France team: still decisive with Milan, Giroud still on stand-by …
The coach of the France team, Didier Deschamps, still hesitates to recall Olivier Giroud, author of a prolific start to the season with AC Milan, in his list which will be unveiled on Thursday.
Giroud gives Didier Deschamps headaches.
Thursday, the coach of the France team, Didier Deschamps, will communicate on the list of players selected to face Austria (September 22) and Denmark (September 25) in the League of Nations.
This list will necessarily be watched with particular attention since it will be the last before the 2022 World Cup. One case in particular is the subject of a lot of attention, that of Olivier Giroud.
Deschamps in thought
Zapped by Deschamps after the last Euro, the 2018 world champion was recalled in March following Karim Benzema’s package. The ACMilan striker had given full satisfaction (2 goals in 2 games) but that was not enough for him to be reappointed to the June list. At 35, the native of Chambry is still having a good start to the season in Italy, with a total of 3 goals in 6 Serie A games, including a goal and an assist in the derby against Inter Milan (3-2 ) last week then a decisive penalty obtained and converted on Saturday on the ground of Sampdoria Gnes (2-1).
Between his performances and Benzema’s injury to the semitendinosus muscle and quadriceps of the right thigh, the debate over Giroud’s presence in the next list has necessarily resurfaced in recent days. For the time being, Deschamps and his staff have not yet cut, reveals the Tlfoot program this Sunday, the technician wishing to give himself time for reflection due to the favorable evolution of the injury of Merengue, which could be restored time for this gathering.
Acclaimed by the public
Even if he missed the meeting in September, all may not be lost in view of the World Cup for the 2nd top scorer in the history of the Blues (48 goals). Indeed, as for the Euro, DD will have the right to select up to 26 players from its list. Of course one must be an objective as a selectable competitor. With my history in the French team, having the possibility of playing in a third World Cup is a chance. I won’t say that I don’t think about it, recently confided the former Gunner. In a recent poll which obtained 24,786 votes, no less than 78.4% of readers of the Maxifoot site also voted in favor of Giroud’s return to the World Cup. The ball is in Deschamps’ court…
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