player who "has everything" after the former Real
Madrid man's return to the France squad.
France coach Didier Deschamps has praised Lassana Diarra as
a "top tier" player, after the midfielder made his first international
appearance in five years during Thursday's 4-0 friendly win over
Armenia.
Karim Benzema's double late in the second half helped seal a
comprehensive win for France in Nice, with Antoine Griezmann
and Yohan Cabaye having put them in command earlier on.
Diarra earned a recall to the national side after impressing
for Marseille since his arrival as a free agent in the close-
season and Deschamps has claimed that the midfielder is a
player of the highest level.
"He has intelligence, he has everything and in such an important
strategical position," he told TF1.
"It's so good to have the choices I have.
Lass is a top player, a
top-class performer who has experience.
"As a team, we played at our best. We punished Armenia when
their fatigue set in and that allowed us to score four goals.
"We say that it is only against a team like Armenia but we
still had to score them. We could have scored more but it is a
good result."
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