At 23, Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier was called up to the French team during the last meeting of Didier Deschamps' Blues, last November. A goal fulfilled for the young doorman who talks about the discovery of Clairefontaine in an interview for the “Studio des Légendes” on Europe 1.
He is one of the new members of the French team who has aroused the curiosity of the general public. Lucas Chevalier, just 23 years old, responded for the first time to Didier Deschamps' call to join the Blues during the latest rally, last November. The young goalkeeper, whose performances with Losc caught the attention of the coach, spoke in the show The Studio of Legends on Europe 1.
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“One of my objectives was to join the France group”
At Jacques Vendroux's microphone, Lucas Chevalier evokes this presence at Clairefontaine as “a milestone passed”. “I was on my way from my last two seasons at Lille. Every year, people ask more, if you're going to make the grade… Last year, I told myself that one of my goals was to join the France group, and it happened in November, ultimately quite quickly”, he explains, believing that it could even have happened “one or two selections before”.
“The main thing is that I’m there,” relishes the young goalkeeper, sharing his “pride” of being part of the French team, “for the country, for the family, and the people around me” . However, Lucas Chevalier is still “measured”. “That's what I wanted too. Once you have something, you want the next thing. I've always been like that, I'm never satisfied”, confides the Lille goalkeeper who had not played a match during the gathering. The next objective for Lucas Chevalier, who capitalizes on a strong popularity rating in the Northern prefecture.
