And to think that we already thought we were bored during the matches against Austria, the Netherlands and Poland. The height of boredom finally took place against Belgium this Monday. The main thing is at the end for the French team, with a victory snatched thanks to a cross-shot from Kolo Muani deflected into his own net by Vertonghen (1-0, 87th). Happiness at the end of a poor show, due as much to the new lack of French efficiency as to the lamentable performance of Belgium.
All this did not come to hamper the French joy, like that of the coach Didier Deschamps. “Yes, it’s beautiful. We played a great game against a good team, it was tight, even if we had a lot more possession and chances. It’s Kolo, it’s beautiful, good for him”he said after the match, all smiles. Regardless of the scenario and the content, the national coach wanted to celebrate the qualification. “We had shooting situations that we didn’t all hit on target unfortunately. Also due to the quality of the opponents in front of us. We have to savour it, we mustn’t trivialise it, we’re in the quarter-finals, they’re going home.”
The hero Kolo Muani
And Deschamps celebrated the hero of the day, Randal Kolo Muani, whose eager entrance and especially his goal relieved the Blues. “I never really doubted. You have to put them on target. Yes, there is the quality to score goals. Without scoring, it’s impossible. It’s good for Kolo, he’s here, he’s waiting for us, he has a beautiful smile.”DD slipped. If he is decisive by his action, Kolo Muani is not the scorer, since the goal was attributed to Vertonghen, the unfortunate Belgian defender.
The qualification snatched at the end of the match will not eliminate the debates around the quality of play of the French team, which took a long time to get rid of the Red Devils who were very limited in their offensive expression. That said, DD’s coaching was devilishly effective precisely, unlike that of Tedesco, since his only change was decisive.
