"A new era begins": for the Blues of the hand, the Paris 2024 objective is already starting

The Games, even if the gold medal belongs to them forever, it's over for the players of the France team.

All have returned to their championship and the Champions League for the vast majority.

They will meet in a few weeks to prepare for Euro 2022 which will take place in January in Hungary and Slovakia.

In the meantime, make way for the Golden League, a no-stakes competition that allows the nations present to test new elements in real conditions.

With Paris 2024 in sight, where France is already qualified as an organizer.

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In Trondheim, Norway, there will only be four “Olympic” survivors (Hugo Descat, Timothey N'Guessan, Valentin Porte, Kentin Mahé) to challenge Denmark, this Saturday (2:15 p.m.), and the Norwegian team, tomorrow (4:45 p.m. ).

In addition to the injured (Romain Lagarde, Melvyn Richardson, Nicolas Tournat), the Karabatic brothers, Vincent Gérard, Nedim Remili, Ludovic Fabregas and Dika Mem, among others, will not be on the trip for these two friendly matches played in just over 24 time.

“This international week appeared to us to be the last opportunity to give a little rest and regeneration time to the players most in demand at a pivotal moment in the season, explains Guillaume Gille, the coach.

It is a way for us to preserve the organizations and, at the same time, to make grow faster a young generation of players who have little or no access to the France team.

It is in this perspective of learning at the highest level and of its high standards that we want to immerse this young generation, because we believe that it has a future and ultimately provide us with lasting solutions.

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An unexpected opportunity to open the group

In the group of 17 who took the plane Tuesday evening, we therefore find unknown names for the novice spectators who followed the triumph of the France team at the beginning of August: Montpellierians Julien Bos and Arthur Lenne, Luc Tobie (Nîmes ), Théo Monar and Aymeric Minne (Nantes). In addition to the fantastic four already mentioned, the others have already worn the blue tunic.

"A new era is beginning and it is better to start from afar," analyzes Daniel Costantini, the legendary coach of Les Bronzés and Les Barjots. A friendly competition with a funny formula, it is the unexpected opportunity to open the group. All these players have already shown their qualities and must take their chance, even if it remains cyclical when we leave at home boys like Remili or Mem. She is taller for some, like Dylan Nahi. The problem for Gille will be to have to compose and give the benchmarks. The risk is that this team will struggle to find cohesion. But it is assumed. "

For Valentin Porte, the new captain, the challenge is exciting: “I am very happy to start my captaincy with young aspiring players. The objective is to make them fit into the requirement of the very high level ”. “The team has changed, emblematic players have left but there is still a lot of desire to do well,” concludes Dika Mem. The coach did not ask us anything at all concerning our taking responsibility towards them but as the “old ones” did for us, our role is to put them in the best conditions, primarily on the ground. "

THE GROUP FOR THE GOLDEN LEAGUE: Goalkeepers:

Kevin BONNEFOI (Montpellier) - Rémi DESBONNET (Nîmes)

Hugo DESCAT (Montpellier) - Dylan NAHI (Kielce)

backs

Jean-Jacques ACQUEVILLO (Nîmes) - Karl KONAN (Aix) - Timothey N'GUESSAN (Barcelona) - Élohim PRANDI (PSG)

Centerbacks

Kentin MAHÉ (Veszprem) - Aymeric MINNE (Nantes)

Arthur LENNE (Montpellier) - Théo MONAR (Nantes) Right-backs

Julien BOS (Montpellier) - Luc TOBIE (Nîmes)

wingers

Benoît KOUNKOUD (PSG) - Yanis LENNE (Montpellier) - Valentin PORTE (Montpellier).

: Guillaume Gille.