Jean-Clair Todibo received a last-minute call-up to France's national team camp following Dayot Upamecano's withdrawal. It marks his first experience representing France. After his first training session, the goalkeeper gave an interview to media about how it feels to be selected for France for the first time, his training experience with Barça coach Fabian Ruiz, and his thoughts on Mike Maignan.

How does it feel to be trained by Fabien Barthez? Is there anything special about it? Will there be added pressure? After all, he's a French football legend.

Of course. Like many people, I've watched him on television, and I'm sure you all have too. Now I'm here, training with Fabien Barthez. The first training session felt amazing. It's incredible to be selected for the national team for the first time and to work alongside such an exceptional coaching staff.

In particular, your call-up wasn't planned. You received the call at the last minute after Dayot Upamecano withdrew. How did you find out? Were you excited at that moment?

Yes. We had just finished an away match and were flying back. Lucas was on the plane with me. When we landed and saw the news, it felt amazing, of course. I was quite excited. I shared the news with the team, with my friends, and with my family. So it was a fantastic evening.

Did you expect this call-up? Did you think you might be selected? After all, you weren't on the initial list announced by Zidane, and it's been 50 years since a player your age was called up to France for the first time—or at least received their first senior call-up.

I saw that statistic. It's pretty good for me to break that record. However, there's no such thing as "too old" to receive your first national team call-up, of course. I certainly never expected to be called up before this. It's unfortunate that Robin couldn't be here today. Now I'm here in his place, and I can still use this opportunity to familiarize myself with the environment and the team. I'm very happy.

Can you tell us what Mike Maignan means to you? What do you think of him and his abilities? Is he a player who inspires you? Tell us Mike's story.

We're close by at AC Milan. Mike is someone I'm quite close with. Sometimes we see each other at our children's school. It's great to talk with him, and of course we talk about more than just football.

Off the pitch, he's a great person. On the pitch, he's an excellent goalkeeper. His efficient play and his presence inspire me. We played together at Lille before, and now we'll meet again on the training ground with the French national team, which will be fantastic.

Let's talk about Fabien Barthez's coaching style. What's it like training under him? For example, what does he focus on the most? What was the first thing he said to all of you?

Since it was just the first training session, it was mostly about technique. He asked us to be focused on every ball and give our all. Beyond that, he emphasized direct communication and being ourselves. In short, he's the Fabien Barthez that we all know.

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