Nkunku, Saliba to start? Possible France playing XI vs Israel according to French press

Here is a look at how the French media expects Les Bleus to line up in their Nations League game against Israel tonight. France will be without the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Adrien Rabiot and N’Golo Kante for this clash, and coach Didier Deschamps has chosen to appoint Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni as captain.

L’Equipe thinks that Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku will start on the left side in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with former Crystal Palace (and now Bayern) star Michael Olise in the centre and Ousmane Dembele on the right.

Arsenal’s William Saliba is expected to partner Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate in the heart of defence, with Barca’s Jules Kounde at right back and Theo Hernandez on the left.

Predicted France starting lineup vs Israel 2024

Nkunku has mostly been restricted to appearances off the bench for Chelsea in the Premier League this season, with Blues coach Enzo Maresca opting to play Nicolas Jackson upfront and the trio of Cole Palmer, Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke behind the Spaniard.

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Saliba only defender from Italy game to keep his place? Predicted newspaper lineup for France Belgium 2024

Here is a look at the predicted lineups for France v Belgium tonight in the Nations League (September 9, 2024). France are coming off a 3-1 loss to Italy in their previous game and well known French paper L’Equipe reckons there’ll be plenty of changes from Didier Deschamps, with Arsenal centre-back William Saliba expected to be the only defender from the previous game to keep his place.

France went with a Hernandez-Saliba-Konate-Clauss backline against Italy and L’Equipe think they’ll go with Digne-Saliba-Upamecano-Kounde for this clash against Belgium in Lyon.

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How did Saliba, Konate, Olise & others fare- L’Equipe Le Figaro Newspaper Player Ratings France vs Italy 1-3

Here is a look at the French and Italian newspaper ratings for France v Italy in the Nations League on 6 September, 2024. France took the lead in this game in the 1st minute, but Italy ended up winning 3-1.

France 1 (Barcola) Italy 3 (DiMarco, Frattesi, Raspadori)

L’Equipe player ratings France 1-3 Italy UNL 2024

Arsenal defender William Saliba got a 3/10 for his performance here, as did his defensive partner- Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate. The worst rating was reserved for Theo Hernandez (2/10) while the best was reserved for left winger Bradley Barcola.

Former Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante got a 3/10 while Michael Olise, on his Les Bleus senior debut, got a 4/10 player rating from L’Equipe.

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