Between the three sick and two injured, the Habs are only 19 in training this Thursday, two days before the grand final against the Argentines.
Special Envoy to Doha
Concern among the Blues? After having had to do without the services of Adrien Rabiot, Dayot Upamecano and Kingsley Coman against Morocco (2-0 victory), in the semi-finals of the World Cup, Didier Deschamps still does not know if he will have a full squad to face Argentina on Sunday (4 p.m.), in the grand final. Rabiot found the group, Upamecano too, but not Coman, exempt from this Friday’s session at the Jassim Bin Hamad stadium in Doha. The Bayern Munich player is “houseworkIn the words of the French Football Federation (FFF). Ditto for two other sick players: Raphaël Varane and Ibrahima Konaté.
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Good news: the three boys are not in solitary confinement or caulked under their duvets. They “will have an indoor activity“, we assure. At the moment, there is obviously no question of forfeiting the final against Lionel Messi and company. Especially since the Blues show their confidence in the face of this mysterious virus. On the other hand, we cannot say with certainty that they will be operational.
The hip for Tchouameni, the knee for Hernandez
That’s not all. The Blues finally landed at 19 on the lawn. Indeed, Aurélien Tchouameni and Theo Hernandez are also spared by the tricolor staff and remain working indoors. The Real Madrid midfielder suffers a hip contusion while the Milan full-back suffered a knee contusion. At the moment, we do not know more about the seriousness of these glitches. One thing is certain: it is a real slaughter for the France team, which does not have the time to prepare for its final against Argentina in the best conditions. But it’s ultimately like their campaign, in difficulty from start to finish…