“If Argentina manages to stop Mbappé, Griezmann will appear”

After shining with the Brujas shirt, Andrés ‘El Cóndor’ Mendoza, since he scored just over sixty goals and managed to lift six local titles in Belgium, being at that time one of the main figures in the Belgian team and one of the best forwards of the Peruvian foot ball at that time. The Peruvian striker goes to France to sign for Olympique de Marseille in France for the 2005-06 season, where he unfortunately did not enjoy good fortune as in Belgium, so he would not last more than a year in Ligue 1.

Therefore, El Comercio, regarding Argentina vs. France, spoke with Andrés Mendoza, so that he analyzes and details the success of the French, which leads them to a final in said tournament for the second consecutive World Cup.

“French football for the time I was there and that I played alongside Fabien Barthez, with great players. There, in France, soccer is fast, physical, there are quite a few dark-haired athletes, it is very competitive and it is among the best leagues in the world. And there are players who go to England, Spain, Italy, Germany and sign for great teams, that’s why the French team is strong. For this reason, soccer in France has improved a lot and in Russia they won the World Cup because they have players who make a difference and despite the fact that they have lost three players, they are still a strong team and they want to win the World Cup, now they will face Argentina. that comes from less to more and Lionel Messi is turned on. I think it is his last World Cup with his team and he has a final that he can win, ”Mendoza told El Comercio at first.

“Yes, France gets to play in the finals, it is due to the merits of the coach and players, who, as I told you, play in the big leagues and you call on the best. That is why France is there and has the opportunity to be a two-time champion, something that has not been seen before, but the French players are almost African, they have French nationality, but normally their parents are African, due to the colonies. The fact that they are dark, helps, because they are tall, fast and agile, that helped them improve as a team. In Europe they give opportunities to young people and they become big very quickly, ”he added.

We also asked him about Morocco and how he showed the way to stop Mbappe. To which the former Olympique de Marseille striker from France replied: “Yes, you stop Mbappe, you know you have another like Giroud, who is a goalscorer, or Antoine Griezmann, who also plays football well and is a goalscorer. Morocco had another style of play, waiting, scoring and counterattacking. I think Morocco did its job and each team wants to show that becoming world champion is something nice. Mbappe will want to lift the World Cup again, Argentina, on Messi’s side, will also have their last chance to win a World Cup and everyone expects Argentina to win and Leo to lift the Cup, ”he commented.

“In the World Cup in Russia, France took Argentina out of the World Cup, now Argentina has its revenge in a final and we will see who proposes the game. I have concentrated with the Africans in France, they have their culture, their customs, their religion, but the experience I had there was something nice. Being there with Fabien Barthez, a World Cup player. Maybe I haven’t lived long, but there in Marseille, one trains and leaves. You only enjoy them in training sessions and games”, he stated.

“My favorite was the final Brazil vs. France, but Brazil has already left and there is Argentina. I think I won the best and being from South America, we hope Argentina won and since I’m a fan of Messi, because where he plays, I see it and now that his team is there in the World Cup, I see it, you always want to see the best in the world. I also really like Mbappe’s game, you sit down to watch it because you don’t know how to stop it,” Andrés Mendoza told Deporte Total.