After being substituted at halftime of his nation’s 2-0 Nations League loss to Denmark on Sunday, Arsenal star Williams Saliba will need to convince France manager Didier Deschamps to play him at the World Cup.
Saliba and fellow rookie Aurelien Tchouameni had their evenings cut short after putting on a lackluster performance during the first 45 minutes.
William Saliba 🇫🇷 vs Denmark 🇩🇰 (0-2 L)
45 mins played (substituted at HT)
32 touches
24/27 accurate passes
3 passes into final third
2 clearances
2 recoveries
1/1 aerial duels won #arsenal #afc pic.twitter.com/KguOLckhga— Arsenal Buzz (@ArsenalBuzzCom) September 26, 2022
Meanwhile, Deschamps has acknowledged that when the World Cup begins in November, he will look to France veteran players.
“I don’t think it’s a shipwreck,” the 1998 World Cup winner said after the match in Copenhagen. “We also had a lot of chances, but we were ineffective.
“We made some errors when playing out from the back. It’s a young French side, where the majority of the players don’t have experience at the very highest level.
“It’s not a question of formations. But when you have four corners and a Danish player is left alone each time. You can play with three, five or twelve at the back – it doesn’t change a thing.
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“There’s no need to worry – the fact that the players with international experience are coming back will do us good.
“Obviously we have young, quality players who are learning, but the important thing is to recover all our vital, experienced players for two months’ time.”
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