When it comes to France there will always be the racial element as well. A lot of white French people don't like the fact that the national team is overwhelmingly of african descent. This is part of the platform for folks like marie le pen, who damn near became president with her ultra right wing shtick. There was a story a few years back about the French FA instituting quotas at the youth level to cap the number of black players. Cacs would rather risk losing than having an all african squad. When you see a guy like andre pierre gigac getting called up for the euros while he is playing in liga mx, giroud playing over lacazette, christophe jallets repeated call ups, florian thuavin getting called up before moussa demebele, koscienly being automatic at CB when you have varane, umititi, kimpembe, etc this is the reason.
This is like a drug dealer reporting their competition to the law because they're making more money.
Her old man was spouting that BS rhetoric back in 98-00, when he was running for President/Prime Minister.
Giroud never lets France down, always scores important goals for them, but yes he should be super duper sub. Also he gets the best out of Greizman, he allows Griezman to play as the SS
Thauvin is a winger, & only played 1 game for France, which was this year. And he played in the u20 World Cup team with Pogba & Umititi. Moussa Dembele has only had 1 good season playing in a Tier 3/4 league and a couple good games for Celtic in the CL. Who does he deserve to be in front of? Martial, Gameiro, Giroud, Griezman, Lacazette?
Koscienly plays because he is the most reliable/best out of their experience defenders. The 3 players who've mentioned who you feel should be starting over Koscielny, Varane has only be a regularly since the start of the year for Real, other wise he's been injury or on the bench. Umititi needs to play alongside an experience player because he looks lost at times and Kimpembe only started playing regular for PSG since last season. The one player who should of gotten a game for France but hasnt, is Laporte, he deserves more than any of them, if we keeping it 100. Zouma been injured.
Would you really start Rami, Mangala over Koscielny?
If we do qualify, we won't make it out of the group stages
I would start umititi and varane... Varane has close to 40 caps. He has literally played in 10 less international games than Koscienly. Laurent should have been done after the euro. Would've given the youngins two years to get right. I agree on amyeric laporte.
The thuavin, dembele comparison isn't so much about who should be in the team, both are fringe players at this point, rather that the French will always give white players looks ahead of black players.
France's current squad have 16 non Cacs out of 24. I can name another 11 non Cacs players out 18 who have represented France over the last 12 months. That 27 / 15
Also 4 out of the 14 who played for France last night were Cacs.
I know the point youre trying to make, because the very thing you're talking about, was mentioned because of the fukkery between 07-12, when the team failed and all the in-fighting and stupid coach they had. but at the present and in the near future your argument doesnt have any legs, because the Cac talent isnt there. Maybe in 5-7 years time but not now and probably wont happen till after 2022 tbh.
Tbf, this the first time usa struggled in the qualifiers since 2002 which indicates bad players and/or management
Isco doing Isco thing's again
Wish he came to Barca
Management is a huge deal...But outside of Pulisic I don't see the talent coming down the pipeline and players like Jozy, Bradley, Zusi and others are in the twilight of their careers.
Arsenal didn't want to pay $35-40 million for him a season ago...