Playing time and injuries. This refrain will escort the daily Les Bleus between now and the announcement of the list for Euro 2020, around mid-May. With the will of Didier Deschamps and his staff to see his players play with their clubs, while dodging the physical glitches. Among the internationals concerned, Corentin Tolisso, who disappeared from radar or almost at Bayern Munich, asked questions.
He pays a heavy price for the replacement of Niko Kovac by Hans-Dieter Flick, on November 3. With only two tenures (the last on February 5 in the German Cup), for a total of seven appearances in fifteen games, since that date, it is hardly in the small papers of the new coach. In 2020, his presence in the Bundesliga comes down to ... 15 short minutes. After the victory over Mainz this weekend (3-1), the Bavarian sports director Hasan Salihamidizc was also questioned about the current position of the Frenchman. "I only see him training well, jumping into it with envy," he eluded. Hansi (Editor's note: Flick) decides at the end. "
Under contract until 2022, the former Lyonnais clearly has no guarantee of moving towards better days. The German press has even reported, in recent hours, Bayern's desire to separate next summer from the second most expensive recruit in its history (41.5 million euros in June 2017). “Corentin has never had a return in this sense from his leaders. We are only in February. He will wait until June to take stock of his future. Of course, if nothing changes, everything can then be envisaged, ”confides a close friend of the midfielder.
Very appreciated by the Blues staff
In this dark-hued painting, the French team appears this season as a safe haven for the 25-year-old native of Tarare (Rhône). He started the last six games of the Blues and even unlocked his counter in November in Albania (2-0). Held 21 times since March 28, 2017, the world champion does not seem, for the time being at least, to be worried about his participation in the Euro. He has for him to be often convincing in selection, where he benefits from the consideration of all and still has a comfortable margin over some of his competitors such as Tanguy Ndombele or Steven Nzonzi.
Its ability to play long is, in particular, particularly appreciated. Last November, Deschamps, after the success in Tirana, expressed himself in glowing terms about him. "Coco is Coco. A complete environment. I knew this before, at the World Cup. He has an ability to orient the game, to find verticality. Today, it is likely to evolve in different systems. I hope that at Bayern, he will manage to have time to express himself ”.
On this last point, the coach, attentive to the game sheets of each of his players, was not answered. As for Olivier Giroud at Chelsea, it is therefore boring for Tolisso, but not crippling. “He is not depressed. In adversity, it makes the round back, we assure in its entourage. He is aware of belonging to a large club where the competition is fierce. He waits for his chance and gets over it, as during his long unavailability (Editor's note: rupture of the cruciate ligament of the knee in September 2018) , at work and perseverance in the hope of upsetting the hierarchy. "
