The French team may have won 4 goals to 1 against Israel, but the Blues’ performance was not perfect. Moreover, Didier Deschamps confided after the match that he had tightened his players’ straps at half-time. “The speech during the break? There is the loss of the ball which leads to the equalizer. I was pretty critical at halftime. We had losses of bullets which we should not have had. The adversary feeds on that. A little overconfidence or ease… We had some turnovers that we shouldn’t have in the first half. We had to be a little more diligent.»
And one of the Habs targeted for these ball losses was perhaps Michael Olise. Author of a very good start to the season with Bayern Munich (6 goals, 3 assists in 9 matches), the 22-year-old delivered his worst match with the Blues. With 22 lost balls, 0 shots on target, one successful dribble and 2 duels won (out of 9), the Bavarian inherited the lowest rating on the French side on our site, with Randal Kolo Muani.
Olise, a day without
“In a number 10 role, the talent of Bayern Munich was a tone below this Thursday evening. More discreet than usual and often positioned too low on the pitch, he did not have the expected impact. Guilty of a few ball losses, he nevertheless reported a curled shot that was off target (36th). Still too discreet after the break, he finally gave up his place“, we wrote. Nothing to blame the player of course, but this less good move will have the merit of serving as a reminder to the main person concerned.
“Michael has a lot of qualities and steps to take. He didn’t have his best game tonight in terms of technical accuracy, he knows that well. It’s new for him too, the demands are high, even if he’s doing good things at Bayern. But you can’t compare to Grizou with everything he did, even if he was in the same position more or less. He is generous, but he is capable of having more technical accuracy”confided Deschamps at a press conference. Michael Olise is warned: an international match, even against a minor nation like Israel, has a high level of demands.
