The French team at the World Cup in Qatar. Favorite?
And the first team on my list will be the team I've been a fan of for 20 years. My love for this team started in an unusual way. As a rule, people start rooting for those who won something, I had the opposite. May 31, 2002, my sister's birthday, I am 11 years old, I turn on the TV and the match France - Senegal (0-1) starts there. I don’t know what I could like then in that toothless team, albeit the current World Cup and Europe (I found out about this later), but it was from that day that I began to closely follow and get sick. I still remember how the commentator talks about some Zidane, who is so lacking in the national team that if he were, everything would be different. Although, as we all remember, in the third match against Denmark, he also did not help. After the failure at the 2002 World Cup, there was a successful 2006 World Cup, in the summer I am in the village, I am 15 years old, at night my friend and I are watching that movie final at his house (a friend was rooting for Italy). And again the sediment, and so it was for another 12 years, before the 2018 World Cup in Russia. But now the 2022 World Cup, let's talk about it...
The French team is one of the favorites for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. Let's figure it out, shall we? I will analyze each team by lines and give mostbet-az.info marks on a 10-point scale. The team with the most points (max 40) will be my favourite.
Let's walk the lines
Goalkeepers: Lloris, Areola, Mandanda .
The first number without question will be Lloris (one of Deschamps' favorites) in whatever form he is, he is almost always in the cage.
There are questions for the second number, Areola, which is the floor The season does not play and Mandanda, who does not particularly shine in Rennes. Although I think Mandanda is more for the atmosphere and for the usual contact with Lloris. As for Areola, it seems to me that the young Lafont or Magnan would have been preferable in his place. Mike's non-call was probably affected by his injury, although he seemed to be ready for the World Cup and said himself that he was sure that he would be called. Hence not the most outstanding, but experienced goalkeeping line and a score of 6 out of 10.
Defence: Brothers Hernandez, Kimpembe, Konate, Kunde, Pawar, Saliba, Upamecano, Varane. One of the most powerful lines of defense.
The base will most likely be in the person of Pawar - Upamecano - Varan - Theo Hernandez. According to Varan, there are questions whether he will have time to recover, if not, then Lucas Hernanedes will take his place. Kunde, Kimpembe after injury, Saliba hardly. If this defense comes up without injuries and has time to gain condition, then it can hold back any attack. So far, based on the recovery of Varane, Kunde, Kimpembe, I put 8 out of 10.
Midfield: Kamavinga, Fofana, Guendouzi, Rabio, Tchuameni, Veretu. This is probably the weakest midfield in the last couple of decades in the national team. Conte injured, Pogba won't play for France. It is even difficult to imagine who will play at the base of the national team, given the rumors about Camavinga. Rather, it will be the trio of Tchuameni - Rabiot - Guendouzi. Tchuameni adapts well in real life and gets more playing time after Casemiro's departure. Rabiot, no matter how scary it sounds, is an iron player in the base of Juventus, and he began to play more stable in the side. Guendouzi played great last season and holds the bar this one. What to expect from Veretu and Fofan is still difficult to understand. As for Camavinga, there seems to be some kind of grater with Deschamps, because the player is promising and able-bodied.