Lucas Chevalier, the 24-year-old goalkeeper for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team, is going through a difficult period in his career. He hasn’t played for PSG since January and hasn’t had any playing time during the international break either, even though he was at least called up to the French national team. Brice Samba, the 31-year-old goalkeeper for Stade Rennais and the national team’s backup, was asked to comment on his situation in the mixed zone on Sunday after the 3-1 friendly victory against Colombia.
Samba: “We support Lucas (Chevalier), we’re behind him.”
“Football, especially the goalkeeper position, is very difficult. There are periods that are a bit better, others that are a bit less so. We support Lucas (Chevalier), we’re behind him during this rough patch. We all know his qualities.” Currently, I’m the number two goalkeeper, and I’m going to be at Mike’s (Maignan’s) service so he can be at his best. After that, if I’m called upon, I’ll try to be ready, just like I was tonight,” he said, as reported by Le Parisien.
Samba had already sent a kind message to Chevalier recently, and the latter will surely appreciate having such support. Especially since he’s undoubtedly also speaking out within the group. We hope this will help him persevere and not give up. PSG didn’t sign him by chance; they believe in him and his potential. The key is to find that spark to get back to his best and fully convince everyone.
It will be difficult because the competition is fierce, and Matvey Safonov (27 years old) is performing well. But that’s top-level football; you have to fight and get through tougher periods. This is the time to grow and then fully establish himself. We hope Chevalier will turn things around at some point, and that he won’t miss the World Cup this summer.
