Eliminated by Switzerland in the round of 16 during the last Euro, the French team, finalist of the World Cup in Qatar, will necessarily be keen to redeem themselves during this 2024 edition, organized in Germany from June 14 to July 14. To do this, Didier Deschamps announced, this Thursday evening, the list of Tricolores who will participate in this already highly anticipated summer competition. A group of 25 players which logically includes Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé and even Eduardo Camavinga. Uncertain, Aurélien Tchouaméni is also present, just like N’Golo Kanté, the big surprise for the former Marseille technician.
“A spirit of revenge compared to the last Euro? No above all continuity even if the ending was unfortunate, we have young players, I have a rejuvenated team but there is a lot of talent and the contribution of Kanté or others gives a good balance., first launched the coach of the Blues. However, if his choices brought happiness to some, others must, at the time of writing these lines, have a bitter feeling. With this in mind, how can we not mention the cases of Jordan Veretout and Mattéo Guendouzi. Announced as the two finalists to complete the French midfield, the Marseille midfielder and the “protege” of Igor Tudor at Lazio finally saw N’Golo Kanté win the bet.
Veretout, Guendouzi and Diaby will not see Germany!
In addition to the two former teammates on the OM side, others also saw their dreams evaporate. Thus, Moussa Diaby, author of 10 goals and 9 assists in 53 matches in all competitions with Aston Villa, will not be part of the trip and notably pays the strong competition present in the offensive sector. A similar observation for Michael Olise, very successful with Crystal Palace (10 goals, 5 offerings) or his club partner, Jean-Philippe Mateta, with 16 goals and 4 assists with the Eagles. For his part, Christopher Nkunku is also not on the list, probably because of his too many injuries accumulated since his arrival at Chelsea. Just like Alexandre Lacazette and his 20 goals and 5 assists. Finally, despite a season where he scored 15 goals in 31 Ligue 1 matches, Wissam Ben Yedder is the other notable absentee. In the defensive sector, there are also many disappointed people.
If several candidates could claim to fly to Germany, the trust placed in Didier Deschamps for players such as Dayot Upamecano, Ibrahima Konaté and Jonathan Clauss finally got the better of the hopes of some… In the right lane, Malo Gusto , author of 36 matches with Chelsea this season (9 assists), has – as such – remained on the sidelines. An equally unfortunate outcome for Mohamed Simakan, despite his versatility and his good performances for RB Leipzig. Finally, in the defense axis, Jean-Clair Todibo, great architect of the solidity of the Aiglons in this 2023-2024 financial year, and Axel Disasi, called up in the past (5 selections) and installed in the Blues collective, do not will not see the biggest German speakers either…
