FRancia is already preparing the game against Switzerland on the 28th. Today they leave for Bucharest where they will concentrate until the round of 16. For Didier Deschamps, the problem facing that match is undoubtedly on the left side. For lack of how Digne and Lucas Hernndez evolve, now he does not have a player for that demarcation.
Bad luck started yesterday with Les Bleus. The worst news was undoubtedly Dembel’s injury in the second game against Hungary, which forced him to undergo surgery. But injuries are still the big problem for the world champion. Against Hungary, the coach had to leave Lucas Hernndez on the bench due to knee problems. The Bayern player was already without playing in that second game and reappeared against Portugal, but he held out for a while. His position was occupied by Digne, who after five minutes had to leave the field with muscular discomfort. It is the second time that Deschamps has removed a footballer in the course of the match and has to remove him. The problem is that right now it is not certain that any of them will reach the round of 16 against Switzerland.
The solutions that remain in the squad for Deschamps, despite the fact that he took 26 players and will have to make three discards in each game, are all urgent. The one he used against Portugal was to play with three centrals and get Rabiot out glued to the band to aid the defense. But he is not a player with a path to be a lane.
The most likely is to bet on Kimpembe on the left back. He is one of the most experienced players in the group, a regular at Deschamps, and has already played in that position in lower categories.
Chance has now made more than one remember Ferland Mendy. The player was injured for the final stretch of the season. Getting to the Euro was difficult but the player was willing to make the effort. However, the technical corps decided that it was taking too many risks.
For Mendy, who has won a starting position at Real Madrid, the Euro closed a year more than spectacular on a personal level. The French has adapted to Madrid and is happy in the white club. He knows about the delicate situation that football is going through in general and of course Real Madrid and like the rest of the squad he has had conversations with the club about the salary reduction demanded by the entity.