Between the wing or the thigh, Kylian Mbappé chose this Saturday, November 26th. It’s not Sunday chicken we’re thinking about – not easy to find, as far as we know, good fowl from Bresse to Doha – but sending the Blues through to the World Cup Round of 16, from a crucial right thigh to taking a cross from Antoine Griezmann (86e).
At Stadium 974, an amazing Lego giant based on containers on the edge of the Persian Gulf, the French team dominated the Danes (2-1), who are as good at making plastic bricks as they are at the Blues to torment. “We thought they met us twice this season [en Ligue des nations], So we had the knife between our teeth and wanted to show a different face.”admits French midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni, somewhat vindictively.
Even a beautiful face of the defending champion. In 2002 France had the tradition of the outgoing K.-O. in the next issue. Italy, Spain and Germany have now followed suit. A series so extensive that superstitious minds are already talking about the Champion’s Curse. But Didier Deschamps does not listen to them. “I wasn’t worried, I was never worriedHe assures the coach not to bluff. While the environment isn’t always the most peaceful, I wasn’t afraid of those stats. At some point they will be contradicted. »
Qualified for the first time for the round of 16 of this World Cup in Qatar, the Blues cleared up the reservations emanating from the mourning spirits 4-1 on their trip to Australia. Starting with the brave “Socceroos” level. Denmark, France knows it. If, on an exotic level, the opponent seems like an old pair of slippers with seven games together during a first round of a Euro or World Cup since 1984, Christian Eriksen’s partners are semi-finalists of the last European Championship and their collective strength made Didier Deschamps say that they have everything would have “from an underrated team”.
After all, the French team arrived in Qatar ‘undervalued’ due to disappointing performances, injuries and bad spirits. However, a carriage never quite turns into a pumpkin, especially when its passengers are all developing in the best European clubs. But maybe we had doubts about the soul of this team, also about their playing identity, because of changes or cancellations of the coach.
