KOUNDÉ HAS A GOOD GAME AS A FULL-BACK
Jules Koundé in 'wall' mode for France in win over Austria
Jules Koundé is an undisputed part of Didier Deschamps' XI at this European Championship. In the debut, against Austria, he started as right back and gave a very positive performance.
They are very few the selections that have not had to 'suffer' to win in this first day of the phase of groups of the Eurocopa. For France, the big favourite of the tournament, the stage has not been the easiest and have had to suffer more than the account to be able to take out the result. It was a night 'rare' for the ones of Didier Deschamps in which the collective level left a lot of doubts and the need of readjustments of face to the next two clashes, against Low Countries and Poland.
In the FC Barcelona were especially attentive of the performance of Jules Koundé that has reaffirmed like the right side in the XI of France. It has remained with the place and, in a party of gone and turns in which 'them bleus' saw in an uncomfortable situation in several stretches, the player of 25 years went back to stand out and be important for his selection.
Koundé Reaffirms in France
It was attentive in the defensive coverages and comported like a species of 'wall' to brake the constant pressure of the Austrians, especially in the first-half, when more 'unprotected' saw France. It contested the ninety minutes and finished like one of the footballers stood out of the night, with several rises to the attack. His was a shot from the frontal that crashed in the defence.
It finish the clash with 86% of tarpaulin in the passes (36/42) after 77 touch. It signed six clear, in total, won four of sietes duels and registered three 'tackles'. Koundé Lived a positive night, in the middle of the suffering of his selection, and can be a key performance so that it confirm his presence along the Euro.
Mbappé, the news of the party
It was a very suffered night for the combined French that resolved in a played magistral of Kylian Mbappé by the right. It left fall by the band before changing of rhythm to appear by out and put a centre, to half height, with the intention to find to Griezmann, but anticipated Wöber to try clear with the 'bad' fortune that it sent the balloon to the goal. The bad luck for the French, in any case, went the injury of the of Bondy with his nose.
