Thomas Siniecki, Media365: published on Thursday October 10, 2024 at 10:40 p.m.
The few French fans who managed to make the trip to Budapest made their voices heard on Thursday evening.
Israel – France is the first match of the new post-Antoine Griezmann era for the Blues. This is also the seventh match without him, only, for ten years, proof of the incredible longevity and imprint left by the former vice-captain on the selection – 137 caps, therefore, out of 144 possible, or 95% of presences . The supporters, of course, have not forgotten the man who always made the effort to come and greet them around the world, which is why they chanted his name on Thursday in Budapest from the first minutes of this match on neutral ground in the League of Nations.
Konaté: “He deserved an extraordinary farewell (…) I told myself that no, it was not possible”
This is probably not the last time for the one who was even the only one to go to meet the fans after France – Italy at the Parc (1-3), which will remain as the last start of “Grizou” in blue and asks questions about what was on his mind at that time. No doubt he already knew, deep down, that the decision was close…
In addition to the true declaration of love from a touched Didier Deschamps, when communicating his list last week, Ibrahima Konaté also honored his leader on Tuesday: “He was the typical example, that saddens me. He would have wanted the armband, he was a little sad the day of the announcement, but the same evening he was up for it. I don’t understand the journalists who said he was sad, he never was in front of us. , he called Kylian Mbappé captain He deserved an extraordinary farewell and I don’t know if he is preparing something for the future, or if he wants to come back… Everyone would have preferred to know that during the last gathering for an au. see again worthy of the name I didn’t even comment on his networks, I told myself that no, it wasn’t possible, it couldn’t end like that.”
