The first copies made by Zinedine Zidane’s Blues were generally praised. With three victories and a draw, the balance sheet is most satisfactory and the French team has even shown itself to be particularly attractive in sequences, in particular thanks to a midfielder who is undoubtedly more playful than under Didier Deschamps.
Certain choices by Zinedine Zidane, on the other hand, raised eyebrows. This is particularly the case of his desire to reposition Kylian Mbappé in the left lane in order to leave the axis to Ousmane Dembélé. The experience certainly came to an end for the Madrilenian, injured an hour into the game against Turkey and forced to leave the rally.
However, this choice of ZZ went badly, especially since Ousmane Dembélé was one of the main disappointments among the Blues, the Ballon d’Or having a series of disappointing performances without once showing himself decisive unlike his companions Michael Olise or Désiré Doué.
“A bit stupid”
“This idea of moving Kylian Mbappé to the left seems extremely surprising to me, not to say completely crazy, let’s not be afraid of words, and even a little stupid, said Etienne Moatti on the set of the Chaîne L’Equipe. Today, Kylian Mbappé is a center forward who scores 60 goals per season. It is only in France that the center forward who scores so many goals each year is moved to one side. In any country, we would just be delighted to have him and play him in his position. We saw with Dembélé what this could lead to, so it’s a mistake from Zinedine Zidane, but he can correct it and return to something simpler. »
These comments were not to the taste of his colleague Nabil Djellit, who did not hesitate to respond to him. “I discovered that Etienne knows football better than Zidane. But already Zidane is never wrong, he said. He has an idea, he is going to go to the end, because he was not able to go to the end due to Mbappé’s injury. I know we are in a world where we want hasty conclusions, but we need a little patience. Let’s give time and credit to someone named Zinedine Zidane. Dembélé still won a Ballon d’Or in this position. »
