unhappy with PSG, Randal Kolo Muani continues to smile with the Blues thanks to his double

In a trilogy, the last opus of the saga is often the least successful. For the French team, this was verified during the third meeting of the year against Belgium, Monday October 14, despite the victory acquired against the Red Devils (2-1). His main player during these three matches, Randal Kolo Muani, for his part remained constant, once again decisive and one of the only French players to escape from mediocrity at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels.

In four months, the Belgian “seum” vis-à-vis France has changed, going from defeat in the semi-final of the World Cup to the insolent success of Kolo Muani. In July, the latter caused an own goal from Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen in the round of 16 of the Euro (1-0). Last month, he scored the first goal of the French victory in Lyon (2-0) against the Red Devils. On Monday, in the cold of the Belgian capital, he relegated Domenico Tedesco’s players to five points behind France in Group 2 of the League of Nations.

His two goals this evening confirm that Kolo Muani is not quite the same player, whether he plays for Paris Saint-Germain or the French team. At the start of the rally, Monday October 7, the native of Bondy arrived in Clairefontaine (Yvelines) certainly disappointed with his performance the day before with PSG: against OGC Nice, in Ligue 1, he had been replaced midway through time, for only his second start of the season.

In Paris, Kolo Muani is discredited by Luis Enrique, who generally prefers Marco Asensio and Lee Kang-in, attacking midfielders, to play at the forefront of the attack. After his first complicated season in the capital club last year, Kolo Muani explained that he was under more pressure at PSG than with the Blues. “That’s why I play a little more liberated [en équipe de France] »he specified just before the Euro.

Holder in selection without being in club?

Like Antoine Griezmann before him, when the latter was having difficulty acclimatizing to FC Barcelona, ​​Kolo Muani made the selection a moment to breathe and let off steam away from PSG. Without this double face, like Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde, surprising anyone. “I’m never surprised with Randal. He has great confidence in himself. It also shows that having the confidence of the coach is good for the mind”underlined Mattéo Guendouzi after the meeting.

In the French team, Kolo Muani is therefore less expected, and above all benefits from the confidence of his coach, who was quickly convinced by his performances and his personality. “I always found him to be cool by nature, sometimes even a little too cool”described Deschamps, very tense during the meeting, at a press conference. This character allowed the attacker not to tremble, to score the first goal of the match against the Belgians, from the penalty spot (35th). The failure in the same exercise, a few minutes earlier (23rd), of Youri Tielemans, the Belgian captain, could have given some pause. But not Kolo Muani.

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