If you want an overview of the situation, concerning the attack of the France team, here is a statistic which will make you think. In the list of players coveted by Didier Deschamps for the next two Nations League matches, the top international scorer is called… Ousmane Dembélé, with his 6 goals in 51 caps, tied with his teammate at PSG, Randal Kolo Muani, whose the ratio is better (6 goals in 23 selections).
This statistic gives us two thoughts. The first is that the current attack of the France team, in terms of experience and performance, does not carry much weight in the absence of the 48 goals and 86 selections of Kylian Mbappé, left to rest . The second is that the Blues are clearly rebuilding, and a huge page is turning with the international retirements of Olivier Giroud (57 goals in 137 caps) and now Antoine Griezmann (44 goals in 137 caps). ).
Dembélé, the captain of the Blues?
At the same time, Ousmane Dembélé will also be the player with the most selections (51) in the France group in October, which says a lot about the lack of experience on this Deschamps list. The coach notably chose to do without N’Golo Kanté (63 caps), Benjamin Pavard (54 caps) or even Kingsley Coman (57 caps). Note that the Bayern player, with his 8 goals, could have been the Blues’ top scorer during this international window.
