Randal Kolo-Muani repays the faith of Didier Deschamps with impressive Chile display
Randal Kolo-Muani (25) has come under some scrutiny at times this season. Following his dramatic big-money deadline-day move to PSG from Eintracht Frankfurt, high expectations were placed on the 25-year-old to lead this new era forLes Parisiens. However, despite the scrutiny, one devout supporter of the PSG attacker has been his international boss Didier Deschamps.
Deschamps’ support dates back even before the former Frankfurt forward’s €90m move to Paris Saint-Germain. One moment that has marred Kolo-Muani’s time in a Les Bleus shirt is the glorious opportunity which was afforded to him late in the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina to win the match, only to be denied by Emiliano Martinez.
Following that big chance which saw the former Nantes forward receive heavy criticism and left people questioning his place in the Les Bleus squad, Didier Deschamps was still resolute in his defence of Kolo-Muani.
Deschamps has continued to be defiant in his support of Kolo-Muani – continually selecting him in his France squads. This is despite a difficult start to life in the French capital with his status as a starter far from guaranteed, given the plethora of attacking options available to Luis Enrique. Kolo-Muani’s season has seen people question his position within the France squad further especially the competition within the Les Bleus ranks.
In his press conference before France’s match against Chile, the Les Bleus manager continued his support for Kolo-Muani by disagreeing with his critics. When asked about Kolo-Muani, Deschamps said, “You don’t love him enough. You don’t see what he is capable of doing. He knows I have confidence in him.” The France manager displayed this confidence by handing Kolo-Muani a start against
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