The Blues found Clairefontaine during the day. Back on French soil in the middle of the afternoon after beating Israel (4-1) Thursday evening, in Budapest, in the League of Nations, Didier Deschamps‘ players resumed their habits at the castle and, for some, set foot on the pitch from the Pibarot stadium. As every day after a match, almost all of the starters from the day before remained in the gym, apart from William Saliba and Jules Koundé who cleaned up on the field with physical trainer Cyril Moine.
While he feels a little muscle pain, Loïc Badé was spared for this session. For the rest, a fairly invigorating workout took place at the end of the day with, first, a big warm-up. Then technical-tactical work with finishes in front of goal and a movement exercise on a smaller pitch.
The good news came with the presence of Marcus Thuram. Slightly affected this week, the Inter Milan striker did not play against the Israelis. While he had completed the last separate sessions, he was back this Friday to perform the exercises with his partners. If all goes well, it will be operational next Monday in Brussels for the second match of the rally against Belgium. Didier Deschamps will perhaps be tempted to align him at the forefront of the attack. Unless he restores his confidence in Randal Kolo Muani who, despite good intentions, did not score in Hungary.
The question of captaincy will also come up. In this role against Israel, Aurélien Tchouaméni is logically the favorite to have it a second time. Provided, of course, that he is returned to the starting lineup. The coach had not communicated a choice to his group before dinner. At the microphone of La Chaîne L’Équipe, he confided: “We’ll see, I haven’t decided yet. It’s possible, we’ll have to see how the players recover. I’ll spin it a little. If it’s not him, it will be someone else. »
