According to Goal.com, Mbappe failed to score for the third match in a row with the French national team, despite having more than one chance during the match. Although the matter seems unusual for the French captain, who has 56 goals in 98 international matches, coach Didier Deschamps does not see this as a reason for concern before the start of the World Cup.
Deschamps said, in a statement to TF1, that he was not worried, adding that Mbappe had several chances but was not decisive in front of goal. The French coach revealed, in a joking tone, that the Real Madrid striker told him that he was “saving” his scoring touch for the tournament in the United States.
But while Mbappe stayed away from scoring, Michael Oliseh stole the scene with a great performance in Lille. The Bayern Munich winger scored a complete hat-trick, confirming the distinguished technical state he is in with his club, and strengthening his presence within the French national team before the global event.
Deschamps praised Olise a lot, considering that he is going through a wonderful period similar to his season with Bayern Munich. He said that everything seems easy to him, and that his attacking effectiveness gives France additional strength, while at the same time stressing the team’s need for the contribution of other players.
It seems that Oliset has become one of France’s most prominent attacking cards before the tournament, especially in light of the team’s search for more harmony and effectiveness in the final third of the field.
The French national team is expected to move to its training camp near Boston, where final preparations for the World Cup will begin. Deschamps will have to work on improving the cohesion between the team’s lines, while ensuring that its main stars arrive at the tournament in the best possible condition.
France is counting on the duo Mbappé and Oliset to lead its ambitions in North America, where it plays in Group Nine alongside Senegal, Iraq and Norway.
Between a leader looking to regain his scoring sense at the right moment, and a rising star entering the World Cup in the best form, France appears to have a promising offensive equation, but it still needs to be translated when the decisive matches begin.
