In the current international window, Eduardo Camavinga has a golden opportunity to, once and for all, break down the door of ownership with the French team. The midfielder will start tonight against Israel at the Stade France and could, as he did in October, take another step forward in a team in which he has not yet found the desired consistency despite his vast potential.
The injury to his teammate Aurelien Tchouameni boosts him even more to the eleven, especially after having had a great match with Real Madrid against Osasuna just before the break. At just 22 years old, the Franco-Angolan already has 23 caps with the world runners-up; 12 as a starter, 12 as a substitute, although without breaking the shell in Didier Deschamps' selection.
Since his debut in October 2020, at just 17 years old in a Nations League match against Croatia, Camavinga has experienced different phases with the French team. One in which he was promising, another in which he barely counted for Deschamps and another, in the 2022 World Cup, in which he was used as a left back in the face of fierce competition in the midfield.
In fact, in a match before the 2022 World Cup, in Denmark, in which he shared the midfield with Tchouameni, Deschamps 'sentenced' him. The French coach took him off at half-time and assured later, in a press conference, that he had done things that he did not like. That was not definitive, since later, in Qatar, he was used as a left backa resource that was very useful in the final against Argentina, in which they came out 2-0 down and the match, after a grueling extra time, ended 3-3 (France lost in the penalty shootout).
The suspension of Pogba and the few alternatives in the midfield, despite the unexpected return of Kanté in the last Euro Cup, allowed Camavinga to gradually settle in the midfield of the French team. However, the Eurocup once again showed that Deschamps continued to trust the old guard, since he was a substitute in all the games, including the semifinal against Spain. at least in one, the quarterfinals against Portugal, starter due to Rabiot's absence due to suspension.
The PSG youth player, then at Juventus, did not play for two months until he signed for Olympique Marseille. And, although Deschamps called him up again for the November break, he starts with a large disadvantage compared to Camavinga to start tonight against Israel. In October, when Rabiot was not called up, the coach finally decided to give the reins of the division to Camavinga, who had a fantastic performance against the Israeli team precisely in Hungary, scoring and assisting.
That match, in which he showed his skills as a midfielder, quick in cutting, with the ability to overcome rivals in passing and driving, ended up convincing Deschamps, with whom he had not enjoyed so much trust in his four years as an international. France, without Tchouameni, with a doubtful Rabiot and without its captain, Mbappé, is entrusted to Camavinga to certify the pass to the quarterfinals of the Nations League.
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