"We have the best attack in the world."
This sentence, pronounced by Kingsley Coman in the heart of the preparation of the Blues at Clairefontaine on May 28, was not greeted with smiles within the selection.
Didier Deschamps himself wanted to calm the ardor of his uninhibited youth, aware that the names lying on the match sheets would not be enough to win the Euro.
The failed match against Hungary on Saturday (1-1), in the furnace of the Puskas Arena and in front of 55,998 spectators on fire, is there to testify.
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After two meetings, the attacking trio that the world envies us, composed of Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann, is not yet there.
A no-brainer.
On the factual side, with a goal on the clock for the last city, the fire attack struggles to meet the expectations of the French people.
A matter of time?
Adjustments?
Of game system?
From a deeper evil?
The rest of the competition will bring its share of truths.
In a relentless way.
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