Three months after a Euro played in total anonymity, we could wonder which version of Camavinga was going to present himself in Budapest, this evening, in a lackluster Nations League meeting against Israel… It only took a few minutes so that the Real Madrid midfielder sweeps away all doubts. Hyperactive, as if he was not returning from a start to the season truncated by a knee injury, the 22-year-old midfielder took all the spotlight.
But beyond his volume of play, it is also through his compensations, his aggressiveness, his ball lifts, and even his sense of goal – not necessarily the quality for which he made a career – that he shone this evening. From the start of the match (7th), it was he who broke the deadlock at the entrance to the area thanks to an error by the Israeli goalkeeper. He was again involved in the Blues’ second goal by being the decisive passer for Nkunku (28th). Obviously, against the worst team in this League A, this performance must be highlighted, but it will at least reassure Deschamps about the state of form of his player. The latter declaring, in a tone of humor, that Merengue “could have done better”.
The best player on the pitch
Logically elected man of the match by the FM editorial team, the one who received the score of 8 showed his satisfaction at the final whistle. “I think I had a good performance afterwards I can do better as the coach said even if he was laughing, I lost a lot of balls, it had been a long time since I had played too, I have only played three matches since my injury, it bodes well for the future”first assured the former Rennais before admitting that he would soon regain his full potential, particularly on a physical level.
“I’m going to come back very quickly, I prepared well with Real Madrid, especially during my injury, it allowed me to come back quickly, it’s the cardio that’s not really there at the moment but it will come back , you don’t have to worry.”. Enough to offer him a bright future under the tricolor tunic? In any case, this is the ambition of the principal concerned. “Yes, I feel ready (to be a starter in this selection, editor’s note), the idea is to establish myself everywhere, in club, in selection. You have to have good matches for that and then it comes naturally”.
By taking him out in the 70th minute, we can, in this respect, wonder if the coach of the Blues had not planned to put him in the fridge in view of the match against Belgium on Monday, which he could again tackle as a starter with the absence of Kanté. “Surprised” by his goal, the one who admitted preferring his first achievement with the Blues (a scissors against Ukraine during a friendly meeting, editor’s note), concluded, for his part, his intervention by giving some news of… Kylian Mbappé, largely absent evening. “Yes, everything is going well for him, he speaks Spanish well, it makes his acclimatization easier, everything is going well in the locker room, he is a simple and humble person, he is already hurting and I think that will continue as That”. Let’s also hope that Eduardo Camavinga confirms, in the coming weeks, his return to the forefront.
