Blues Goalkeeper And Captain Hugo Lloris Announces His Retirement From National Team

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, captain of the 2018 world champion and Player with the most appearances in the history of the French team Football (145 selections), announced his retirement from the national team in an interview with sports daily L’Équipe published on Monday. Hugo Lloris “prefers to be at the top than to wait for a drop in speed or too much competition” after the World Finals contested by the French side, where he eluded a second consecutive title against Argentina (3-3 , 4 pens to 2).

Avoid too much season

“It’s not easy to say that, but after fourteen years of defending this shirt, which I’ve worn with great joy, pride, duty and responsibility, I think I’ve finally arrived,” said the 36-year-old bouncer . “I feel like I gave it my all, that I was still part of the adventure, but I don’t want to wait for the moment when I start doing a little less. I prefer to go out there by always having the ball Top after he helped the French team to reach the World Cup final,” Lloris confided to the Sport daily. “At some point you have to know how to pass the hand,” he continues “I think the team behind it is ready to move on,” he said, specifically naming his designated replacement in the three-color cage, Mike Maignan.

Trained in Nicewhere he started his professional career in 2005, Hugo Lloris made his debut for the French team in 2008. Lloris was captained by Laurent Blanc, who had succeeded Raymond Domenech after the 2010 Knysna fiasco. The current coach is Didier Deschamps made him a fundamental man of the French team, which culminated in a Euro 2016 final, the 2018 World Cup title and a new World Cup final on December 18th.

In the Golden Book of the Blues, Lloris appears alongside the greatest goalkeepers such as Joël Bats and Fabien Barthez, two figures he consulted before making his decision.

Deschamps praises his “extraordinary career”

Coach Didier Deschamps praised the “extraordinary career” and “remarkable” personality of his historic captain Hugo Lloris. “a very great servant of the French team” who chose to retire internationally “at the top of his game”.

“I have to, we have to, respect his decision even though he still had his full place in our team, as he showed at the last World Cup in Doha,” as the Blues reached the final, Deschamps said in a press release he sent the DFB sent media. The Blues boss said he was informed of this decision “a few days ago”, the goalkeeper announced on Monday.

“Beyond all the records he has been able to break because of his talent and professionalism, beyond the essential role he has played in our greatest conquests, the 2018 World Cup, the 2021 Nations League, in our finest journeys, the final of the Euro 2016 and so on the 2022 World Cup is Hugo a remarkable person on a human level‘ says Deschamps.

“He was captain when I became coach in 2012, I kept the armband for him and I’ve never regretted it, quite the opposite. Hugo has a very high image of the French team, he always has.” turned towards the collective, he always brought the collective forward, sometimes even to his disadvantage”, writes the coach and wishes his former player “good luck”.

Take over who?

The world champion now wants to “focus” on my “everyday life with Totthenham”, his club since 2012. His international retirement opens the debate about the captaincy of the Bleux. Vice-captain Varane is, of course, just as important as Kylian Mbappé, the blues strongman at the age of 24.