From Tottenham, Hugo Lloris, the captain of the Blues who will face Côte d'Ivoire this Friday in Marseille, does not forget his former coach Mauricio Pochettino with whom he had established an excellent human relationship.
Lloris, like the whole football planet, followed the pitiful elimination of PSG against Real Madrid in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
But, in an interview with L'Équipe, the 2018 world champion, allows himself a small tackle to defend Pochettino: "Obviously, at PSG, the problem does not come from a single person ...", squeaks the French porter.
"It's hard for me to be objective about my relationship with Mauricio.
Afterwards, it's a very high level, that's how it is, but what saddens me is that PSG are above Real for 150 out of 180 minutes. balances out, and the rest where Paris loses the thread... Afterwards, Karim (Editor's note: Benzema), that evening, is immense.
It's hard to qualify this performance, but it is worthy of the greatest.
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Invited to clarify his thoughts on Benzema but also Mbappé, Lloris adds: "Honestly, it's really, very, very strong what they are doing.
Seeing them assume their responsibilities, being decisive so often… They are applying for the Ballon d'Or, that says it all.
Above all, they have the ability to play together, as we saw in the fall.
There is a connection between them that can only grow stronger.
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And it seems more and more obvious that the strengthening of this "connection" will not only happen in the France team next year.
