Attacking Belgium this Monday in Düsseldorf, the France team has not yet scored a goal in the game in Germany. “I have complete confidence in our strikers, another competition will begin,” says Eduardo Camavinga. Will Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann be able to spearhead it?
Mbappé’s nose
Despite his very turbulent start to the Euro, between his stance “against the extremes” regarding the legislative elections and his broken nose against Austria, captain Kylian Mbappé is still the author or co-author of the only two goals for the Blues, an own goal provoked against Austria (1-0), then his penalty converted against Poland (1-1) with his mask.
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Will Kylian Mbappé’s nose change the face of the Euro like Cleopatra’s could have changed that of the world? In any case, he gets talked about a lot. Of the nose.
This “obstructs his field of vision”, recalls Didier Deschamps. “In certain situations, it can be a tenth of a second, even if for him, a tenth of a second is 30 meters,” exaggerates the coach with a smile.
Mbappé missed opportunities in situations where, at the height of his powers, he is often more clinical.
The No. 10 had already arrived tired after a mentally demanding season with PSG. Slightly injured in the back and a thigh, Mbappé also missed training sessions during the preparation. “I prefer to have my head than my legs, even if it’s better to have both,” he said before the start of the tournament.
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The fact remains that he has finally unlocked his counter at the Euro, after a delicate 2021 edition. He who loves records, here he is back one step behind Michel Platini, top French scorer in major tournaments with 14 goals.
Griezmann’s flair
Antoine Griezmann has scored 11 goals in major competitions, which puts him just behind Just Fontaine’s 13 and Thierry Henry’s 12.
But “Grizi” has only scored twice in his last 31 matches with the Blues, far from the performance of the fourth best scorer in the history of the selection (44 goals).
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Above all, he missed two big opportunities against the Netherlands, which weighed on his balance sheet. “If he takes one of the two chances, it’s no longer the same thing at all,” minimizes Deschamps, who still took his “favorite” out of the starting lineup, an exceptional fact.
“Think what you want, for me it’s not a problem at all,” says the coach, who should start with his number 7 against Belgium.
Griezmann accepted this disavowal. ” Of course. Antoine is our second captain. He is in a very good state of mind,” assures Dayot Upamecano. “He’s a model of longevity,” says Camavinga, “even in what he does off the field he’s a model, he’s someone very calm, who sets an example for us.” He still has to find the net again.
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