In his list, Didier Deschamps called on 25 players for the Euro. Currently, three internationals are notably injured such as Mike Maignan, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Kingsley Coman. If the coach is optimistic about the ability of these three players to return to full fitness, DD has often had to make changes to his lists before major competitions.
Didier Deschamps revealed his list of 25 players to participate in Euro 2024 which will take place from June 14 to July 14 in Germany. If the returns of Ferland Mendy and especially N’Golo Kanté are causing a lot of talk, we can also note the big first for Bradley Barcola. But in his list, the Blues coach also called on three players who are currently injured, in this case Mike Maignan, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Kingsley Coman. Didier Deschamps took stock of the injured at a press conference.
Deschamps optimistic for Maignan, Tchouaméni and Coman
“We are going to adapt and anticipate the options that we may have. There is work in conjunction with the clubs and Doctor Franck Le Gall to have as much information as possible. I am not going to go into details, these are three different situations. Mike Maignan has resumed specific training sessions. There will be no risks taken next weekend with his club. He will be concerned for the last match, against Aurélien Tchouaméni. is in the rehealing phase. He will join us after the C1 final. Kingsley Coman is in the reathleticization phase, if all goes well he will be available at the start of the course to train with the team.
If Didier Deschamps is reassuring regarding the three injured at the moment, the coach was keen to point out that time was on his side with in particular the possibility of developing his list until the end: “The start of the rally is on May 29 and for those who have a physical problem today, there are fifteen days left after that. The important date is the evening of June 7 when I will send my list to UEFA. I don’t hope for those. who are there but I may have to make changes for the goalkeepers, it’s until the end and we have until the 16th, the day before the first match, for the outfield players in the event of an injury.
In the past, Didier Deschamps has often had to deal with injury concerns at the last minute. In 2014, for the World Cup, the coach had to deprive himself of Steve Mandanda and Franck Ribéry. For Euro 2016, Raphaël Varane and Jérémy Mathieu were out. During the last World Cup in Qatar, Didier Deschamps suffered several absences after the announcement of his list such as Presnel Kimpembe, Christopher Nkunku and above all, Karim Benzema.
