Didier Deschamps and the puzzle of offensive competition

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

It’s a luxury that many breeders would like to have, but it can quickly become a headache as well. The Blues have such an offensive reservoir that places are very expensive and in all positions, on the wings as in the center. Didier Deschamps is also deep in thought for tomorrow against the Netherlands (kick-off at 8:45 p.m.), as part of the Euro qualifiers. At the forefront, he hesitates between Olivier Giroud, Randal Kolo Muani and Marcus Thuram, just that. “I am lucky to have 3 central attackers with different profiles. It will depend on the attitude in front of us”he responds to L’Équipe.

Same thing at the press conference a few moments later when the press asks the coach about the status of the competition between Kingsley Coman and Ousmane Dembélé. “It’s a bit of everything (the form of the moment and integration into the collective, editor’s note). They can play together also because Kingsley has more versatility than Ousmane, who plays further on the right. They can compete too. If one plays, the other goes in. For the adversary (laughter), there is danger to fear. That doesn’t mean there’s a hierarchy either. I consider that there is the one who starts and the one who finishes.” Real problems of the rich, so much the better for the Blues.

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