“Certainties in football, eh… I have convictions. The objective will be that we can have three options at each position. How much can we get it from? It will depend. Obviously, even if you go up to 26, there are a good twenty who, if they have no physical problems, will be there. Afterwards, it comes down to sporting and other criteria. Even with an expanded list, I know very well that there are very good players that I will not take because there are, in my opinion, better today.» In his usual phlegm, Didier Deschamps left a slight doubt lingering this Sunday evening after the mastery displayed by his players during the success against Colombia. However, everything must be very clear in the coach’s mind this Monday after this American tour rich in lessons.
One of the great certainties of the national coach is undoubtedly the attack. Against Brazil, their attackers found themselves with some incredible automatisms. While Ousmane Dembélé was decisive, Kylian Mbappé showed he had legs and Michael Olise was the best player in this game. Without forgetting that Hugo Ekitike, who starts this left winger position in the absence of Bradley Barcola, had a more than complete match by being rewarded with a sublime goal. But now, while its starters were brilliant against the Seleção, their replacements were even more brilliant against Colombia this Sunday.
Randal Kolo Muani only had 28 minutes to speak
With a Doué-Cherki-Akliouche trio in support of Marcus Thuram, France made short work of the South American nation. Deploying an attractive offensive game, the Blues rolled on the Cafeteros and each player put themselves forward in the meeting. While Désiré Doué scored twice to send a message to the competition, Marcus Thuram ended a drought of 961 minutes in the French jersey and also delivered a superb assist at the end of a very successful match. For his part, Maghnes Akliouche confirmed his excellent start to the year with Monaco by sending a nice assist to the Inter Milan striker.
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Finally, Rayan Cherki showed his genius in numerous situations, shining through both passing and dribbling. And even when they came into play, Michael Olise, Hugo Ekitike and Kylian Mbappé were very interesting. Enough to illustrate the incredible offensive talent of the Blues which drove social networks crazy this Sunday. Having had 28 minutes to shine, Randal Kolo Muani showed himself, but he seems clearly behind to be part of the Blues list for the World Cup excluding injuries. With the return of Bradley Barcola, Didier Deschamps has clearly found his eight attackers for the World Cup if there are no injuries so far. With this offensive squad that scares everyone, the Blues coach has what it takes to make a good remake of the Bastard Eight on the other side of the Atlantic this summer…
