2023-10-10 20:21:36
It was with an almost complete group that the Blues trained this Tuesday at the end of the day at Clairefontaine, in a joyful atmosphere since the session was open to the public. Having come with the rest of his partners to greet the 200 supporters to take part in signings, Mike Maignan then left the group in the company of goalkeeper coach Franck Raviot.
Hampered by muscle pain this weekend, the starting goalkeeper of the France team was spared, as planned, for this session without his case causing the slightest concern. The former Parisian will undoubtedly be traveling to Amsterdam for the Euro 2024 qualifying match against the Netherlands, this Friday, October 13.
A triple of Areola
The rest of the team did a classic session. Newcomers Castello Lukeba and Malo Gusto took to the field for the first time with the A, accompanied by captain Kylian Mbappé, who was warmly welcomed by young and old. A warm-up in short strides, ball handling exercises, a few passing circuits then a quarter-field match, eleven against eleven, which obviously provided no clue as to the team composition that Didier Deschamps will field in Batavian land, even if the captain of the Blues started the opposition with Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembélé.
The goalkeepers, used in the field, stood out, like Alphonse Areola… author of a hat-trick. This Wednesday, a new training session, behind closed doors this time, is scheduled. Two players will also be present at a press conference at 11:30 a.m.
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