Preparation is accelerating.
Two days before the decisive France - Kazakhstan for qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Blues trained intensely for an hour and a quarter at the end of the afternoon on the Pierre-Pibarot stadium of the national technical center in Clairefontaine.
For the first time in nearly two years and the start of the health crisis, the collective session of the Blues was attended by around 300 people from the stadium stand.
Only Karim Benzema trained on the sidelines. The Real Madrid striker, still preserved for a little muscle fatigue, was alone on an annex field behind panels in the company of physical trainer Cyril Moine. The former Lyon striker went through the small exercises of races, supports and passes before making strikes on two mini-goals. This particular session lasted three quarters of an hour. The Merengue striker should be present at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.
The other Blues started training in two groups with a defensive setup and work on the kind of ball. Jules Koundé, Kurt Zouma and Lucas Hernandez started this exercise all three in defense but Didier Deschamps then turned. The breeder also made the pistons work alternately in his current system. On the other part of the field, the attacking midfielders and the attackers who did shooting exercises. We are therefore moving towards a 3-4-3 for Saturday with Koundé, Lucas Hernandez and Upamecano rather than Zouma in defense, the Kanté - Rabiot pair in defensive midfield, Theo Hernandez in left piston and Pavard rather than Coman in right piston. In attack, the trio Griezmann, Benzema, Mbappé will be responsible for dynamiting a Kazakh defense which will present itself with a very low block.
