Lucas Chevalier has been called up for the U23 squad after Illan Meslier’s injury. This is the first that he finds himself integrated into the Bleuets group. The chance of the Valenciennes goalkeeper is to be able to participate in these 2 home games. In Calais, Lucas Chevalier is the stage local: “We stay in a hotel located in Coquelles. Coquelles is where there is the club where I started, where I made my debut. It’s also the town where my parents still live. So when I go back to see my parents, I go back to Coquelles. Limit, I will go to sleep at my parents’ in the evening. But that’s it, it’s pretty funny in the end. Because the stage of the epic, I know it well. I have been there many times. My brother plays in the Grand Calais team so I also go to the stadium. People know me in Calais, it’s true. It is symbolic.
Thanks to the Valenciennes club
Lucas Chevalier owes this invitation to his interesting performances in the jersey of Valenciennes where he is on loan from LOSC until the end of the season. “I want to thank the leaders of Valenciennes already because they gave me my chance. This is the season I’ve been waiting for. I didn’t even have to move. I continue to see my friends in Lille. But I’m hungry. I love our group. We are in difficulty but I think that the victory in Dunkirk will be good for everyone. We move away from the red zone. For me, it’s good to start in difficulty, it’s better than being in comfort. I’m super happy it’s going that way.”
Les Bleus and L2: An ideal gateway to LOSC?
Lucas Chevalier’s performances in L2 did not leave many Lille supporters indifferent, nostalgic for the Maignan period and disappointed by Grbic and Jardim. For the latter, Lucas Chevalier is today the worthy successor of the French international. They would like to see him become the number one of the Mastiffs next summer. Signs of sympathy that affect the person concerned: “I am very much in demand by the supporters. It warms the heart but it can quickly go to your head. But today my priority is to finish my season. It is certain that the situation of the goalkeepers in Lille is something favorable for me. If they had been exceptional, I don’t think people would talk so much about me to keep Lille’s goal next season. But it’s not me who decides, it’s the club. What I do know is that I hope one day to play for my club. In a year, in two years, whatever. But today I earned credit. I’m not saying that I have the level to be a starter at LOSC but I aim to do everything to become one. “