The land of no middle. In an attempt to return to the roof of the world this summer in North America, Didier Deschamps announced this Thursday evening the last list of his mandate. Among the 26 players called up, only five midfielders were called upBy the tricolor selector: N’Golo Kanté, Manu Koné, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouameni and Warren Zaïre-Emery.
A primarily tactical choice
Rather than calling an additional player into the midfield and trusting Eduardo Camavinga or Corentin Tolisso, DD preferred to rely on another defender (Maxence Lacroix) and one more attacker (Jean-Philippe Mateta). By choosing nine offensive players and also few professional midfielders, the former OM coach confirms that he is moving towards a 4-2-3-1 system with four offensive players in front of a double pivot. Knowing that Désiré Doué and Maghnes Akliouche can move a step lower, if necessary.
A first? Not really, even if Deschamps was keen to count on six players in the middle in 2022 (not counting the backward Antoine Griezmann). And yes, in 2018, the year of the coronation, the coach also bet on five midfielders named N’Golo Kanté, Blaise Matuidi, Steven Nzonzi, Paul Pogba and Corentin Tolisso.
Everything for the attack!
Mbappé, le bazar à sa manière
