Didier Deschamps' new secret weapon

Has Lucas Digne just established himself as one of the indisputable starters for the Blues' next gatherings? Author of a very good performance during the victory against Italy (1-3) on Sunday evening, the defender continues to score points. This new tenure, against a formidable Squadra Azzurra, was a real test, and the Aston Villa player more than responded.

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From the 3rd minute, he delivered a decisive pass from a corner for Rabiot, before doing it again in the second half with a free kick, again for the Marseille midfielder. But his moment of glory will remain this masterful free kick from more than 30 meters, six years after the last scored by a player of the France team, that of Paul Pogba against Russia in 2018. If UEFA finally granted the Vicario's own goal, this hardly seemed to trouble the player, who expressed his satisfaction at the end of the match: “It is a technical gesture that is worked on in training. The more we do, the more automatic it becomes, and it pays off“, he declared on the microphone of TF1.

Starting in place of Théo Hernandez?

Although the 31-year-old showed signs of fatigue late in the match, his enormous investment on the pitch weighed in the balance last night. A match that the French international (50 caps) does not however consider perfect. “Offensively, it wasn't bad at all. As a defender, I would have preferred to finish with a clean sheet but you can't have everything. We still finished first, that’s very good.», he analyzes. His very good match, also credited with a rating of 8/10 by the Editorial team of Foot Marketcould then well change the plans of his coach.

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For Didier Deschamps, Lucas Digne brings real competition to his position, but has not yet established himself as one of the indisputable starters in his eleven. “ Théo Hernandez is a little worse and he gritted his teeth to play the first match, because he had some small problems. But Lucas, I told him things. With what he does with his club, with us… When there is playing time for everyone, I give it to everyone », Explains the coach of the French team. With the less convincing form of his partner, Lucas Digne has all the cards in hand to secure a place of choice in the jersey of his selection. See you next March 2025 to find out the rest of his adventure in Blues.