Headwind for the Blues. After a lackluster Euro, the French team, still as uninspired as ever, began its Nations League campaign with a worrying home defeat against Italy (1-3), Friday at the Parc des Princes. It is difficult, if not impossible, to draw positive points from a match during which most of the players did not perform at their level. A collective failure that did not please Mike Maignan at all. As reported by L’Equipe on Saturday, the AC Milan goalkeeper, one of the few to be good on Friday, castigated the attitude of certain players in the privacy of the locker room, just after the match.
“With the team we have, we have to scare everyone”
His partner Ibrahima Konaté is on the same wavelength. “If I can summarise what was said, it is that we have individuals who are extraordinary. But these individuals, we must put them at the service of the collective”, declared the Liverpool defender, Sunday at the microphone of Telefoot“With the team we have, we have to scare everyone and today, to be beaten 3-1 at home, it’s disappointing. It’s sad. Now it’s over, we have to show a reaction.”
If Ibrahima Konaté does not mention any names, like Mike Maignan, Kylian Mbappé could be part of the “individualities” targeted. Disappointing at the Euro where he was handicapped by a broken nose, the new Real Madrid player put in a lackluster performance on Friday night against the Nazionale. The Blues will have the opportunity to show another face against Belgium, Monday night in Lyon.
- RMC Sport
