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| − | <br>PARIS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - France midfielder Adrien Rabiot said he did not expect to be recalled so soon by coach Didier Deschamps after turning down a place in the squad for the 2018 World Cup.<br> <br>Rabiot was selected by Deschamps in August, | + | <br>PARIS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - France [http://www.google.de/search?q=midfielder%20Adrien midfielder Adrien] Rabiot said he did not expect to be recalled so soon by coach Didier Deschamps after turning down a place in the squad for the 2018 World Cup.<br> <br>Rabiot was selected by Deschamps in August, earning his seventh cap in a 1-0 Nations League win in Sweden in early September.<br> <br>He has won three caps since and shone in Les Bleus' 1-0 victory over Portugal in Lisbon on Saturday, which sent the world champions into the last four of the Nations League.<br> <br>"I was surprised to be called back so soon, but the coach even told me he could have called me back sooner," Rabiot said.<br> <br>"We had a good talk, I enjoyed the conversation and it freed us both up."<br> <br>Rabiot said his move to Juventus from Paris St Germain last year had helped him mature.<br> <br>"The fact of having changed environment, club, country - all that makes you grow. Working so much on tactics, which we're not used to doing in France, is also very beneficial. I feel much better," the 25-year-old added.<br> <br>"I won't give up this place for anything in the world; I don't want to leave this squad."<br> <br>Deschamps, who played for Juve and [https://kynghidongduong.vn/blog/le-hoi-hoa-tam-giac-mach-ha-giang-va-nhung-diem-check-in-voi-hoa-dep-nhat.html hoa tam giác mạch] coached Italy, [https://kynghidongduong.vn/blog/le-hoi-hoa-tam-giac-mach-ha-giang-va-nhung-diem-check-in-voi-hoa-dep-nhat.html hoa tam giác mạch] expects Rabiot to be a key member of the national squad.<br> <br>"I know where he plays... and that's why he's another player and he's confident, good for him," said Deschamps.<br> <br>"Even if it went badly for a while, I never forgot him, because he is a quality player. Today he deserves to be here. He's reached new levels, he's more consistent in everything.<br> <br>"He has always had this technique, but now he also has the volume and [https://kynghidongduong.vn/blog/le-hoi-hoa-tam-giac-mach-ha-giang-va-nhung-diem-check-in-voi-hoa-dep-nhat.html kynghidongduong.vn] aggressiveness."<br> <br>France host Sweden on Tuesday in Nation League Group 3. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ed Osmond)<br> |
