Usually very diplomatic, Hugo Lloris got wet by revealing the identity of his ideal potential successor as captain of the France team.
Hugo Lloris has decided to hang up his tricolor gloves, with 145 selections on the clock. Captain of the Blues for 12 years, the person concerned will inevitably leave a big void behind him. ” Hugo has decided to retire while still at the top of his game. He shared his thoughts and decision with me a few days ago. I must, we must, respect it even if he still had his place in our team, as he demonstrated during the last World Cup, in Doha. A very great servant of the France team bows out and I want to salute his exceptional career. “, said Didier Deschamps at the announcement of the person concerned.
The number one goalkeeper of the France team thus bowing out, the national coach finds himself faced with a double challenge: appointing his new referent goalkeeper and reassigning the tricolor armband. On the first point, Hugo Lloris had already cited Mike Maignan among his natural heirs; the last rampart of Tottenham also spoke out on the captaincy this Sunday, at the bend of an interview granted to Téléfoot. ” Believe me this armband, it has weight! Great players have worn it “, he breathes.
“He has started to take on a new role within the team and I think we need that in a collective, in a team.”
“Here, whatever the choice, we will be fully behind.”
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« A player like Raphaël Varane can claim this captaincy “Judge Hugo Lloris, the Manchester United defender being the most capped Blue (97 caps) after Olivier Giroud (120) and Antoine Griezmann (117). But the goalkeeper of the 2018 world champions also dubs another element, likely to be unanimous. ” There is a player who is growing in power, at all levels. On the pitch, off the pitch, even in terms of group and locker room life, it’s Kylian Mbappé. He started to take on a new role within the team, and I think we need that in a collective. “A real recognition.
