pivot, has a fairly different register, which could be interesting for the Blues …
