In this issue of the French national team roster, fans are more talking about Giroud's absence and Nkunku's selection, but considering that Olivier Giroud has never been shortlisted for the European Championship, and Nkunku's continuous highlights in Leipzig, Giroud's defeat and Nkunku's selection are also completely reasonable. However, an unknown player has become the biggest highlight of this big list, and Klaus, a full-back who currently plays for Rance in The Ligue 1, has been selected for the French national team for the first time, knowing that he has never played in any level of national team before, and he once played in the Sixth Division of Germany 7 years ago.
In 10 years, the White Castle Youth Academy abandoned the German Sixth Division To start
Born in Strasbourg, France, Klaus was naturally selected for strasbourg's academy. From 2000 to 2010, from the age of 8 to 18, Klaus's youth was dedicated to Strasbourg, but he never advanced to the first team of the team, after repeated disappointments and setbacks, Klaus freely left the team in 2010 to join the local amateur team ASPV Strasbourg, after 3 years at the club, Klaus traveled to Germany in 2013 to join SV Links, who was still playing in Germany's sixth division. French players playing in Germany's sixth division? For Klaus at that time, as long as he could continue to play football, he had nothing else to ask for.
Unexpectedly, Links became a turning point in Klaus's career, he gradually integrated into the German environment, learned German, and became the main member of Links, playing for Links for 2 seasons, Klaus played 46 games, as a defender he scored 14 goals, efficient goal efficiency made him re-attract the attention of the French team. In 2015, he returned to France to join the two amateur teams of Laonletap and Avranche, and finally in 2017, he successfully joined Quivelli Athletic United, who was playing in Ligue 2 at the time, signing a professional contract and officially becoming a professional player, at that time, Klaus was 24 years old. For a player who has been playing in amateur football for many years, being able to play in professional leagues is already a gift from heaven. So much so that Klaus's words in an interview with the media at that time were no different from ordinary workers: "Playing football is the only thing I know, I have to play hard and give everything I have for the club." ”
Once again on the German springboard to become the best offensive defender in the top five leagues
Returning to the French league, Klaus seems to have lost his scoring experience in the German league, and he has only helped the team score two goals in three seasons, but Klaus's ability to participate in the attack has not diminished, and he has provided 8 assists for Quiverly Athletic United in the 2017-18 season. However, the team was relegated to the amateur league again at the end of the season. "I don't want to play amateur football anymore!" Klaus later elaborated: "I even went to Belarus for a trial, and then Bielefeld invited me, and I thought, I'm going to try, I'm going to sign a contract!" ”
At that time, Bielefeld's main player Brunnell meniscus was torn, the team was not allowed to recruit in the position of right-back, Links's experience made Klaus very able to speak fluent German and re-integrate into German life, and finally he successfully joined Bielefeld, who was still in the Bundesliga at the time, to continue his professional football career, in Bielefeld for two seasons, Klaus was the absolute main player of the team, his talent on the offensive end was revealed, and even once pre-empted to the position of right winger, In the end, Klaus handed over two seasons totaling 62 games, 8 goals and 10 assists, in Germany, Klaus once again found the feeling of goals, and in the 2019-20 season helped the team win the Bundesliga and promote to the Bundesliga.
In the summer of 2020, Klaus returned to France and joined Lens, who returned to Ligue 1 after 5 years. Klaus twice stepped on the springboard of the German league, climbing from the German sixth division to the top league, writing an inspirational chapter in the world of football. But the inspirational story about him continued, returning to Lance all over again, Klaus first played for team B, but his outstanding performance soon attracted the attention of Flount Gissofi, the sporting director of Lance, and was immediately promoted to the first team, and later in an interview with the Parisian newspaper, Florent Gisoffe seemed to see Klaus's few futures: "He has enough motivation, be careful, I think he can go further." ”
In his first top league season, Klaus delivered 3 goals and 6 assists in 34 games, and his physical fitness and fitness that were not easy to get injured made him almost unable to miss a game. This, coupled with more and more accurate crosses from the flanks, makes him a very threatening weapon on the offensive end of Lens. Klaus has played 30 games for Lens in Ligue 1 this season, scoring four goals and delivering nine assists, alongside Liverpool Flying Wing Alexander-Arnold, the defender with the most goals directly involved in the five major leagues this season.
First time selected for france Crying does not mean the weak
Just after the announcement of the latest issue of the French national team roster, a video circulated on social media, Lens's players gathered in front of the screen to hold their breath, listening to the latest issue of the French national team roster broadcast, French player Klaus was sitting in the center, when Deschamps read his name, in the cheers of Lens teammates Klaus covered his face and cried, the noisy picture seemed to be a victory celebration.
Lens had reason to celebrate, and this was the second time a Lens player had been selected for the French national team since Alu Diarra in 2004. His career has been bumpy, and Klaus has naturally never had any experience in the national youth team. This selection is not only a recognition of his outstanding performance, but also a recognition of his inspirational spirit in his career.
Admittedly, as early as the last international competition day at the end of last year, the French media had begun to call on Deschamps to recruit Klaus. Although Klaus was not eventually called up, Deschamps also said that he was paying attention to Klaus's performance: "I am paying more and more attention to him because a lot of people are talking about him, but what ultimately prompts me to make a decision is not public opinion, but the performance of the players. He didn't go to Europe, and the 29-year-old wasn't a problem. From this point, it can be seen that deschamps on this international competition day is not recruiting Klaus out of public opinion, but is interested in Klaus's excellent performance. Of course, the absence of Mendy and others is also the key to Klaus's selection for the French team.
The current French national team and Lens are mainly three center-back formations, compared to Lyon's Dubois, Klaus is obviously more capable of playing the position of wing-back, of course, in the French national team Klaus will face competition from Koeman and others, this friendly match is Klaus's few opportunities to prove himself. Klaus's statistics are bright this season, but his performance is as difficult to say stable as Lens, as a player with insufficient star position in the French national team, Klaus obviously has a lot of room for improvement.
Knowing that he had been selected for the French national team, Klaus covered his face and cried. This is his emotional catharsis, and at the age of 29, he has once again stepped onto a new level, and the process is difficult only for him to know. Lens coach Frank Heather said: "He has an atypical career and this selection is just the beginning of something else. And Klaus, who has tasted hardships, also said: "My girlfriend told me that crying does not mean that you are weak, and next time I will not hesitate to cry again." Teammates sang a full 10-minute song for Klaus, and Lens will also start negotiations with him in the near future (Klaus's contract until 2023), and in the cheers, Klaus's inspirational story will continue.
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