Soccer. Randal Kolo Muani, all beautiful brand new in the France team
Euro 2024 qualifiers (1st day). France – Netherlands: 4-0
This is called an express adaptation for a player still recently unknown to the general public but whose talent and ardor almost rocked a World Cup final on December 18 in Qatar. Randal Kolo Muani, 24, had his second tenure in blue on Friday, after six selections. And if the first against Tunisia in the group stage of the last World Cup during the match of the « hairdressers » had gone unnoticed, that against the Netherlands confirms the new role of the other Bondynois of the Blues in the France team, to whom more No one returns his last missed opportunity against the Argentinian Martinez, who still haunts his dreams.
The slender striker, who was still playing at FC Nantes last season, revealed himself in Germany with Frankfurt, where he signed up free last summer. Where the tricolor number 12 has a blast and delights his supporters with already 11 goals and 12 assists decided in 24 Bundesliga matches. The value of Kolo Muani is estimated today at more than 40 million euros and it is said that the striker could only stay one season at Eintracht. To see higher in the club and push the limits not yet known of an unexpected and unsuspected revelation at this international level.
Involved in the first 3 goals, Friday
In the French team, « RKM » embodies the future in a central position where the competition is not fierce either: Karim Benzema has retired, Olivier Giroud will be 37 in September and Christopher Nkunku, injured, is more interesting as a second striker or attacking midfielder. Comet Kolo Muani is here to stay. And has everything to settle down.
Kolo is full of confidence, he has this capacity for movement, percussion, dribbling. He was very interesting in everything he did. He is able to pick up, to be in depth, to play on one side or the other.
Friday, if he does not concrete a great opportunity on the hour mark, he is at the origin of the penultimate pass on the first goal of Griezmann (2 ‘), ‘Upamecano (8’) and a superb gesture of instinct by causing the ball to slip for Mbappé on a sharp pass from Tchouaméni for the third (21 ‘). Very active, Kolo Muani did not hesitate to come into the heart of the game to touch balls, to move out of the way to let Mbappé go inside and his ball prices often set fire to an already orange Dutch defense. at kickoff.
“Kolo is full of confidence, he has this capacity for movement, percussion, dribbling, confided Didier Deschamps to the microphone of the Equipe 21 channel about his new jewel. He was very interesting in everything he did. He is able to pick up, to be in depth, to play on one side or the other. He confirmed everything he did after his World Cup and it is a different profile from Olivier Giroud or Marcus Thuram”. The Blues have also less sought the aerial center, Friday, an area where Kolo Muani does not yet excel, who nevertheless has everything Modern.
Van Dijk: « France of talented attackers »
“He was important for us as a fulcrum, analyzed Tchouaméni in turn. On the pass I make, he is decisive because he drags the defenders with him to free Kylian. He can be satisfied”.
« Randal brings us mobility, depth, he knows how to keep the ball and defend, that helps, » smiled Eduardo Camavinga when Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk, suffering on Friday, like all of his teammates, confirmed that » France of talented attackers. And with Randal, you have a good one”.
