A question agitates Football France after the holidays: will Zinédine Zidane will succeed Didier Deschamps for the position of coach of the Blues in 2026? Hypotheses and conjectures are multiplying in the media. In the shadow of this significant news, Ligue 1 resumed its rights on January 3 to the great pleasure of Breel Embolo who is regaining confidence after a first part of the season marked by numerous criticisms of his performances.
The time of “long-awaited awakening” by L’Equipe of November 26 has, it seems, sounded for the Basel striker who will celebrate his 28th birthday in a month, on February 14. Since then, he has played 5 Ligue 1 matches and scored 3 goals, including 2 during matches in which he was part of the starting 11, December 18 against PSG (4-2 defeat)et, four days ago on the Beaujoire lawn in Nantes (2-2). In Loire-Atlantique, the Swiss international launched the revolt after a failed first half. Served by Wilfried Singo, he brought his power to bear in the duel before winning his face-to-face with the opposing goalkeeper.
His performance and his performances of a completely different caliber were logically praised by the French daily after the match against the Canaries. If Monaco is no longer as flamboyant as in autumn and remains more often in reaction, “there was still some satisfaction, between the ability of captain Denis Zakaria to continue, the aggressiveness displayed by Camara, a new goal from a set piece, a precious Breel Embolo and very close to the double (saving Pallois on the line , 80th), while a new attacker must soon arrive.“It remains to be hoped that this resurgence of Embolo is confirmed to face the announced competition, that Zakaria continues to convince and that Monaco regains its verve, starting with Tuesday evening in the Coupe de France in Reims.
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