The French team snatched a narrow victory against Austria (1-0) on Monday evening. A performance that did not convince everyone. Daniel Riolo, consultant for RMC Sport, did not fail to express his bitterness in his post-match analysis.
Starting with Kylian Mbappé, author of the only goal of the match. “You see him miss a one-on-one but you still see him make two or three good passes in the direction of play. But it is obvious that you do not have the Mbappé of the World Cup or a resplendent Mbappé”Riolo says.
“For the moment, we are not there”
The French attack as a whole did not really shine for the French journalist, particularly disappointed by Marcus Thuram and Ousmane Dembélé, the Bondynois’ offensive friends.
“Dembélé is below everything. Marcus Thuram we don’t even talk about him, his feet are upside down, coward Riolo. Technically there is a problem, it’s troubling. It’s disturbing that a player on the France team can have such a poor technical level. You bring in Kolo Muani, technically it’s the same. »
The playing system put in place by Didier Deschamps did not escape criticism from Riolo either. “It feels like there is only one option: a low block and counterattacks. That’s all well and good, but if Mbappé isn’t at his best, we’re done. There is no one else to create danger. If Deschamps wants to win the Euro, we will have to find solutions, because for the moment, we are not there”adds the polemicist.
