The coach of the Blues, Didier Deschamps, must announce Tuesday evening a list of 26 players to participate in Euro 2020, delayed by one year due to the coronavirus.
"DD" could choose to rely on his sure values to repeat the feat of a double already accomplished as a player, twenty years ago.
Even if it means giving up surprises?
Sixty-seven million coaches, but only one on the joint set of TF1 and M6, Tuesday evening: one month before Euro 2020, Didier Deschamps will unveil his list for the competition at 8 p.m.
The two-time world champion will announce an expanded list of 26 names.
Due to the sanitary conditions, he could also call on reservists, as was the case for Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup. However, there should not be many surprises, "DD" being used to to rely on sure values which have already made the happiness of the supporters of the Blues.
A collective "in a frame"
The one who has been at the helm of the Blues since 2012 has never hidden it: he first trusts a hard core made up of unavoidable world champions.
From captain
Hugo Lloris
, through the indefatigable
N'Golo Kanté
to
Antoine Griezmann
, with the nugget
Kylian Mbappé
, in very good shape, and
Olivier Giroud
, always called up despite a limited playing time in the club.
Adrien Rabiot
, since his remarkable return to the selection, has also become an essential element of the group.
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Didier Deschamps' list should thus resemble that of last March, according to former international Laurent Fournier.
"All the players who participated in the qualification must be selected, but I believe that it will still be in line with what the coach did: try to bring a collective while remaining within a framework", anticipates t -it from Europe 1.
Surprises?
As in 2018 with Steven Nzonzi, some surprises cannot be ruled out, however. There are for example
Eduardo Camavinga
and
Marcus Thuram
, discovered a year ago, but also the side
Jonathan Clauss
, excellent with Lens this season. In any case, the coach will not take any risk and should again draw up a list of reservists who can be mobilized in the event of injured players.