Once again to his advantage on Wednesday evening with Real Madrid, Ferland Mendy arouses incomprehension regarding his absence from the France team.
Having passed through the Paris Saint-Germain training center before heading to Le Havre then to Olympique Lyonnais, Ferland Mendy left to try his luck at Real Madrid in the summer of 2019. A risk-taking crowned with success since over the time, the French left-back has become a centerpiece of the playing system put in place by Carlo Ancelotti. Wednesday evening against Bayern Munich, Ferland Mendy was there and was one of the most prominent Madrid players to allow Real to reverse the situation and snatch their ticket to the final of the Champions League . But a question arose.
Or rather “reviewed”, because this is not the first time that questions have arisen regarding the player’s absence from Didier Deschamps’ lists. Why is such a brilliant and regular player not called up more often by the French coach? Sébastien Tarrago provided an answer to this question. The channel journalist The Team has explained : ” Concretely, the staff of the French team do not appreciate this boy, considering that he did not always show a positive state of mind when he came. And that’s why he didn’t take it. They’re right, they’re wrong, it doesn’t matter, but that’s the explanation. »
An injury that can change everything
However, an event that occurred on the side of Paris Saint-Germain could change the situation with a view to Euro 2024, as the observer pointed out: “ Maybe with (Lucas) Hernandez’s injury he’ll come back. » For the moment, Ferland Mendy has only been selected nine times for Didier Deschamps’ A. His first appearance dates from November 20, 2018, during a meeting between France and Uruguay (1-0). His ninth and final selection dates back to September 25, 2022, this time during the Blues’ defeat against Denmark in the Nations League (2-0).
While waiting to one day convince the French staff to give him a little more playing time, Ferland Mendy continues his harvest of titles with Real Madrid. Since playing for the Merengue, the defender has won three Spanish championship titles (2020, 2022 and 2024), a Champions League (2022), without forgetting a European Super Cup (2022) and three European Super Cups. Spain (2020, 2022 and 2024).
