Deprived of several offensive executives, the French team knew that it should count on new living forces to dominate a grouped and determined Iceland. Didier Deschamps had trusted Bradley Barcola to occupy the right corridor, and Le Parisien did not miss the opportunity to highlight himself. Already a decisive passer against Ukraine, he confirmed in the Parc des Princes by being constantly in the right tempo, capable of provoking a ball at the foot but also to integrate perfectly into the circuits of tricolor passes. His complicity with Mbappé punctured the screen: on the action of the second French goal, the captain of the Blues could have concluded alone, but preferred to serve his former PSG teammate, who had only to conclude. An action that perfectly symbolizes confidence that settles around Barcola within the group.
His activity was not limited to this decisive goal. Very involved in the defensive withdrawal, available to stretch the opposing block and offer solutions in the intervals, Barcola signed a complete performance, which weighed heavily in the final victory. In a match made even more tense by the expulsion of Tchouameni, he knew how to keep his composure and participate in the collective effort to hold the score, despite a high-voltage end of the meeting and a goal canceled in Guðjohnsen by the Var. With a decisive pass and a goal on this gathering, the Parisian stands out as an essential element, much more than a cyclical alternative to the absences of Dembélé or Gouté. In the park, he confirmed that he could be a strong link in the Blues, already essential in the moments when everything is played out.
New growing weapon of rotation
Bradley Barcola confirmed during this truce that he is no longer simply a promise, but a real strong link in the French team. Already decisive against Ukraine with a millimeter offering, he then endorsed the Savior's costume against Iceland by signing a goal full of composure. Beyond statistics, it is its influence in the impressive game. Striking in his shots, lucid in the last gesture, he brings this verticality and this spontaneity which sometimes lacks to the Blues: “We want to keep the score, it was hard the whole match, we came across a team that played very low. It was complicated, we knew how to mark, we will remember that. We thought we had to play faster, make quick attacks. When we took our time, they recovered in block. I have my habits here (at the Parc des Princes), I manage to score. We knew they were the two biggest matches, we had to win. We are happy, we won. Every day of the French team is aimed at playing this World Cup and I do their best to go ”he said on TF1. His natural understanding with Mbappé asserted himself, giving the offensive sector a new dimension.
This central role, Barcola now assumes it despite a delicate context. While the injuries of Dembélé and Goué could have weakened the offensive animation, it imposed itself as obvious. And if the tensions persist between the FFF and the PSG on the management of its internationals, responds only in the field, by multiplying high -level services. From now on, it is no longer a question if he has won his place, he is part of the offensive framework and confirms, match after match, that he is ready to register with the Blues.
