Laurent Blanc has called Yann M’Vila once again in his list of players selected to play the next friendly game with France. Les Bleus will face Brazil next Wednesday, in a prestigious friendly to be played at the Stade de France.
Talking to Le Parisien a few days ago, the Rennes midfielder affirmed that « as a kid, [he] was supporting Brazil”, after his father showed him “video tapes of Garrincha and Pelé». «When we played in the street, I was Brazil. I imagined myself as Cesar Sampaio, the number 6 in 1998 ». This Wednesday, M’Vila will actually face the Seleção.
During his press conference, Laurent Blanc affirmed that M’Vila is « a young man with great qualities, very performant when he plays with France”.”A national coach has to build a backbone for his team, Blanc went on. Yann M’Vila is part of him, him like others are very important in the squad”.