The LOSC goalkeeper did not expect to receive so many requests when his name came out of the coach's mouth last week. The pressure having since subsided, the Lille goalkeeper accepted this new status very calmly.
Lucas Chevalier (23 years old) does not shy away from his pleasure. Mischievous smile, contained joy, the talented LOSC goalkeeper was torn between two feelings for his first appearance in front of the microphones as a player for the France team. Although he made it his mission not to appear overconfident, Chevalier was unable to forever feign false detachment, as each of his interventions betrayed a certain emotion. Sincerely moved to be granted such an honor of wearing the Rooster jersey, “a start of accomplishment” in his young career, the Lille goalkeeper looked back on his first steps at Clairefontaine, where he arrived the day before, on the tiptoe. A “total discovery”.
“Like everything that has happened to me since August, explained a Lucas Chevalier on the restraint. It’s a source of pride, a privilege. When we climb the steps of the castle, there is something different. We have a new cap, we are entering a new world, with teammates around us who are prestigious, with incredible careers. We are there to enjoy, but also to stay with our feet on the ground. We are also there to train well, to stay. as natural as possible.” Sparkling since the start of the season, both in Ligue 1 and the Champions League, Lucas Chevalier knew that his name was at the heart of the discussions, and had been for several months. When Didier Deschamps ended the suspense, Lucas Chevalier was not in front of his television with his loved ones, but at the wheel of his car.
“I don’t put any pressure on myself”
“They didn't really tell me before the list, but they made me understand that I was going to be there. Afterwards, I don't like watching the lives, these are things that don't necessarily highlight Watching my interviews is not something I like. I was in my car and inevitably, the vibrations of the phone made me quickly understand what was happening. also mentally, we try to respond to everyone. We also have to manage our own satisfaction, get our feet back on the ground, accept the change in life. I don't shy away from my pleasure, I worked to get there J. I have a fairly healthy environment, which allowed me to overcome this with joy, but quite calmly.”
The young LOSC goalkeeper has suddenly changed dimensions but he prefers to keep a cool head, because this new status is not considered an outcome. The 23-year-old goalkeeper has certainly joined the trio of goalkeepers made up of Brice Samba and No. 1 Mike Maignan, of whom he was one of the replacements in his debut in the North. However, his ambition does not stop there. “I'm 23 years old, I have everything to do in my career. Even if I've done little things that allow me to be here, I have 15 years left easily. It's a dream, it's my country , I have a culture, values that represent all of that. Each time I have passed a stage, I have never put pressure on myself to tell myself that I have to do this or that. It's right. happened naturally with what I can do, with my talent, my work, the people around me. If I have to evolve, if it has to happen, it is because my work will have been well done. pressure.”
