While he will be the captain of the Blues this Thursday against Israel, N'Golo Kanté has lost his splendor in the eyes of Daniel Riolo.
Kylian Mbappé absent, N'Golo Kanté will wear the captain's armband this Thursday against Israel. A choice that is ultimately logical in the eyes of the experience of the 33-year-old midfielder, who should be the only 2018 world champion on the pitch at kick-off. If the former Caen player remained evasive on the subject, Didier Deschamps made no secret of his intentions.
“He has experience because of who he is, what he does on the field, he justified at a press conference on the eve of the meeting. He has always been a leader, a driving force, with recognition from the whole group. Without having the armband, he was an important leader for years. »
N'Golo Kanté, a level of play that questions
The decision of the French coach, however, is not to the taste of Daniel Riolo. “Kante captain… I'm sorry but Kanté's last outings, we clearly saw that we were no longer in the presence of top level, he confided to the microphone of RMC about the one who has been playing in Saudi Arabia for almost a year and a half. Even if he still has a lot of good will and he is a player that we like. But he is no longer at the top level. »
“I don't know what he can do in the France team and what's more, he's captain. He decided to leave big professional football so it still means the same,” he continued, taking care to recall his record at the Euro. After a very successful start against Austria, the Al-Ittihad player was less to his advantage subsequently and suffered in particular against Spain.“No, it’s from the first match. Behind it, it died out,” he said about the praise received last June.
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