Blue – Deschamps started the international season with a surprise: Martial joined the band – Eurosport.fr

         Anthony Martial has not stolen. Excellent with AS Monaco since the beginning of the season, the young center forward is the only head of the new group of 23 summoned by Didier Deschamps to face Portugal (September 4) and Serbia (September 7) in friendly match week next. “ It has a profile which interest me ,” said Deschamps. “ It’s not easy to find players who bring percussion and speed. ” For the rest, the coach of the Blues did in the classic. Mamadou Sakho, Maxime Gonalons and Dimitri Payet are the main absentees from a list which is not Alexandre Lacazette. “He is wounded, it is not available and will be arrested ten days,” said the coach.
       

         The rest of the list is no surprise including the return of Karim Benzema, not called in June because of groin problems, and Mathieu Debuchy, who finished with wounds that have distanced the Blues in recent months. If no Lacazette is explained easily and does not respond to any penalty, the situation is not the same for Mamadou Sakho. “This is an important player but his sporting situation is complicated and difficult, found Deschamps. His last game dates back to August 2. He has not played for one minute. Playing international matches when not playing in a club, it’s complicated. ” The coach was very clear in his choice Thursday.
       

Penalty for Payet

         Lack of playing time for Sakho and performance level Payet. If Deschamps claims not to have sanctioned the former Marseille, there it looks like anyway. “I expect better and Dimitri, he warned without jargon There made a very good first game but there were two others behind. “ Who benefits from these absences? Kurt Zouma, the Chelsea defender, quietly settled in the France group. The absence of Payet, combined with that of Lacazette, clearly benefits Nabil Fekir should scrape a lot of playing time in Lisbon and Bordeaux.
       

         
           Benoît Trémoulinas, he still resists competition from Lucas Digne and layvin kurzawa to play liners Patrice Evra. Didier Deschamps has also not failed to react to the waltz of the left rear Ligue 1 noting that Kurzawa would face a “ strong competition at PSG ” and Digne wanted “ found level and continue to grow. “In the context of the Euro, it is undoubtedly the former Lille who signed the best operation in the eyes of coach awaiting the verdict of the field.
       

The list of the Blues for Portugal and Serbia