Alexandre Lacazette was not selected in the selection of the French football team for the Paris Games “as an executive or uncle” but as “a player like any other”, he declared in a conference press conference in Clairefontaine this Wednesday.
At the age of 33, the oldest member of the Bleuets pre-selection list says that Thierry Henry has “taken as a player“. And the Olympique Lyonnais player said to himself “comfort“not to have”special role“.
“He didn’t make me feel older than the others. I train like the others. He talks to me like the other players, so it’s quite nice.“, he adds.
The Olympic football tournament is reserved for players aged 23 or less (born since January 1, 2001), but each selection can call three older players into its squad.
The Guadeloupean striker, who has not played in a French team since November 2017, during a friendly match with Germany, expressed his “joie” to find the Clairefontaine training center.
Referring to the telephone conversation he had with Thierry Henry, he indicated that they had “only talked about football“, which gave him “made me want to come even more“.
He still distanced himself from the team during the first week of training: “I was quite discreet, I observed a little to understand and learn from my partners. This week things are a little better, I’m opening up a little more, I’m talking.“
