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Tchouaméni, better than a substitute
Holder in place of N'Golo Kanté, absent for personal reasons, Aurélien Tchouaméni did better than replace him.
Alongside Paul Pogba, the Monegasque midfielder raked in a good number of balloons and often found the right gaps.
His big volume allowed him to be everywhere on the field and he strived to play simple when the game called for it.
Above all, he scored the decisive goal at the last minute with a decided and well-placed header.
His first goal in selection which he will remember for a long time.
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Giroud, timeless
He was making his first appearance in Blue since the last Euro and he responded.
As per usual.
The years pass and Olivier Giroud remains imperturbable.
Against Côte d'Ivoire, he allowed the French team to equalize shortly after opening the opposing score thanks to a perfect header.
His 47th goal in selection, just four units from record holder Thierry Henry.
He was also useful with his deviations and his participation in the first defensive curtain.
Théo Hernandez, good and bad
He was not always calm behind facing the movements of Nicolas Pépé, especially on the action of the first Ivorian goal, but he is useful offensively.
Théo Hernandez once again brought the French left wing to life with incursions with the ball that were always hard-hitting.
Often making wise choices, he added a new decisive pass to his counter in Blue, his 4th in 5 selections and could even have scored his second goal with the Blues without a lack of lucidity in the zone of truth.
Grandpa, a devil on the wing
In poor shape in his club Arsenal, Nicolas Pépé showed a completely different face with his Ivorian selection.
The former Lille player was undoubtedly the most dangerous player with his ball-to-foot provocations on the right wing.
Making the Hernandez brothers suffer, as evidenced by his action on the goal he scored, he was a constant danger and the Blues never knew how to take him.
FLOPS
Nkunku, hesitant beginnings
It was not a gift to establish him from his first meeting in Blue and Christopher Nkunku logically encountered some difficulties in leading the French attack.
Sometimes late in duels, the Leipzig player struggled to position himself alongside Giroud and ran a lot in the void.
Coman, quite messy
Now holder of the right piston position, Kingsley Coman must probably still take his bearings.
Because if the Bayern winger is talented, he still struggles to be consistent in this right lane.
In difficulty to properly block his corridor, he left some spaces to the Ivorians.
But it is also offensively that he disappointed by spoiling a lot of situations brought about by ill-advised choices.