2023-10-15 17:45:39
This Tuesday, Youssouf Fofana should start in Lille against Scotland in a friendly match. The 24-year-old Monaco midfielder is a usual understudy (12 caps since September 2022) for the men in place – Aurélien Tchouaméni, Adrien Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann. He was at a press conference this Sunday in Lille at the Luchin estate where Didier Deschamps’ men took up residence.
Is being among the top five seeds for Euro 2024 your next goal?
YOUSSOUF FOFANA. The coach alerted us to the fact that it was important to be in hat 1, that we had to be among the best first. The next two matches for qualification, we are not going to go there as dilettantes under the pretext that we are already qualified. We’re going to go there to win them.
You should start against Scotland. Are you looking forward to this moment?
This could be an opportunity to show myself, if I get playing time. I’m not worried about that. I just have to be good. I’m missing almost nothing, it’s just that, in front of me, I have three Martians who haven’t stopped performing since the World Cup. They found each other well, it’s hard to dislodge one.
How do you experience these repeated training sessions with the Blues with few matches under your belt?
I remember a lot of things from these summons. There are quality players, a lot to learn from them. I try to take it from everywhere. I’m trying to gain experience. We played quite a few good matches, it’s good for the CV, so as not to be surprised or a little excited like a child if it were to happen again. Let’s say I’m ready now.
How do you work on free kicks against you?
Set pieces are a domain specific to the goalkeeper. Mike (Maignan) does it very well. It’s true that before each match, he tries to remind everyone, to put in everyone’s heads where everyone should be in relation to the set piece, our positioning.
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