Despite the qualification of the Blues for the final of the World Cup, Antoine Griezmann did not fail to point out certain evils of the Blues, notably targeting Kylian Mbappé.
The Blues did not shine on Wednesday against Morocco. Didier Deschamps’ men have nonetheless won their ticket to a new World Cup final, four years after their coronation in Russia. Despite several slumps, the French team indeed dominated the Atlas Lions (2-0) and thus made an appointment for the final against Argentina.
By Antoine Griezmann’s own admission, the joy has nothing to do with that felt in 2018 after the victory against Belgium. ” I was in tears four years ago. There, the emotion is not the same and I am already focused, heading towards Sunday’s final., thus confided the one who was named man of the match. And the three days to prepare for the duel at the top against Argentina will obviously not be too much.
There were more people to help Theo defend on the left
The match against Morocco has indeed highlighted some difficulties in the midfield where Youssouf Fofana did not have the same volume of play that Adrien Rabiot usually has. Problems that Antoine Griezmann also underlined on the ground by gesticulating in the direction of Didier Deschamps and pointed out at the end of the match in front of the microphones.
“The Moroccans impressed me. They worked very well tactically. They gave us a lot of problems in the second half. The coach is still aware of it and the entry of Marcus does us good. There were more people to help Theo defend on the left,” he launched. Difficult, necessarily, not to see an attack targeting Kylian Mbappé, whose efforts in the defensive withdrawal in the left lane are close to zero. And the absence of Adrien Rabiot shed light on the problem and Didier Deschamps got off with sacrificing Olivier Giroud to reposition Kylian Mbappé in the center and let Marcus Thuram make the efforts on the left side.