Last Thursday, when Didier Deschamps revealed his list of 26 players for the World Cup, the absence of Lucas Chevalier was not considered a big surprise. At the goalkeeper position, Robin Risser was preferred in the role of third man.
“Lucas Chevalier’s situation was already complicated in March. It still is today. There were other options, like Alphonse, who has experience. But over the last six months, his playing time has been limited, and he is not a starter”declared Didier Deschamps to justify this choice.
Since January 20 and the match against Sporting in the league phase of the Champions League, the native of Calais has not played a single match with Paris Saint-Germain. Four months of famine for the former Lille resident.
Lucas Chevalier, one injury too many
At the end of last month, Lucas Chevalier injured his right thigh. A physical problem which was undoubtedly fatal to his presence in the French list.
“Lucas Chevalier would undoubtedly have been part of the squad if he had played even one of the two Ligue 1 matches before the listreveals journalist Stéphanie Bianchi in the columns of Le Parisien. Against Lorient or Brest, during which the third Parisian goalkeeper, Renato Marin, finally officiated. »
