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27 May 2018
Group B : not so easy for France
The Maurice Revello Tournament started yesterday with the first games of the group A. This Sunday, the teams of the group B will enter in the competition : France, Scotland, South Korea and Togo.
France
After a disappointing 2017 edition which they finished at a poor sixth spot, "Les Bleuets", now coached by Johan Radet, want to show something else. Only two players of the last year are back today (Dimitry Bertaud and Romain Perraud). But with players who appeared several times in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 this season, France are the favorite of the group B. A different place than the first one is not conceivable.
Scotland
The young Billy Gilmour, 16 years-old, is one of the Scotland players to watch. CR : Rangers
After their sensational Tournament last year, during when they clinched the third spot, Scotland aim to confirm. This year, they will be led by two youngsters in the midfield : Billy Gilmout, 16 years-old, and Harvey St Clair, 19 years-old. These two Chelsea players already distinguished themselves. But the Tartan Army will also count on their 21 years-old winger Oliver Burke. After he left RB Leipzig for West Brom last summer, Burke took part to fifteen games this season with the Baggies. Scotland will be an outsider and a rival for the qualification for France.
South Korea
Lee Chang-Min took part to the 2013 and 2014 Tournaments. He is now an international Korean player. A model for his young compatriots. CR : Magali Ruffato.
South Korea will celebrate theyr fifth participation to the Maurice Revello Tournament. Their last was on 2014. The Koreans ended at the fifth spot after they beat Colombia (1-0) and get a draw against England (1-1) in group round. This year, they come with plenty of players from the South Korean League. Only four of the twenty called-up are currently in Europe : Kim Hyunwoo and Kim Gyuhyeong (Dinamo Zagreb), Kim Jungmin (FC Liefering) and Lee Kangin (FC Valence). This last will be one of the key players for the Asians. This season, this 17 years-old kid appeared 11 times with FC Valence B and scored against Sabadell in May.
South Korea games : v France (27th May at 3pm), v Togo (30th May at 5pm), v Scotland (2nd June at 3pm)
Togo
The U21 Togo squad in preparation in Manosque a few days ago. CP : FTF.
"Les Eperviers" will discover the competition. This is their first participation and they are the only African representative. We have to keep an eye on this little known nation, full of young talents. Like Kevin Denkey, 18 years-old Nîmes Olympique striker, who netted in friendly against Gap U20 recently. But also Malcom Barcola, Olympique Lyonnais B goalkeeper, Yorgan Agblemagnon, Nacional Funchal keeper and Fadel Gobitaka, Standard de Liege midfielder. The rest of the squad is formed by local players. This tournament is the perfect opportunity for them to be called-up in Togo senior squad. "We will play our game, have fun and see if some of them could incorporate the senior squad for the Olympic Games qualifyers and, later, for the World Cup qualifyers", said Augustin Amega, U21 Togo media officer, during their preparation in Manosque.
Jordan Bozonnet
