2024-07-12 01:36:49
To see a French group that delights and seduces, we must therefore turn to the Espoirs. Thierry Henry’s U23s continued their ideal preparation by winning by a wide margin against the Dominican Republic (7-0), Thursday evening at the Mayol stadium of Toulon. Faced with very small difficulties, Thierry Henry’s players are excited in anger, finding good combinations to sign a promising festival, 13 days before the start of the Olympic adventure against the United States.
“The content is important and seeing the guys on their feet is good, we are not injured,” said the coach in the microphone of La Chaîne L’Equipe. I like the competitive spirit of this team. » Neo-Bavarian Michael Olise, who is in line at number 10, is even brighter, scoring twice in the second half. He will remember his second goal for a long time (56th, 5-0), a high left-footed shot from 25m to be penalized for a poor spot by the goalkeeper and the removal of a defender. A classy individual performance, but not really representative of a meeting where the Bleuets even shone with their passing rounds.
“You have to calm down, it won’t always be like this”
On two crosses from the left, Enzo Millot (19th, 1-0) and Alexandre Lacazette (28th, 2-0) allowed France to take the lead. Like Olise, merciful on a gift from Arnaud Kalimuendo (51st, 4-0), the captain scored a double (49th, 3-0) with a good recovery from the left. In the second time apart, starters Magnes Akliouche (80th, 6-0) and Rayan Cherki (90th, 7-0) closed the score with a new joint action. “This gives good ideas for the coming weeks,” smiled “General” Lacazette.
“We need to calm down, it won’t always be like this,” Thierry Henry warned. Satisfied with the sport of his team, the coach knows the big difference in level between the two countries, especially if the Dominican Republic is, like Paraguay (beat 4-1 by Bleuets last Thursday), qualified for the Games. His defense, currently alternating during the first friendly match and almost not tested this Thursday, also paid for a goal rejected by VAR – a chance for Toulon – just before the break.
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