This Sunday, the French national team will play a friendly match against Colombia at 9 pm at the Northwest Stadium. Ahead of the match, Le Parisienand L’Equipe have attempted to predict the starting lineup that coach Didier Deschamps will field. Five Paris Saint-Germain players, all French, are involved: Lucas Chevalier, Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, and Ousmane Dembélé. Hernandez, Zaïre-Emery and Doué are expected to start.
Le Parisien (4-2-3-1) –
Thuram
Doué – Cherki – Akliouche
Kanté – Zaïre-Emery
Digne – L. Hernandez – Lacroix – Kalulu
Samba.
L’Equipe (4-2-3-1) –
Thuram
Doué – Cherki – Akliouche
Kanté – Zaïre-Emery
Digne – L. Hernandez – Lacroix – Kalulu
Samba.
These are credible lineups, but nothing is certain. Didier Deschamps already surprised everyone with his choices for the match against Brazil on Thursday night, and there are even more doubts here since rotation is expected. It’s difficult to know to what extent, depending on the players’ exact form and the competition for playing time.
The coaching staff must try to manage some players, especially since a tough end to the season awaits most of them, and also find ways to involve the rest of the squad. This means fielding a competitive team against a Colombian side that should be taken seriously. Even if the result isn’t the most important thing in a friendly match, confidence is always a good thing.
