ANALYZING FRANCE’S WEALTHY SQUAD AHEAD OF EUROS

France, one of the best teams going into the UEFA Euros 2020 tournament, are currently blessed with a host of talents in each department of the squad. Right from the goalkeeping department up to the forward position, the team’s head coach, Didier Deschamps has a lot of options to select from ahead of the upcoming UEFA Euros tournament later this year.

While there are a lot of stars that are still waiting for their chance to prove themselves, there are others who have already established themselves as mainstays in the team and are already indispensable. The likes of Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann, KylianMbappé, and Hugo Lloris, amongst others, are already confirmed regular starters in the French team and there’s every reason for them to be excited heading into the Euros.

Deschamps has admitted that he knows he has a wealth of options in his squad and that he already has the luxury of still being able to call up more stars who can compete for places in the squad. However, the 52-year-old manager has warned his players against being complacent ahead of the Euros as it would cost them dearly if they do so. The coach says he is very much interested in preparing his squad so they can become major contenders and favorites to complete a Euros and World Cup double.

Deschamps has admitted that it would not be easy to win any of the two competitions but promised that they would do their best. Here’s a look at the players the coach has in his rich squad:

Goalkeepers

Hugo Lloris

Benjamin Lecomte

Alphonse Areola

Steve Mandanda

Benoit Costil

Mike Maignan

 

Defenders               

Raphael Varane

Adil Rami

Mamadou Sakho

Ruben Aguilar

Lucas Digne

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Benjamin Mendy

Benjamin Pavard

Clement Lenglet

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Lucas Hernandez

Kurt Zouma

Ferland Mendy

LayvinKurzawa

Samuel Umtiti

 

Midfielders

Matteo Guendouzi

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Eduardo Camavinga

Moussa Sissoko

Alassane Pléa

HoussemAouar

Kingsley Coman

Nabil Fekir

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Adrien Rabiot

Blaise Matuidi

Tanguy NDombele

Dimitri Payet

Léo Dubois

Djibril Sidibe

Paul Pogba

Thomas Lemar

Florian Thauvin

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Wissam Ben Yedder

Steven N’Zonzi

 

Forwards

Antoine Griezmann

Olivier Giroud

Anthony Martial

Ousmane Dembélé

Kylian Mbappe

Marcus Thuram