After having had immense difficulties to build his list, the coach of the France Olympic football team Sylvain Ripoll has perceived "a
lot of positive waves
" since the beginning of the preparation and assures in an interview with AFP that 'he feels his group capable of creating "
good surprises
" during the Tokyo Olympics.
In an interview with the AFP, the coach of France's Olympic football team Sylvain Ripoll has received "
a lot of positive vibes
" from the beginning of the preparation and ensures that it feels able to create his group "
of good surprises
”during the Tokyo Olympics.
He notably announced that his three “
extras
” (Thauvin, Gignac, Savanier) were “
immediately packed
” and assured that he wanted to count on “
his executives
” such as Paul Bernardoni (24 years old, Angers) and Lucas Tousart (24 years, Herta Berlin) to “
build a team.
"
The French Olympic team will enter the competition on Thursday, July 22 against Mexico at 10 a.m. (French time) before that the Bleuets will face South Korea for their only preparation match on July 16 at 1 p.m. (French time).
The list of the French Olympic Team:
Goalkeepers:
Paul Bernardoni (Angers), Stefan Bajic (Saint-Etienne), Dimitry Bertaud (Montpellier)
Defenders:
Melvin Bard (Lyon), Anthony Caci (Strasbourg), Ismaël Doukouré (Valenciennes, L2), Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan, ITA ), Clément Michelin (Lens), Timothée Pembélé (Paris-SG), Modibo Sagnan (Real Sociedad, ESP).
Midfielders:
Alexis Beka Beka (Caen, L2), Jérémy Gélin (Rennes), Enzo Le Fée (Lorient), Téji Savanier (Montpellier), Lucas Tousart (Hertha Berlin, ALL).
Forwards:
André-Pierre Gignac (Monterrey, MEX), Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), Isaac Lihadji, (Lille) Nathanaël Mbuku (Reims), Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne), Florian Thauvin (Monterrey, MEX).
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