Asked about William Saliba in the absence of Ibrahima Konaté, Didier Deschamps however associated Dayot Upamecano with Lucas Hernandez on the eve of the meeting of the France team against Ireland, Thursday evening at the Parc des Princes, in the qualifying rounds of Euro 2024.
There will be no surprises in the starting lineup for the France team for their fifth Euro 2024 qualifying match against Ireland on Thursday evening at the Parc des Princes. Didier Deschamps will almost line up his team for the 2022 World Cup final lost against Argentina on December 18, with, in the offensive sector, Olivier Giroud accompanied by Ousmane Dembélé, Antoine Griezmann and captain Kylian Mbappé.
In defense, the withdrawal of Ibrahima Konaté, associated in the last matches with Dayot Upamecano, gave William Saliba the possibility of starting. The national coach was asked on Wednesday about the potential tenure of the Arsenal defender. It must be said that the latter is clearly the innkeeper of the Gunners (much more than the Brazilian Gabriel) and has also just been selected in the eleven of last season in the Premier League.
It is missed for Saliba. “La Dèche” preferred to use Lucas Hernandez alongside Upamecano when setting up match watch, as indicated by L’Equipe and RMC. The defender transferred from Bayern to PSG has been playing on the left with the Rouge et Bleu since the start of the season and was presented as one of the two left-backs of the tricolor group by his coach (along with his little brother Theo). But he will therefore find his training position against the Irish.
The probable team: Maignan – Koundé, Upamecano, L. Hernandez, T. Hernandez – Tchouaméni, Rabiot – Dembélé, Griezmann, Mbappé – Giroud.
