From Michel Platini to Didier Deschamps, the first France squad lists revisited | OneFootball

According to L'Équipe, as Zinédine Zidane readies to name on Friday the squad to face Türkiye on 25 September, here is how France managers from Michel Platini to Didier Deschamps unveiled their first lists.

In 2012, Didier Deschamps’s first list for France v Uruguay excluded the Euro 2012 sanctioned quartet and, with injuries elsewhere, brought back only 12 of the 23. In 2010, Laurent Blanc chose Norway v France without the 23 who went on strike in Knysna, barring Stéphane Ruffier, revived Hatem Ben Arfa and Karim Benzema, and his 22 amassed just 99 caps with 13 uncapped.

In 2004, Raymond Domenech named seven debutants for Bosnia and Herzegovina after the retirements of Marcel Desailly, Lilian Thuram, Bixente Lizarazu and, on the eve, Zinédine Zidane, with Nicolas Anelka out. In 2002, Jacques Santini largely kept faith after the World Cup exit, calling 15 of that group for Tunisia and adding Sidney Govou, Philippe Mexès, Anthony Réveillère and Bruno Cheyrou.

In 1998, Roger Lemerre selected 18, 12 world champions, for Austria, Marcel Desailly was suspended and newcomers such as Frédéric Déhu and Tony Vairelles appeared. In 1994, Aimé Jacquet avoided the Under-21s for Italy in Naples, recalled Eric Di Meco and the later withdrawn Basile Boli, and gave the sole debut to Jean‑Pierre Cyprien.

In 1992, Gérard Houllier refreshed Michel Platini’s Euro 92 group for France v Brazil, adding Jérôme Gnako and David Ginola, omitting Luis Fernandez and Jocelyn Angloma, and moving Laurent Blanc into midfield. In 1988, Platini recalled Jean Tigana and others, introduced uncapped Alain Roche, all Bordeaux players, with Eric Guérit and Christian Perez the shocks.

Source: L'Équipe

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