5 replacements for Laurent Koscielny in the France national team

#3 Kurt Zouma

Kurt Zouma is currently on loan at Stoke City

On loan at Stoke City from Chelsea, Kurt Zouma has been crucial in keeping Stoke's chances of staying in the Premier League alive. He has appeared 32 times for the Potters in the Premier League this season and only 2 of those have come off the bench.

Zouma, just like Adil Rami, is quite a tall customer and is immense in aerial duels. He averages winning 3 aerial duels per game, which is not at all bad for a 23-year-old Premier League defender who's playing in a team that has been in dismal form this season.

Kurt Zouma is not one to get flustered on the big nights and very recently, he put in quite an impressive shift against Liverpool at Anfield and kept their rampant attackers from scoring.

Like so many other French defenders, Zouma is good with the ball at his feet though he could improve on his passing range. However, he makes up for that with his ability to read the game well and the focus with which he goes about his duties.

Zouma is definitely one for the future and both France and the player will benefit a lot if he's given a seat on the plane to Russia.