Called up for the first time to the French team for this September gathering, Manu Koné scored points. Coming into play against Italy, the new AS Roma midfielder was a starter against Belgium. And after a start to the match marked by a yellow card quickly received, the new Bleu was able to gain momentum to the point of being voted man of the match by our editorial team. At the end of the match, Didier Deschamps judged his performance.
“He made an entrance even though he was beaten very early on. For a defensive midfielder, it’s not ideal. It has to happen that way. If we were in qualifying, I might have done things differently. There are steps to take, especially in midfield where there are three players absent plus Warren (Zaire-Emery) who is injured. But that’s what he did.”he confided to the microphone of TF1.
