France coach Deschamps full of praise for Barcelona defender Lenglet

Football
10 Sep 2019 • 1:14 PM MYT
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France coach Didier Deschamps is full of praise for Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet.

Injuries to Aymeric Laporte and Samuel Umtiti opened the door for left-footer Lenglet to start alongside Raphael Varane in the 4-1 Euro 2020 qualifying victory over Albania on Saturday.

"He had a great season with Barca," Deschamps said of the former Sevilla defender.

"He has a lot of serenity, assurance and technical ease. He's calm on the ball. Without being very big, he is also effective in duels and knows how to anticipate. He's still improving but he gives off a lot of confidence."