However, he is not the only forward in France’s lineup who appears uneasy as the team fails to score in front of the goal once more.
Instead, it was an own goal by Jan Vertonghen in the 85th minute when Randal Kolo Muani’s drive rebounded off him, which was sufficient to advance Les Bleus to the Euro 2024 quarterfinals.
With that, they now have three goals in Germany, none of which have come from open play.
Only two of France’s 19 efforts on goal against the Belgians were on target, and in the end, they prevailed thanks to a stroke of luck.
The topic of goals—or lack thereof—has frequently come up in press conferences following French matches in Germany, but manager Didier
In its most basic form, football is an entertainment sport, and scoring goals is a major component of that.
Before the encounter in Dusseldorf on Monday, a France supporter expressed his dissatisfaction, saying they were too dull. It’s difficult to dispute the numbers.
With just three goals, they are the lowest scoring squad among the teams still playing in the competition. That’s seven fewer than Germany, the hosts, who appear to be gaining momentum with each game instead of barely getting by.
Of France’s three goals, none have been scored in open play.
Austria’s first goal of the tournament came from an own goal; they then won their second game, against Poland, thanks to a penalty kick from Mbappe, and their third goal came from Vertonghen.
Even though Deschamps refused to accept
“We need to push the destiny to make sure things go our way, but we don’t want it to be a psychological barrier.”
It was probably France’s luck to play against a Belgian team that seemed to respect them too much and to be overly cautious for large stretches of the match.
As the competition progresses and they may encounter teams with greater confidence, it is reasonable to say that their attackers must begin delivering.
Former England midfielder Izzy Christiansen said on BBC Radio 5 Live, “I don’t think they are going to have much more luck, but part of me thinks sometimes in football you create your own luck.”
They must now go take ownership of it. Regardless of the opponent they face in the quarterfinals, they have