{"id":1115488,"date":"2019-11-14T18:03:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T18:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1115488"},"modified":"2020-02-25T13:13:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T13:13:41","slug":"france-deschamps-praise-guendouzi-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/france-deschamps-praise-guendouzi-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Matteo Guendouzi: Midfielder&#8217;s stock rising in France camp despite Arsenal issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>France manager <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d6a23230-e459-1986-ba17-626efb570d29\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/didier_deschamps\">Didier Deschamps<\/span> has heaped praise on Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi after handing him a senior international call-up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guendouzi is part of an Arsenal side struggling for form so far this season and suffering through a number of off-field issues.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Guendouzi set for France debut? Four things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Guendouzi has been capped 23 times for France at youth level.<\/li>\n<li>But he is yet to make his senior debut for Les Bleus.<\/li>\n<li>The 20-year-old has replaced Blaise Matuidi in Deschamps&#8217; latest squad.<\/li>\n<li>The midfielder has completed 661 passes in the Premier League this season, at least 179 more than any other Arsenal player.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7424664\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, his individual output hasn&#8217;t suffered as a result and the 20-year-old has been rewarded with a call-up to the France national team after Blaise Matuidi dropped out earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p>Les Bleus face Moldova on Thursday and ahead of that clash, Deschamps lavished praise upon Guendouzi, who will look to pick up his first senior cap during this international break.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the second time [Matteo Guendouzi] has joined us to replace an injured player,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1024px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1115488-1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/14091956\/deschamps-praise-guendouzi.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/14091956\/deschamps-praise-guendouzi.mp4\">https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/14091956\/deschamps-praise-guendouzi.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Although his club&#8217;s results are certainly not to Arsenal&#8217;s expectations, he has been good with them and the under-21s.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s been here before. He is a young player who has a lot of potential, even though he didn&#8217;t play when he joined us in September.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Thierry Henry: Guendouzi gives Deschamps a nice problem<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Despite the absences of the likes of Matuidi and Paul Pogba, Guendouzi will still face stiff competition for a place in France&#8217;s midfield.<\/p>\n<p>Deschamps is still able to call upon the likes of N&#8217;Golo Kante, Corentin Tolisso and Spurs duo Moussa Sissoko and Tanguy Ndombele in Guendouzi&#8217;s position.<\/p>\n<p>However, Henry \u2013 who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/thierry-henry-ex-arsenal-striker-manager-mls-montreal-impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appointed as manager of MLS side Montreal Impact<\/a> on Thursday \u2013 believes Guendouzi&#8217;s inclusion presents a &#8220;nice problem&#8221; to Deschamps and has been impressed with his compatriot&#8217;s form for Arsenal.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;I saw him (Guendouzi) also at the Under-21 European Championship where he played on and off,&#8221; Henry said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s been doing well with Arsenal. Is he going to make the Euros or not? I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The competition is massive in midfield. But it\u2019s a great experience for him to be able to go and play some games, just being in and around the team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s the type of problem that <span id=\"urn:enhancement-69306e64-0836-2e29-9c57-014cf3b55f19\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/didier_deschamps\">Didier Deschamps<\/span> is going to have. 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