It was a Youssouf Fofana in great shape who presented himself to the media on Thursday afternoon before training for the Blues. He was first treated to the traditional question about the Mbappé-Walker duel, which continues to excite everyone as this match against England approaches. Presented as the X factor who could stop the tricolor TGV with one hand, the Manchester City defender declared on Wednesday that he was not going to “roll out the red carpet” for the Parisian and that this match was downright “a question of life or death”.
“I understand that this duel draws attention. And I understand what I have to do to stop it. It’s easier said than done, but I don’t underestimate myself. Asked by a colleague about the words of the Englishman, who basically asked him if Walker had not opened him up too much before this quarter-final, Youssouf Fofana laughed. “It’s to his credit if he knows how to stop Kylian, in the meantime there are nineteen other teams in Ligue 1 waiting to find out the solution (laughs)! After the truth she remains on the ground. Personally as a Frenchman, I trust Kylian. »
Fofana plays it Arletty
Hyper at ease in the media exercise, the AS Monaco midfielder allowed himself a little valve when we addressed the question of the atmosphere in the group and the routine of the players in the hour. preceding a meeting. With a reference, probably not intentional, to Arletty and his mythical reply “Atmosphere! Atmosphere! Do I have a mouthful of atmosphere? “, in the movie North Hotel by Marcel Carne. The youngest who read us have probably lost us…
In short, Fofana: “The atmosphere, the atmosphere? Tense! No I’m kidding ! There is a little music, we are also entitled to our helmets in the locker room. So, if we don’t like collective music, we have the right to have our headphones. Afterwards, we go to his activation room, 30-40 minutes before the match, some need to touch the ball, others pedal a little, and before leaving the locker room, we are one. »