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Jules Koundé in training with France

KOUNDÉ STAYED ON THE BENCH

Koundé, 'wiped' from the map in France's rout of Gibraltar

Published:19/11/2023 - 00:10h

Updated:19/11/2023 - 00:10h

France has passed Gibraltar, with a 14-0 in Nice that has served to break records and certify the good level of 'les bleus'. In key FC Barcelona, Didier Deschamps did not have Jules Koundé, who stayed on the bench

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France does not have 'saved' at all in his party against Gibraltar, with a goleada historical of 14-0 that breaks the record of Germany in parties clasificatorios (0-13 to Saint Marino). The ones of Didier Deschamps went through on of the visitors in a party that began winning to the two minutes, but in which it had to everything: from a festival goleador, going through an early expulsion and the injury of Zaïre-Emery, the one who had debuted to turn into the youngest player in dressing the T-shirt of 'them bleus' to the 17 years and that also had seen goal.

The goals of Marcus Thurman, Zaïre-Emery, the hat-trick of Kylian Mbappé, with a finish from 40 metres of distance, Jonathan Clauss, Kingsley Eat (2), Youssouf Fofana, Adrien Rabiot, Ousmane Dembélé (the first of the season) and the doublet of Olivier Giroud directed the party of a French selection that has 'amused' in Nice and that has not had mercy before closing the phase clasificatoria for the Eurocopa, in which has perfect registers: seven victories, 21 points, 27 goals in favour and one only against.

The bad news, in key FC Barcelona, is that Jules Koundé has not seen minutes in the party. It remained in the bench and can be a 'warning' of Didier Deschamps in front of the presence of Jonathan Clauss. It is not a secret that the defender of 25 years was adding the majority of his opportunities with France splitting from the right side and, with the 'arrived' of the player of the Olympique of Marseilles, will have a lot of difficulties to win opportunities.

Jonathan Clauss 'complicate' the life to Koundé

Clauss Already there was 'warned' in the stop of selections happened. It played the ninety minutes against Low Countries (1-2) and Scotland (4-1), with a very good exert in the right band and showing an offensive power that the subcampeón of the world needed by the right. It gave an assistance against the Dutch and, in front of Gibaltrar, has 'gone out' with a goal and assistance.

It seems unlikely that, if it follows like this, Deschamps do without he. It is worth it to remember that it had remained out of the announcements of France from September of 2022. It was not in the World-wide, but has showed a deployment that can be decisive for the plans of the Frenchmen. In case to be like this, would be very bad news for a Koundé that would see reduced his opportunities. With the selection, does not play of head office from September of 2022, in a party against Austria by the Nations League. It fell lesionado, by the way, in this clash.

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