During this October gathering,
Didier Deschamps was able to test a few players who are not usually starters in the French team. Florian Thauvin, Christopher Nkunku and Jean-Philippe Mateta were thus able to be observed.
Next November, the Blues will host Ukraine and travel to Azerbaijan to try to qualify for the next World Cup. Meetings during which the French coach could line up a fiery quartet, composed of Michael Olise, Ousmane Dembélé, Kylian Mbappé and Désiré Doué.
“I think it’s going to be a monstrous headache for Deschamps. With this quartet, we normally have a blast. But what is he actually going to ask them? He's going to ask them to press like they're used to doing at a club? “, asked Daniel Riolo, Monday evening, on RMC.
Deschamps will advocate the beautiful game
And the sports journalist continued: “I think there is an evolution in Didier Deschamps. He wants to finish his mandate in style. The pressing, the offensive 4… Except that putting in place something that you haven’t done for years is not so easy.”
The 2026 World Cup, organized jointly by the United States, Canada and Mexico, will be Didier Deschamps' last competition as coach of the France team. After fourteen years in this position, the 56-year-old technician will probably have Zinédine Zidane as his successor.
