Two days after lifting the veil on its latest tricolor selection – to face Azerbaijan and Iceland, on October 10 and 13, as part of the 2026 – Didier Deschamps World Cup qualifiers recorded a small annoyance this Saturday.
Rarely spared the announcement of the desired players and the gathering in Clairefontaine, the national coach this time again received bad news from European lawns. One of his defensive pillars, Ibrahima Konaté, could not go to the end of the Premier League shock between Chelsea and Liverpool this Saturday.
“” He felt embarrassment in the quadriceps, which immediately sounded the alert for medixit the Reds coach, Arne Slot, after the meeting. I could have made the change a little later, but I didn't want to take any risks. So much so that the player trained in Paris FC and Sochaux was recalled on the bench from the 56e minute.
Deschamps forced to change his plans?
At this hour, there is no question of package for the international window which officially opens this Monday. But while the Blues just recover William Saliba to strengthen the rearguard, a new disappointment for the conductor of the French team cannot be excluded.
Accustomed now to fill the tricolor gaps at the last minute, Benjamin Pavard (OM) could be called to the rescue. Same reflection for Loïc Badé (Leverkusen), also summoned late on several occasions in the past.
