The France team did not shine during its two matches played in October. And if Didier Deschamps' men had preserved the essentials on Friday against Azerbaijan, they had to be content with the draw (2-2) on Monday in Iceland.
And if the attackers called to the rescue to compensate for the numerous packages, at the forefront of which Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola or Marcus Thuram, were hardly inspired, the defensive sector was also struggling. This particularly applies to Eduardo Camavinga, guilty of the Icelandic opener and too imprecise with the ball at his feet.
But for Daniel Riolo, this poor performance is not surprising given his difficulties in establishing himself, whether at Real Madrid or in the French team, where he has to be content with an understudy role behind Aurélien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot or even Manu Koné. “The problem with Camavinga is that for years now he has had everything and we saw him not only being a boss in Blue but also in his club”he confided to the microphone of RMC.
Eduardo Camavinga, a guilty lack of character
“The year before he left Rennes, between everything that is said about him, all this talent that we see in him – and it’s true that he has it, at least at that time… I find that behind it, he never completely blinded me,” he added, pointing out a lack of character to take a “step”.
“High-level football is also about character,
he explained. Especially when you play in midfield: what decision you are going to make, what pass you are going to attempt, what pass you are going to succeed or miss, what shot you are going to attempt, at what moment you are going to be decisive… Midfielders who are there and who go through careers where they were full of talent, I will not list them but there are some. »
