Surprised to see the name of Jordan Veretout in the list of players selected by Didier Deschamps to compete in the 2022 World Cup with the Blues, journalist Daniel Riolo released a big innuendo on Wednesday November 9, 2022 on RMC.
After having won the World Cup hosted by Russia in 2018, and thus hung a second star on its jersey, the French football team will soon put its title on the line at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. While the competition will officially start on Sunday November 20, 2022, the coach of the Blues, Didier Deschamps, revealed the list of players who will represent France throughout this tournament. Already in post during the victory of the Blues four years ago, the former coach of Monaco and Marseille was forced to deal with the absences of Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kanté, who both forfeited through injury. As a reminder, the two midfielders were centerpieces of Didier Deschamps’ squad in 2018.
At the level of goalkeepers, the coach has retained Alphonse Areola, Hugo Lloris and Steve Mandanda. Mike Maignan was not called up due to his recent injury. In defense, Didier Deschamps decided to bet on Lucas Hernandez, Théo Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Ibrahima Konaté, Jules Koundé, Benjamin Pavard, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano and Raphaël Varane. The midfielder of the France team will be made up of Eduardo Camavinga, Youssouf Fofana, Mattéo Guendouzi, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Jordan Veretout. Finally, the attack of the Blues will bring together Karim Benzema, Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembélé, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé and Christopher Nkunku. Among the big surprises on this list, the main one is certainly the selection of Olympique de Marseille midfielder Jordan Veretoutwho took advantage of the injuries of Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kanté to join Didier Deschamps’ squad.
Daniel Riolo: “No innuendo in my words, none”
The coach’s choice to call on Jordan Veretout to the detriment of other midfielders has is the subject of many debates on television and radio sets. Among the detractors of the former AS Roma player, we can cite in particular the star journalist of RMC, Daniel Riolo, who could not help but drop a big hint on the real reasons for the presence of the midfielder in the list of Didier Deschamps. “There’s the gift, I’ve been waiting for it for a while, it still fell. Jordan Veretout is in the list. It’s normal, he changed agent not very long agoto go to the stable of Vadim Vasilyev whose employee is Bachir Néhar (who holds the position of steward within the France team), but we have not said anything, especially no subtext in my remarks, none. But all the same ‘thank you Jordan Veretout for being there’ (…) But it’s just information!“said the host during the After Foot program on Wednesday November 9, 2022. Daniel Riolo’s words should undoubtedly provoke many reactions on social networks. For the record, the journalist is used to creating controversy with his various statements.