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Maignan and Kimpembe with authority
In a tense match, the goalkeeper, who had a 3rd selection in a fairly hot context, showed himself up to it, and proved that he should be counted on in the future. He was a solid bulwark on the three or four good Croatian chances, and had even done the hardest part in a duel at the end of the match, before Clauss committed a fault synonymous with a penalty.
In front of him, Kimpembe, with the captain’s armband, was also up to the task, not letting much pass in his area.
The action of the goal Ben Yedder – Rabiot
If we must remember an action from Ben Yedder in this match that he went through for a long time like a lost soul, touching very few balls, it is the one that brought Rabiot’s goal. Served on the left side, Ben Yedder immediately launched Rabiot from behind the defense. The Turinese succeeded with a flat foot to score his second goal, in 28 caps. We thought for a long time that it would be enough…
A roaring stadium
34,000 spectators, checkered jerseys in all the stands, except for the one where the 550 French supporters had taken their seats, Split experienced this match against the French team well, and especially the scenario, which enabled it to avoid a another defeat. With Modric, who has a few nicely distilled balloons, Kovacic and Budimir above all, the Croats are never resigned, and have dragged their supporters behind them, in a more difficult end to the match for the Blues. Kramaric’s successful penalty freed up an entire stadium.
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The Lost Cohesion
Didier Deschamps had made ten changes, and his team necessarily had an experimental side, even if there was desire, play in combinations, pressing. But it was a big change, and the system too had been changed for the first time in eight matches. The 4-4-2 was supposed to better protect the French team defensively, and it could have worked, but the more difficult end of the match, and the Croatian equalizer, give regrets.
Two games without a win
This is not common for the Blues, who have chained two competitive matches without managing to win the slightest victory (defeat against Denmark 1-2, draw in Croatia 1-1). The Blues will shoot an important card Friday night in Vienna against Austria, if they do not want to tarnish their chances of succeeding themselves in the League of Nations.