Didier Deschamps, coach of France, announced on Monday against Croatia in Split, in a match that matches Group 1 of League A of the Nations League, the starting goalkeeper of the ‘bleus’ will be the usual replacement Mike Maignan (Milan ), which will relieve. Hugo Lloris. In the absence of the Tottenham keeper and France captain, Presnel Kimpembe will wear the armband. France lost on Friday against Denmark (1-2).
Deschamps wanted to clarify at a press conference held at the Poljud stadium the day before the match that Lloris was still the starter and that this round was “already planned.”
This will be Maignan’s third game in France, after his debut in a friendly against Ukraine in October 2020 (7-1 for the French) and his start in March against South Africa in Lille (5-0 for ‘ Bleus’). Lloris fully played all of France’s matches in 2021.
The third goalkeeper of the French team Alphonse Areola has played 3 games for France, the last in June 2019. Due to the absence of Lloris and vice-captain Raphaël Varane, who was injured, it will be Kimpembe, PSG defender , the captain of the ‘bleus’ against Croatia on Monday in the re-issue of the 2018 Russia World Cup final, which was won by Deschamps ’staff.
Source: La Verdad
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