World Cup 2022: The midfield is a headache for the French champions

The last time there was a title defense in the World Cup was sixty years ago, when the Brazilians succeeded in this rare feat, and this year, the French, the winners of 2018, are waiting for the next tournament in Qatar with great hopes.

Didier Deschamps This time too, he can choose from a myriad of classic and emerging talents, but one of his biggest dilemmas (which can be a crucial aspect) is who is given a chance in the middle of midfield.

But in this regard, a professional who won the World Cup as a player and coach is not in an easy position. For example, one of the heroes of March 2018, is sure to be, N’Golo Kanti miss the tournament. selected pair of filter, Paul PogbaSuffering from a knee injury, it previously seemed that he would not be able to play in the World Cup, but in recent days they have become more optimistic about him, since he began training at Juventus last week after knee surgery, though. Big question how strong he is, since he last played a game in April.

In terms of participants in the Russian championship Stephen Nzonzi Out of seven World Cup matches, he played once as a starter and four times as a substitute, but was not a member of the national team for two years. the weak Corentin Tolisso He was also a starter in Russia once, has started three times, hasn’t been invited in a while, and he’s also not very healthy now. Blaise Matuidi He started four times, stopped once, and hadn’t had a club in almost a year.

Kante, Tolisso and Pogba also played in last year’s European Championship, which was marked by a poor French performance and, shortly before that, former exiles Adrien Rabiot very. The ailing Juventus midfielder is likely to start in Qatar, but that has yet to materialize.

On the other hand, Didier Deschamps was apparently already testing this year’s Nations League matches – which didn’t go well. Among other things, he got a chance in midfield Boubacar room, Who has been injured since then, Monaco Youssef Fofana As well as strengthening Marseilles Matteo Guendouzi very. Real Madrid’s husband Eduardo Camavinga And the Aurélien Tchouameni very. The latter two may not be released from Real and the national team for many years, it is another question whether Deschamps will give them a leading role in their first national team championship. Of the two, Chuamini plays a lot for Real, so he has a greater chance, especially since he has been capped fourteen times, so he cannot be considered inexperienced in any way.

So there is no problem with the selection, the most pressing question is who the captain who announced the team on November 9 can replace the champions four years ago and who is waiting for them until the last minute (world champion as defender Raphael Varane is in a race against time). In September, he stated that he would only bring in players who could be used in the first match.

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Zinedine Zidane is waiting for the national team

Didier Deschamps has been in charge of the French national team for more than ten years, and his contract runs until the end of 2022, so it cannot be ruled out that he will leave after the World Cup in Qatar (although he did not say that he plans to do so). As a possible successor, the name of his former teammate Zinedine Zidane, who was also recently linked with Juventus, who are knocking out the Champions League, has been mentioned several times, but also the world champion Thierry Henry According to the coach, who won the Champions League three times with Real Madrid, the choice is clear. “I think he is waiting for the position of captain of the French national team, he is only interested in this position, it makes sense to me” Henry told CBS. “He’s been grouped with several clubs before, but he hasn’t gone to any of them.”