Established for the very first time with the France Espoirs team this Friday, against Italy, Ayyoub Bouaddi experienced a delicate meeting on an individual level. The Bleuets fortunately snatched a draw (2-2).
He was the surprise of Gérald Baticle among the elements called up, he was even more so at the kick-off when he was lined up from the start, Ayyoub Bouaddi (17 years old) experienced a match with twists and turns this Friday in Empoli.
The France Espoirs team started with mastery of the leather, dominating the start of the match with a free kick from Rayan Cherki repelled as best he could by the Italian goalkeeper (10′). This set piece is a turning point in the first act which immediately changes with an immediate realization from Casadei. Found with a backheel in front of the cages, the Italian deceives Guillaume Restes without trembling (16′). Apart from an attempt by Tchaouna (26′), which was pushed back onto the bar, the Bleuets were far too timid. The midfielder was particularly rushed, multiplying the waste in his game. This was also caused by the lack of movement in the French collective, a collective in which the Lille player did not seem very comfortable. The Italians also punished Gérald Baticle's men just before the break (Ambrosino 44').
When we returned from the locker room, we first had to wet our necks with a huge air gap in the French camp, which was conceding chances in spades. It was finally on a perfectly played counter that Sildillia found, on a low cross, Rayan Cherki at the far post to reduce the score (58'). This achievement was enough to reverse the trend and the French team then dominated its subject until the final whistle, or almost. Less than ten minutes later, Valentin Atangana, who had just replaced Ayyoub Bouaddi (63′), equalized (65′) on one of his first balls. The Bleuets nevertheless did not manage to drive the point home a little further and win in hostile territory (2-2).
In a delicate situation at the break, Gérald Baticle's protégés, very close to conceding a third goal after the restart, reacted brilliantly to leave Italy with a draw and a reassuring second period. Man of the match, Rayan Cherki scored and provided an assist for Valentin Atangana. Ayyoub Bouaddi, in difficulty far from his habits at LOSC, grabbed a significant amount of playing time (63 minutes) as a starter.
“I had a little rant at half-time”
Rayan Cherki's reaction at the final whistle: “We had to have a reaction to our first period. I let out a little rant and so did the coach at half-time. I found that we were not present enough in the impact. We all took hits and it wasn't normal to see Italians walking around like that. The change has been felt and I think we have a team that can beat everyone when we give ourselves the means. There is a bit of regret because I think they were not at our level. If we had put the right ingredients in from start to finish, they would not have seen the light of day.”thus analyzed the Olympique Lyonnais player to The Team Channel.
Italy 2-2 France (2-0)
International friendly match – Friday November 15 (3 p.m.) –
But(s) : Casadei (16′), Ambrosino (44′) for Italy, Cherki (58′), Atangana (65′) for France
Warning(s): Volpato (41′) for Italy
France : Restes – Youte Kinkoue, Magassa, Matsima – Sildillia (Kumbedi 62′), Agoume, Bouaddi (Atangana 63′), Mawissa (Ouattara 70′) – Cherki – Kalimuendo (Doué 63′), Tchaouna (Bonny 62′)
Italy : Desplanches (Zacchi 46′) – Kayode, Pirola (Bertola 73′), Coppola, Ruggeri – Casadei, Prati, Ndour – Volpato (Esposito 61′) – Ambrosino (Fabbian 61′), Gnonto (Miretti 73′)
