The good news arrived last night around 11 p.m. With Italy’s miraculous draw against Croatia and Spain’s victory against Albania, the France team had a great evening. Results which are good for Didier Deschamps’ men, now assured of being qualified for the rest of the competition, even if they finish in third place. Nevertheless, this Tuesday’s match against Poland is of capital importance to finish in first place and thus benefit from an easier continuation of the tournament.
To do this, the Blues coach would have to make a decision and according to the latest rumors, Antoine Griezmann will pay the price for this reshuffle. The legend of the Blues risks experiencing the match on the sidelines, while star Kylian Mbappé will make his comeback, as announced The Team, a few hours before the match. Forced to wear a mask after his broken nose during the match against Austria, the new Real Madrid player will have to adapt to this new element which could well cause him some problems. A confirmed player in the French championship, notably playing for AS Saint-Étienne and Montpellier, where he currently plays, Arnaud Nordin experienced the same misadventure after breaking his zygomatic bone at the start of 2023.
A complicated adaptation
“The first time I put it on in training, I I told myself it was going to be a hassle to play with!”remembers the 26-year-old striker for The Parisianbefore revealing its main problem at the beginning: “I didn’t have peripheral vision and having something on your face is never easy!” After the first photos of the captain of the Blues with his mask with a very particular look, Kylian Mbappé has since changed to a more sober model with ventilation at the forehead, which could save him a big problem. “What bothered me the most was the sweating. With spring and the heat arriving in Montpellier, sweat was dripping in the eyes. It was hard to absorb.”remembers Arnaud Nordin, who had to wear a mask for two months.
One more challenge for Olivier Giroud’s teammate on the attacking front, even if the Montpellier striker does not want to be so negative: “After two or three days, I got used to it (…) The first two matches, we slowly got used to it”, assures Arnaud Nordin. Hopefully the adaptation will be quicker for Kylian!
