Jacquet, Da Cunha, Doué headline fans’ France XI to face Italy in the Nations League | OneFootball

After the Belgium game, fans have named their ideal France XI to face Italy on Friday at the Stade de France, with several newcomers heavily backed. According to L'Équipe, Lucas Da Cunha, Jérémy Jacquet and Désiré Doué feature prominently.

In goal, Mike Maignan received 91.08%. At centre-back, Jérémy Jacquet, excellent on Monday in the 1-0 win over Belgium, earned 65.01% alongside Dayot Upamecano on 93.63%. Pierre Kalulu edged Jules Koundé at right-back, 51.29% to 48.71%, and Adrien Truffert was preferred on the left, 55.92% ahead of Andy Diouf on 44.08%.

In midfield, Lucas Da Cunha was the player readers most wanted to see again, 83.70%. He is paired with Adrien Rabiot on 63.69% and Manu Koné on 58.85%. Rayan Cherki was left on the bench in the vote, 46.21%.

Up front, Désiré Doué attracted 88.47%. The most selected of all was Michael Olise on 97.77%, the only goalscorer against Belgium, with Ousmane Dembélé completing the trio on 80.60%, well clear of Bradley Barcola on 20.90% and Estéban Lepaul on 12.27%.

Whether Zinédine Zidane follows that fan-picked XI is another matter.

Source: L'Équipe

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