PARIS (AP) – The defeat of judo is the victory of French football.
Eduardo Camavinga is now the largest in the country since Kylian Mbappé’s sensational appearance in Monaco in 2016.
Mbappé helped France win the 2018 World Cup, recently played in the Champions League final with Paris Saint-Germain and is world-renowned at the age of 21.
Many of those that Camavinga, 17, may have a similar future.
“Kylian set the bar very high,” Camavinga said, “but it’s an inspiration to all young players.”
The first step for the Rennes midfielder is to make his debut in France, which may come against Sweden in the Nations League on Saturday.
“Yes, it would be a dream. A dream of years of training, although I am still a child,” said a smiling Camavinga at Clairefontaine’s educational camp in France.”Representing your country is enormous. My parents were attached to him., and then I.
He called because Manchester United star Paul Pogba withdrew after rising positive for coronavirus.Camavinga’s developing idol turned out to be Pogba, and uses United’s midfielder’s room in Clairefontaine.
His path, however, may have gone in an absolutely different direction.
“At first I didn’t need to play football, I was looking to get into judo,” Camavinga said.”Because my brother practiced judo and I was looking to do what he did.”
But he started football temporarily at school, and his immediate rise was such that coach Didier Deschamps even thinks Camavinga could be at the Euro next year.
“When the coach believes in you, it’s comforting,” Camavinga said.”I don’t feel under pressure or under pressure.”
Like Mbappé in his teens, Camavinga broke into the stage.
Astonishing functionality opposite the PSG last year, at just 16 years old, saw him score a goal with a long, superbly weighted pass and make several electric gusts in between. A full PSG team of powerless internationals to avoid it.
Camavinga is committed to get carried away.
“No, because I know where I come from and if I’m wrong, my parents will tell me,” he says, “they’re with me every day, since I still live at home.”
He was born in Angola, moved to France at the age of 2 and received citizenship last year.He saw through Rennes at the age of nine and made his debut at 16 through coach Julien Stéphan, son of French assistant coach Guy Stéphan.
According to a 2019 review, Rennes has the tracking network at the moment in France and the fifth in Europe, according to a 2019 review.The exam, based on the minutes played in the top five European leagues through academy players, qualified as Barcelona, Real MadridArray Lyon, Man United and Rennes.
Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembélé moved to the Breton club before joining Borussia Dortmund, then bought it for 105 million euros ($126 million) plus 40 million euros ($48 million) in bonuses, making him the sixth most beloved player on the global with Pogba.
Camavinga could soon be more valuable. The teenager combines a forged body with a devastating acceleration of the ball that allows him to break through in midfield, has the ability to slide the ball back and turn in a single movement, reminiscent of the virtuous strategy of Zinedine Zidane against Brazil in the 2006 World Cup And can dribble with either foot, shoot bigger with the left.
He’s flexible and can play a goalkeeper role, but adapts to the wide midfield or as a playmaker.
“While you have to be careful when talking about a 17-year-old, I don’t see any weakness,” Guy Stéphan said.
Veteran striker Olivier Giroud, who has 39 goals in 97 games with France, is almost twice the age of Camavinga, but is inspired by the teenager.
“Eduardo us with his maturity, ” said Giroud.” This is the beginning of a long adventure.”
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