The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 coach has praised the 25-year-old after the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder received his first call-up to the national side
The defensive midfielder has been outstanding this season for Les Parisiens and his hard work has finally paid off.
Following the withdrawal of several players from the French squad due to injuries, the youngster has been called up to the national side for the games against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.
And Chantome, a product of Paris Saint-Germain’s’ youth academy, has expressed his delight at his inclusion in the national squad.
Les Bleus coach, Didier Deschamps, has backed his decision of naming the player in his squad, and believes that the midfielder will prove to be a great addition to the national side.
While talking to reporters at a press conference, the 43-year-old stated that Chantome has been phenomenal for PSG this season, and has played a lot of games for the capital club.
Praising the youngster, the coach said that the 25-year-old has the ability to use the ball well and has the confidence to do well at this level.
"This is a player who has been given a large amount of game time. He is a good footballer and is able to use the ball well - even if we don't talk much about him because of the strong competition at PSG.”
The coach added that Chantome had few problems in the past that halted his progress to the international stage. However, Deschamps feels that the player has improved a lot in last couple of seasons and it’s an opportunity for him to show what he is capable
of.
"He had a small problem some time ago, but he is now playing regularly. He is a fairly complete midfielder and is in good form. This will give him the opportunity to discover what it's like to play for France."
The former Monaco coach revealed that he will give chance to few new players against Japan on Friday, in order to give them much needed game time.
"Some players have been very busy these past few weeks; I must allocate playing time for this friendly match accordingly."
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