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Giroud, Lloris, Mbappé… The hunt for record(s), these Blues love it

2022-12-03T19:14:14.923Z


Several executives of the France team want to leave a mark in the history of the Blues through statistics.


Special envoy to Doha



Titi, watch out, I'm coming

 ”.

Olivier Giroud (36 years old, 116 caps), with a frank smile not devoid of ambition, could not help but mention Thierry Henry after his double against Australia (4-1) ten days ago at the start of the World Cup.

Two goals that propel him up to the 1998 world champion in the ranking of the best scorers in the history of the Blues.

With 51 achievements each, the two men share the top billing.

For how much longer ?

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The prospect of the round of 16 against Poland this Sunday (4 p.m., TF1 and beIN Sports) suggests the wildest dreams of the Milan striker who, behind the collective objective and the deep desire to validate a qualification for the quarters, thinks necessarily to this historic record.

"

Obviously, it's in a corner of my head, after having overtaken legends like Zidane or Platini, it would be fabulous to bite into Titi and leave a small imprint in French football

", he agreed during an exchange with Clairefontaine before leaving for Qatar in mid-November.

Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann STEPHANE MAHE / REUTERS

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Lloris on the way to equaling the Thuram myth

Remained on the bench of substitutes Tuesday against Tunisia (1-0), while Didier Deschamps had planned to bring him back but had to change his starting plan due to the collective weakness of his troops, Olivier Giroud approaches with greed and ambition the meeting against the Poles.

He is not the only one in this case.

Other Blues, and not the least, are also on the hunt for record(s).

Hugo Lloris tops the list.

Read also“I am in a great moment of loneliness”: laughter and slight blurring during Deschamps’ press conference

At 35 and 141 caps on the clock, the captain of the Blues, who already holds the record for the player who has worn the armband the longest (115 times), is on the way to equaling a certain Lilian Thuram.

This will be the case on Sunday against the Poles.

Before “erasing” it after a possible qualification for the next round… “

What we will remember in a career are the numbers,

agrees the faithful of Didier Deschamps since 2012, who has not officially announced that the meeting you in Qatar would be his last World Cup.

It was never an ambition, but if you can leave a mark, you shouldn't deprive yourself.

»

Mbappé ready to explode everything, Griezmann alias Ironman

The two stars of the selection, Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann, are not left out.

The Parisian, 23, has a simple and ambitious speech.

He wants EVERYTHING.

Right away.

"

It's his competition

 " assumes Deschamps, under the spell of an "

outstanding

 " player who inspires fear in all the selections present in Doha.

With three goals in the first round, his 7th after two editions, he is behind Just Fontaine (13 goals) in the ranking of the top French scorers in the World Cup.

Impossible to forget Antoine Griezmann, alias Ironman, who is about to play a 71st consecutive match with the selection.

The previous record dated back to Patrick Vieira in 2002, with 44 straight games in the Blues jersey.

Signs that do not deceive.

And say a lot about the career of some.

But this quest for records depends above all on qualifying for the quarter-finals.

The rest will come later

Source: lefigaro

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