Tough sequence for Mathys Tel. Friday, the Tottenham striker could hope to appear in Zinédine Zidane’s last list for the France A team. With the injuries (Dembélé, Lepaul, Akliouche, etc.), there was a small opening, a place to take, finally seized by Pablo Pagis (Paris FC).
Mathys Tel was once again called up for the Espoirs, a selection of which he is now the co-top scorer in history, with 17 goals in 24 selections. But it is not certain that the former Rennais will find the Bleuets at Clairefontaine on Monday.
On Saturday, with his club Tottenham, Mathys Tel was the victim of a nasty foul by Jayden Bogle, the Leeds defender. The French striker had his left ankle crushed, and the tendon trampled, by a failed intervention by his opponent.
No red for this big mistake on Mathys Tel
The VAR studied the action for many minutes, dissecting the slow motion several times. Oddly enough, the video referees chose not to intervene, and not to alert the main referee, who had not whistled anything at real speed. No doubt they felt that the gesture of the Leeds defender was mainly clumsy.
The fact remains that Jayden Bogle is doing very well, without the slightest card. Much better than Mathys Tel who, after trying to resume the match, had to resolve to give up his place to Dominic Solanke. A hard blow for the Frenchman, who was in good shape. After his goal at Chelsea two weeks ago, this start was the third in a row.
