Like a hope.
In that sense, it's better, anyway.
After being beaten by Denmark and then joined by Croatia on Monday in the 83rd minute, the Blues achieved the same blow against their Austrian hosts, at the same minute, thanks to a sublime equalizer from Kylian Mbappé which reminds us that in the world , there are two types of match: those with him and those without him.
Before his entry (63rd), it's arbitrary.
Afterwards, it becomes football, with attempts, waste of course but above all danger, a goal, the third for the Blues in eight days, then a bar, after a shot deflected by the goalkeeper in the wake of the equalizer.
Mbappé's lightning makes the grayness more bearable even if this gathering of the Blues is a failure for the moment, after three games and zero wins.
A success this Monday against Croatia, with the Parisian striker at kick-off a priori, would leave a last and good impression.
It's the only way to save this bitter-tasting four in a row so far.
And reconnect with confidence, this gift, we hope, contagious which animates the crack of Bondy.
Those present were wrong all along the line or almost
Thus, nothing happened for a long time and everything is explained.
With players so limited, in poor shape and the absences of Paul Pogba (from the rally) and Kylian Mbappé (from the kick-off), no creativity was possible.
Nobody to give depth to the Blues, to try an individual percussion, to break the lines by the long game or the skilful pass.
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Those present were wrong on almost the whole line, with two corridor players (Moussa Diaby and Kingsley Coman) with timid provocations, an Antoine Griezmann losing ball on ball (including that of the Austrian goal), side who garden in their camp, and a late defense on each intervention of the opening of Weimann (37th), as if the overtaking was like the choir.
Yes, these Blues ring false and cannot rely on Karim Benzema alone, the only force of proposals with two headlines in parades from Patrick Pentz on a header then a curled strike from the right of the Madrid player (18th, 43rd), before to be countered (51st).
Change everything in two passes and three moves
After the break, in a one-sided second period, the Blues did nothing at first with their highlight, born of a higher block, repetitions and play in small spaces which made the Austrians sluggish .
And then Kylian Mbappé came in and changed the face of the France team, in two passes and three moves, contrasting with everything that had been shown before: standing still, stopped calls, balls that were taken away at better placed partner, Griezmann allowing himself that audacity before Coman whipped the air as the frame was opened for him by his hook.
In A, on the right, on the left, in piston, the Bavarian often recalls that his best place remains the sidelines when he does not take care of anything.
It does not cross the international level.
He is not the only one in this case but he is the one who has the most selections (39) among the lot of dissatisfactions.
The list for the 2022 World Cup will still move.
Match sheet
Half time:
1-0.
Referee:
Mr. Sidiropoulos (Gre).
Goals.
Austria: Weimann (37th).
France: Mbappé (83rd).
Warnings
.
Austria: Lainer (9th), Seiwald (17th), Danso (90th).
Austria:
Pentz – Lainer (Lazaro, 54th), Trauner, Alaba (cap.) (Ganso, 69th), Wöber – Laimer, Schlager, Seiwald, Sabitzer – Weimann (Onsiwio, 64th), Arnautovic (Gregoritsch, 64th).
Entr.
: Ranknick.
France:
Lloris (cap.) – Pavard, Saliba, Konaté, T. Hernandez – Diaby, Kamara, Tchouaméni (Guendouzi, 63rd), Coman (Nkunku, 79th) – Griezmann (Mbappé, 63rd), Benzema.
Entr.
: The fields.
