The Blues return to the Parc des Princes on Saturday night and this prospect could give Kingsley Coman doubly pleasure.
The Bayern Munich winger, formerly of PSG and therefore of the Porte de Saint-Cloud enclosure, could start on Saturday evening against Kazakhstan (8:45 p.m., M6) for a meeting that will send the French team to the Coupe du world 2022 in case of victory.
During the last set up at the Park on Friday evening, Coman alternated with Pavard on the right side of the French defense according to our colleagues from
RMC
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"Kingsley can be that option"
Deschamps on the Coman perspective in straight piston
Asked at a press conference Friday afternoon in the auditorium of the Parc des Princes on this possibility, rather than that of aligning Benjamin Pavard ("
Benjamin knows that he is not in the best period of his career
"), Didier Deschamps had opened the door a crack without batting an eyelid.
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It's an option.
This is valid for many matches and obviously it depends on the opponent.
For Kingsley, it requires in this balance of power adjustments on the defensive aspect, on the coverage of areas.
It can be that option.
"
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Kanté and Rabiot expected in midfield
Faced with the 125th world nation, Didier Deschamps could choose this formula to destabilize a low and regrouped block.
With a clear objective: to score quickly and why not score a lot for the last match of the world champions in 2021 against their home crowd and 46,000 people expected at the Parc des Princes.
If the attacking trio Benzema-Griezmann-Mbappé, attractive last month in the League of Nations is also eagerly awaited, this will also be the case of the duo Kanté-Rabiot in the midfield.
The Chelsea player, absent from the selection since the Euro due to the Covid or injury, will find a collective to which he has greatly missed. And his coach first. "
Like any coach, regardless of the system, it is better to have
"
NG
"
in your team, because you are better when he is there,
" breathed "
DD
" more than ever under the spell of the former Caen. In defense, the Koundé-Upamecano-L trio. Hernandez should also take part in the festivities on Saturday evening, with Coman or Pavard on the right and Théo Hernandez on the left. Without forgetting the captain and faithful to the post of goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris.
The eleven possible of the Blues:
Lloris (cap) - Koundé, Upamecano, L. Hernandez - Coman (or Pavard), Kanté, Rabiot, T. Hernandez - Griezmann - Benzema, Mbappé
