World Cup: England take on the Blues, a rival of a different caliber

So it will be the return of the Blues’ best enemy for the World Cup in Qatar. This England, which began with the crushing of France for almost the entire 20th century, before gradually losing its luster. We want to be there from start to finish: in the final stage of a major tournament, France-England will take care of their entrances and exits. The fastest World Cup goal in 1982 was scored by Robson in Bilbao in 27 seconds.

But Zidane’s Blues thrashed England at Euro 2004 with a stoppage-time brace from Zizou. On Saturday, everyone will be shouting “God Save the King” but French fans are hoping to sing it in honor of their King Mbappe. Undoubtedly, the Southgate people outnumber the Poles.

Bellingham and Foden’s speed, Kane’s viciousness

But, in fact, it means little. They did not exert their talent beyond measure to eliminate the brave, but sometimes naive Senegalese. The score, though not flattering, does not mean that the match could have turned out to be much more difficult if Senegal had been able to find a replacement for Sadio Mane. Which shows that there are a lot of shortcomings in the English rear if we decide to play behind their back and take them out of the game. Follow our look at the player who currently has five goals in the tournament… But Bellingham and Foden’s speed, combined with Kane’s mischief, will no doubt be topics of discussion and work at the Blues’ hotel until this weekend.

Either way, England can be freed. In this round of 16 series where all the big guys tell themselves there’s bound to be a surprise and it’s better not to be the future guest at a stupid dinner, the English stepped forward with some confidence. True, a team with three lions has never met Senegal at the World Cup. Except that in this exercise, her record against African teams could have made her confident: zero failures in seven games. But since we’ve never seen a number score a goal before, it’s best to continue to put danger on Edouard Mendy’s goal quickly. In this kind of match, where every favorite now puts cats on a tight wire between a job well done and an industrial accident, almost everyone else liked England: a little in the first half hour.

The Senegalese are arrogant. The active Ismaila Sarr (ex Stade Rennes) is right in front of Pickford’s goal just after Stones touched the ball with his hand (23rd). We know a number of L 1 referees who would whistle a penalty on this throw.

Security vulnerabilities that can be exploited

A few minutes later, Dia shoots on goal, but Pickford deflects the danger with a great left hand reflex (32nd). Deschamps and his lieutenants are sure to reproduce images of these defensive shortcomings over and over again. The only ones, because then the match changes. With a cross from Bellingham, Henderson easily beat Mendy (1-0, 39th). And everything becomes easier. If Kane misses an easy goal in the wake, the English captain is quickly forgiven. In counter-attack and sheer speed, Bellingham finds Foden, who delivers the Tottenham striker well into the box.

His hooked and powerful right hit the target (2-0, 45th + 1). All you have to do is drive and drive the point home. It was done in ’57 when Zaka was scored by Foden (3-0). This allows the English coach to manage his group and bring out several leaders. When you are about to meet France, every detail matters.