On Wednesday night, November 9, France coach Didier Deschamps introduced the record of 26 gamers who will journey to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.
The record has had numerous consideration on the earth of soccer, however above all it has had numerous criticism because of the make-up of some components of the squad and a few gamers who’ve been overlooked.
A weak midfield
And the primary focus of criticism is on a set of midfielders who’re thought of too weak to face a World Cup. A midfield that consists of Eduardo Camavinga (Actual Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurelien Tchouameni (Actual Madrid) and Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
Jerome Rothen commented on RMC Sport, stating: “This midfield is, for me, one of many weakest within the historical past of the French nationwide staff”.
Not one of the midfielders who began within the closing towards Croatia, who introduced expertise, power and forcefulness in addition to high quality, can be referred to as up. N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi can be changed by the debutant Camavinga, Tchouameni, and one in every of Fofana, Guendouzi, Veretout or Rabiot.
There’s additionally criticism of the variety of defenders referred to as up by the coach. There are, although, some who justify such quite a lot of defenders due to the extent of the midfield:
“However I perceive him as a result of the midfield is a little bit of a large number,” stated former French worldwide in Apolline Matin on RMC.
Lack of specialists
And the actual fact is that of the gamers that Deschamps has referred to as as much as handle his defensive system, there are some who should play in positions which can be unfamiliar to them.
Jean-Michel Larque instructed RCM of his doubts concerning the protection
“I am a little bit shocked. Of the 9 defenders, there are eight center-backs,” Larque stated.
“It isn’t simply Didier Deschamps‘ fault. In latest occasions, the administration of the French staff has not been passable”.