Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kanté are already forfeited for the next matches of the France team. The two players are struggling to regain their level, and worry as the World Cup approaches.
The physical glitches encountered at the start of the season do not generally worry national coaches. But in this month of August 2022, a World Cup is already coming, since the meeting in Qatar is set for November. And from then on, Didier Deschamps cringes when he sees two of his executives on the ground. N’Golo Kanté, who is having a hard time stringing together matches, is injured once more with Chelsea and will be out for the next few weeks. Paul Pogba saw his return to Juventus cut short, with an unavailability for more than a month due to a serious knee problem. Without his complementary duo, that’s all The french team who limps. This will be the case in September with the Nations League matches once morest Austria and Denmark, which will mainly serve as an appetizer before the World Cup. Behind, Aurélien Tchouaméni is ready to take over, even if the former Monegasque will inevitably lose playing time and rhythm at Real Madrid, where the departure of Casemiro might however change the situation.
Private Sissoko is still there
For the rest, Didier Deschamps risks racking his brains. Even if the France team has the tank in almost all positions, the absence of executives such as Pogba and Kanté puts the coach in a delicate position. Adrien Rabiot still has his confidence, even if the former PSG has lost his luster and is pushed out by Juventus. Behind, it’s a fight between second knives. Eduardo Camavinga has not found favor with Deschamps in recent months, and Matteo Guendouzi has not completely convinced the staff of the Blues either. It is a former OM who might thus win the day, since Boubacar Kamara’s debut with Aston Villa stunned everyone, and confirmed his rise to power in his career. But L’Equipe clarified on Thursday that “DD” has not given up on its good old soldiers. If he is not to the point of recalling Blaise Matuidi, he still appreciates Moussa Sissoko, and will follow his return with FC Nantes with attention.
