2018 world champion in Russia then finalist of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, only beaten on penalties by Argentina, Didier Deschamps’ French team will have a hard time doing as well at the 2026 World Cup in the States -United States, Mexico and Canada. This is what Pierre Ménès thinks, who, like most observers of the Blues from “La Dèche”, is disappointed by the matches of the French selection. Euro 2024 was very disappointing despite reaching the semi-finals. And the coach must now cope without his invaluable playing master Antoine Griezmann.
“Quite frankly, I’m worried, I don’t see a lot of quality, drive, enthusiasm in this team which played its football for 80 minutes. We can’t be satisfied with this performance at this level, it’s too weak and I wonder if Deschamps is still connected with this new group, if there is no need to bring in new blood on the bench »regrets “Pierrot” in his debrief of the 4-1 victory against Israel, Thursday evening in the League of Nations.
Pierre Ménès announces the future number 10 of the Blues
The former star consultant of Canal+ does not see any potential playmaker capable of triggering the French offensives. He is not yet convinced by Michael Olise and the Bayern attacking midfielder has not yet justified his new starting status in the mind of Didier Deschamps since the September rally. Pierre Ménès then cites Maghnes Akliouche, Rayan Cherki and Désiré Doué as future number 10, “players who are not even starters in their club for Doué”.
And to conclude: “in Belgium, if the French team shows us the 80 minutes of this evening, we will leave with our bottoms all red”. Luckily, the Blues, still without their star captain Kylian Mbappé (who has really disrupted the French team in recent days with his absence and his trip to Stockholm), face the catastrophic Red Devils of Domenico Tedesco. France beat neighbors Belgium 2-0 last month in Lyon and must win in Brussels on Monday evening (8:45 p.m.) to secure their qualification for the quarter-finals of the competition alongside Italy in this group 2.
