2023-11-08 21:36:32
Warren Zaire-Emery’s amazing start to the season has not escaped anyone. And especially not to the discerning eye of Didier Deschamps who is preparing to summon him for the first time, this Thursday, November 9, with a view to the matches against Gibraltar (November 18) and Greece (November 21) in the qualifiers for the Euro 2024, competition for which the Blues are already qualified. As announced on November 6, on our site, “WZE” will appear among the names announced by the coach at 2 p.m. at the FFF headquarters. The presence of the 17-year-old Parisian is not a surprise, as he is impressing with PSG at the moment. The captain of the Espoirs, it is true, continues to perform at a high level at the club. Scorer in Brest (3-2), he did it again against Montpellier (3-0) last Friday.
Still playing in the Champions League, he has 2 goals and 5 assists in all competitions, earning praise from his coach Luis Enrique: “He is exemplary, spectacular, I can only thank PSG for providing us with players of the kind,” explained the Spanish technician last week. And added: “I think that if I were coach of the Spain team (he was until December 2022), I would call Warren. I’m no longer a coach, but everyone sees what’s happening. »
Koundé and Saliba back, not Kanté
Deschamps did not wait for the PSG coach to speak to follow Warren Zaire-Emery with interest. He was at the Park, during the first leg of the Champions League against AC Milan (3-0), where he was able to see the native of Montreuil dazzle the Park with all his class. His ability to shine regularly in the queen of European competitions, even if he appeared in more difficulty on Tuesday at San Siro, was necessarily likely to convince the boss of the Blues. Le Titi will, in all likelihood, be the only “newbie”, the 77th of the Deschamps era, on the list. If he comes into play, he will beat the record for the youngest post-war blue, held by Eduardo Camavinga, aged 17 years nine months and 29 days for his first cap against Croatia on September 8, 2020 (4-2 ).
To complete its midfielder, “DD”, deprived of Aurélien Tchouaméni, injured in the metatarsal, should maintain its confidence in Adrien Rabiot, Eduardo Camavinga, Youssouf Fofana and Boubacar Kamara. As in previous meetings, N’Golo Kanté will not be recalled when Mattéo Guendouzi, now at Lazio, this time received a pre-call, the first since the World Cup in Qatar. The offensive line will be very classic. Around captain Kylian Mbappé, we will find Antoine Griezmann, Kingsley Coman, Randal Kolo Muani, Olivier Giroud, Marcus Thuram and Ousmane Dembélé.
In defense, the Blues will be deprived of Benjamin Pavard. Author of a double in Lille, in a friendly, against Scotland (4-1) last month, the Inter Milan defender suffers from a knee distortion, at the level of the patella. He will therefore be away from the field for at least 6 weeks. To replace him, Didier Deschamps and his staff should trust William Saliba and Jean-Clair Todibo, who are very successful with Nice, the tight leader of Ligue 1.
Asked about him in Nice Matin, to find out if he had lost points with his inappropriate smile during the minute of meditation before Netherlands – France, on October 13, DD explained. “With Nice, he doesn’t lose much in any case. It’s great that he was able to express himself in his own words. He didn’t have to smile that smile. This will serve as a lesson to him, I hope. His match in Germany (2-1 defeat), due to adversity and the lack of reference points in the team, was difficult but these are elements that I take into account. It’s mostly what they do afterwards that’s important. It is better for them to maintain the requirement. »
Dayot Upamecano also returns. On the other hand, the young Castello Lukeba will find the France Espoirs team, just like Malo Gusto. The two places on the right will go to Jonathan Clauss and Jules Koundé with, on the left, the Hernandez brothers. For the goalkeepers, Mike Maignan, Brice Samba and Alphonse Areola remain the three elected for the same hierarchy.
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