Karim Benzema, the Ballon d’Or winner, won’t help France win against the Netherlands to get into the European Championship.
After the central parts resigned, a new chief, goalkeeper, security, and administration were hired.
It seems like a fresh start for the World Cup runner-up with Kylian Mbappé leading the team against the Netherlands on Friday at the Stade de France and without Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema. Les Bleus will take on Ireland in a second Group B match on Monday in Dublin.
Due to the fact that “a number of players’ end of their international careers means that the squad is younger,” Khéphren and Marcus Thuram’s coach Didier Deschamps stated, “the squad is younger.” This was his first team since the World Cup the previous year. The fact that we lack experience is abundantly clear.
Lilian Thuram, a well-known France defender who collaborated with Deschamps to help France win the World Cup in 1998 and the second European championship in 2000, is the Thuram brothers’ father. Their decision makes it abundantly clear which tactics Deschamps will use in his reconstruction.
“We want to stay competitive while having answers for the future,” he stated. Due to the difficulty of our first two games, we feel obligated.
The goal was scored by Nice midfielder Khéphren Thuram, who is 21 years old and wants to play with his brother for the first time. Marcus Thuram, Khéphren Thuram’s older brother and a forward, is from France and played for France at the World Cup.
According to Khéphren, “It has always been my dream to play with him, whether in the back garden or on the highest level.” In the interim, Mbappé will succeed Hugo Lloris as captain. Raphael Varane and Hugo Lloris announced their retirement from international football following Argentina’s World Cup final defeat in December.
Ibrahima Konaté of Liverpool and Dayot Upamecano of Bayern Munich will compete for his position as a result of Varane’s departure. Both focus back Wesley Fofana, who was curiously called up, and Chelsea’s primary goalkeeper Brice Samba are new.
Mbappé, on the other hand, will be the topic of discussion on Friday.
His hat trick in the World Cup final propelled Deschamps even further into the category of the most famous football player when it came time for him to replace Lloris, who had already won 145 caps. He was therefore the logical choice.
During Argentina’s final of his 93 Les Bleus games, which was very close to going into overtime, Varane couldn’t stand.
Varane, along with Mbappé and Lloris, helped France win the World Cup in 2018 with his exhaustion. However, perhaps Deschamps believed it was time for a change. Deschamps now has the option of selecting AC Milan champion Mike Maignan as his starting quarterback due to the departures of Lloris and Varane. 1.
Maignan, who was 27 when Milan won the Italian league in 2022, did a great job. Benzema was also great in 2022, but he got hurt and couldn’t kick at the World Cup.
He disputes what Deschamps said about Benzema’s departure from Qatar in an interview with a newspaper. Deschamps has declined to respond to any additional inquiries regarding Benzema, who led France in goals scored at the 2020 European Championship.