5 replacements for Laurent Koscielny in the France national team

#4 Adil Rami

Adil Rami is pretty good in the air

Adil Rami has been a force to reckon with at the back for Marseille in Ligue 1 and the tall defender has started a whopping 33 games in the league.

Standing at 190 cms, winning aerial duels against Rami is a next-to-impossible task and he uses his stature incredibly well when long balls are pumped deep into the defensive third. He wins an average of 3 aerial duels a game!

At 32 years of age, Adil Rami has oodles of experience and has evolved into a calm and focused defender. The delinquent tendencies of youth have departed and it is difficult to get past him as he still looks comfortable dealing with pressure at the age of 32.

You'll never see Rami being rash and diving into tackles or allowing a striker get a wild shot away. Rami can prove to be a quality replacement for Koscielny and he would absolutely relish the chance to star for France in the World Cup.