By the very admission of Randal Kolo Muani, who came into play shortly before the break in the final against Argentina, Didier Deschamps was “very angry” with his players.
Randal Kolo Muani entered a new dimension thanks to the World Cup. After a very discreet debut and in particular an unspecified performance against Tunisia, the Eintracht Frankfurt striker finished the competition foot to the floor. Already a scorer, just seconds after coming on in the semi-final against Marco, the former Nantes player changed the face of the final as the Blues lost their footing against Argentina.
Didier Deschamps did not hesitate when bringing him in with Marcus Thuram even before half-time, replacing Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembélé. And according to the Bondynois, the tricolor coach was particularly upset against his players, sinking against Albicleste. “Frankly, I wasn’t expecting it at all, I was talking about it with Axel (Disasi), he said to me: ‘you’re going back, don’t worry, you’re going back’. He kept repeating that to me. I said to myself: ‘stop, don’t worry, it’s going to be fine, I won’t be needed now’. And I came back. The coach, when they scored the second goal, he sent me and Marcus (Thuram) to the warm-up. He was very angry'”he told the microphone of beIN Sports.
And despite the pressure of the event and the scenario of the match, Randal Kolo Muani did not waver, serving instead as a guide for his teammates. “Three, four minutes later we got home. I was ready, it was THE moment. When I returned, on my first ball, I made a mistake but I was proud to make this mistake because I was in it, I wanted to bring back some aggression, he continued. You have to show that you want to, you can’t let yourself be walked on like that in fact. The first mistake I made was to show that: “I’m not going to leave you alone today, I came back here, you’re dead”. That’s what I tried to bring. We got moved in practically all the duels, it was: “come on guys, even if we get moved, we make mistakes. »