2023-11-06 17:29:55
This Thursday, Didier Deschamps will reveal, at the FFF headquarters (2 p.m.), his list of players selected for the Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Gibraltar, then Greece, on November 18 and 21. According to our information, the young Parisian talent, Warren Zaire-Emery, should appear there. The 17-year-old’s first summons would not, strictly speaking, be a surprise. It is, even, part of the spirit of the times. The attraction of the French staff for the native of Montreuil already dates back many weeks. And the hypothesis of calling him to the A’s took on more substance every day to the point of becoming obvious.
The captain of the Espoirs continues, it is true, with the regularity of a metronome the successful performances at PSG. Scorer in Brest (3-2), he did it again against Montpellier (3-0) Friday November 3. At the same time, he made an impression during the first leg of the Champions League against AC Milan (3-0). Under the eyes of the Blues coach, present that evening at the Park, “WZE” then burst onto the screen with his power and serenity in a two-man environment with Manuel Ugarte. His propensity to shine in C1 constitutes the mark of the greats and remains an essential criterion in the eyes of Deschamps.
Present at the Théâtre du Châtelet for the Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday October 30, the latter was once again questioned, on the microphone of the L’Équipe channel, about the sparkling form of Warren Zaire-Emery since the start of the season. He was, to say the least, rave about it. “I like him, yes, I already said that. A lot of people like it. With his young age, he shows a lot of maturity and he performs at a very high level. It is a very good thing. He is French and he is likely to be selected sooner or later.” It will be early. It would, however, be simplistic to reduce its selection to the defection of Aurélien Tchouameni, absent for two months following a fracture of a metatarsal. “His presence would not be linked to the fact that Aurélien is not there, but it does free up a place, yes,” said the Basque technician.
Thierry Henry raves
Thierry Henry, the Espoirs coach, is therefore preparing to lose his nugget for the match against Austria on November 17, in the Euro 2025 qualifiers. The former Arsenal legend literally praised WZE after his match against Milan. “The way Warren plays, it’s normal that he leads the game at 17,” Henry enthused in comments relayed by Foot Mercato. He was the only one to stand at St James’ Park (during the 4-1 defeat to Newcastle). He looks amazing right now, and I know people will say ‘that’s one of your players.’ Yes, that’s true, but that has nothing to do with it. It is exceptional – the sky is the limit. I have never seen a player so young be so mature.”
Incidentally, the Parisian, who played his 43rd professional match against Montpellier with his training club, in all competitions combined, would become, if he comes into play against Gibraltar or against Greece, at 17 years 8 months and 10 days (or 13), the youngest player to start in the blue jersey since the post-war period ahead of a certain Eduardo Camavinga.
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