Everton player, Lucas Digne has said wearing the captain’s armband for the club is a beautiful honour.
Just after helping France qualify for Euro 2020, Lucas will return for his club the weekend for their match vs Norwich on Saturday, and he is happy to take on the added responsibility that he has been handed this season.
According to him, the role is a show of trust and it will make him a better player.
His words, “I must admit that it’s been a great honour for me wearing the captain’s armband for Everton,”
“I’d only been at this club for a season when I was chosen for this, so it’s a great sign of confidence.
“Aside from my time with the France youth national team, I had never worn the armband, so it is special. Maybe it also shows that I’m now more mature as a player and a person. It’s a task I treat seriously – that’s for sure.
“We have a list of four club captains, and I was the fourth, so I thought that maybe it wouldn’t happen this season. But I also knew that it could happen, and now I have been lucky enough to get the job as captain for a few games.
“It makes me feel really proud – it’s a responsibility that I enjoy.”
“The goals are simple in the club; we must do better than last season,
“As an individual, it’s the same thing for me. I study my statistics, the percentage of duels won, the number of successful crosses, key passes, aerial duels won – and I always want to improve every aspect of my game.”
“When I chose to leave Barcelona in the summer of 2018, it was a difficult choice for me, but it was really important for me to come to a club where I would be able to develop myself playing every weekend – and I am enjoying that,”
“In Barcelona, I was probably seen as a defensive alternative to Jordi Alba, but in Everton I am expected to be very offensive. This again involves many duels in defence one against one because the matches are very open with a lot of end-to-end stuff. I enjoy this style of football a lot.
“In my second season with Barca, I did not play enough in my own opinion, and even though it’s not bad playing 46 matches over two seasons for what in my opinion is the greatest club in the world, I had to look at myself in the mirror and make this decision to leave Barca in order to move to the next level personally.
“Now every week there is a new and challenging game in the Premier League, and it makes you a better player. The key to handling this is to take care of yourself, to focus on training, when you are at Finch Farm, and on recovery, when you are home. Modern football in England is a 24/7 lifestyle, not a 9-to-5 job, and it involves every moment and aspect of your life, like food, sleep and generally good, healthy habits.”
“I believe that the stability of playing every week for Everton in the Premier League has helped me to perform well for France.”
“I am happy to play for my country and I feel proud that I have done so many times.
“To qualify for the Euros is a step on the way. We have a great group of players, and our ambitions with Les Bleus – a bit funny that both my teams are in blue – are obviously very big.
“When we enter a tournament, we want to win every game. But we know that the competition is great and other countries go into the Euros to win it. So it really is one step at a time.”
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