The second day with the Blues is already the occasion for a press conference for Lucas Chevalier, who was questioned at length about his personal ambitions.
Barely arrived and already hazed, Lucas Chevalier began his adventure with the Blues this Monday, by climbing the steps of Clairefontaine, and appears the next day, this Tuesday, at a press conference. He thus found himself facing the biggest national media, far from those who occupy his daily life in Lille.
This is how, in the natural order of things, the time for presentations came: “I am a fairly complete goalkeeper, quite modern. I don't think I have any weaknesses, but areas for improvement. I think about footwork, precision in everything that involves restarts and decision-making. This is what takes you to the very high level. Afterwards, there is everything that will be the management of space and placement. Honestly, I think it will come with experience. Taking goals in situations where we can do better, that's what will nourish mequotes Lucas Chevalier.
For my strengths, I consider myself to be a fairly lively goalkeeper, with good footwork. It does a lot in my ability to achieve everything I do”he judges thus.
The presentations are made and then comes the time to talk about your personal ambitions. Does Lucas Chevalier see himself defending the cages of the French team during the next major competitions (World Cup and Euro)? “I wouldn't say it's early to talk about it, but a little bit nonethelesshe begins, laughing. I haven't even been here 24 hours. I'm 23 years old, I have everything to do in my career. Even though I did little things that allowed me to be here, I still have 15 years easy. So everything has to be done”insists the Lille goalkeeper.
“The number 1 place depends on a very good club. You have to have this lucidity”
But obviously, he is not insensitive to such event objectives: “It’s a dream, it’s my country. I had a father who was a police commissioner and a grandfather who was a soldier. I have a culture, values that represent all of that and I am obviously sensitive to them. Each time I passed a stage, I never put pressure on myself to tell myself that I have to do this or that. It just 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. I don’t put any pressure on myself and so much the better if it happens.”confides Lucas Chevalier.
The first step, before shining in the biggest international competitions, is to seek the number 1 place currently held by Mike Maignan in the French team. A goal that can only be achieved if he leaves his training club, Lille:
« I arrive, I play at LOSC. We are in a very big nation, all the players play in very big European clubs. Lille is a very big European club, but there are steps above. It is certain that when you play in very big clubs, you play bigger bills, you are more looked at, you have more demands. We see him today with Mike (Maignan) at AC Milan, which is a very big club. It is certain that the number 1 place depends on a very good club. You have to have this lucidity”concluded Lucas Chevalier at a press conference this Tuesday, November 12.
