“The subject is now closed. There is no more title race. » Like his coach Pierre Sage and many of his teammates, Florian Thauvin no longer believed in it after the draw conceded by Lens on the Brest pitch (1-1), Friday evening at the opening of the 31e day of Ligue 1. For him, PSG is now out of reach in the standings.
But nothing is over for the RCL winger, who still has two goals to achieve. The first is collective: to offer the Sang et Or the first Coupe de France in their history. The second is personal: to find a place among the 25 or 26 players that Didier Deschamps will take to the 2026 World Cup (from June 11 to July 19).
At 33, can “Flotov” still create a surprise by joining the Blues? Although he was not called up for the French team’s tour across the Atlantic at the end of March, Hugo Ekitike’s serious injury freed up a place in the attacking sector. His chances of replacing him are low, that’s for sure, but they exist.
Especially with his statistics! The account Football Statson X, notes that Florian Thauvin is involved in 20 goals this season with the northern club (12 goals, 8 assists). This has not happened to him since 2018-2019 with OM (18 goals, 9 assists). At that time, he had just been crowned world champion in Russia.
Florian Thauvin will not hold a grudge against Didier Deschamps
Returning to a level close to his “prime” is a performance that “DD” cannot ignore. Even if at the moment players like Bradley Barcola and Désiré Doué are favored by the coach, the presence of the former Marseillais in the United States in place of Randal Kolo Muani would not be at all scandalous.
But whether he is selected or not, Florian Thauvin will not hold a grudge against Didier Deschamps. “I will forgive him, as I forgave him the times when I was in the selection and not even on the benchhe recently confided in the daily The Team. Me or anyone else, the French team does not belong to us, it belongs to the French. »
“Even if I wholeheartedly hope to be part of the adventure, another dream for me, whatever happens I wish the best to France and to Didier, he added. This will be his last competition, I hope he wins it, and I am firmly convinced that he is the best person to win it again. »
