France vs Netherlands: According to French media, Randal Kolo Muani has a basic place with France. In the European Championship qualifying match with the Orange on Friday evening. The 24-year-old attacker of Eintracht Frankfurt is expected to be preferred to Olivier Giroud.
Probable line-up France: no starting lineup place for Giroud against the Orange
Giroud was the first striker in France at the World Cup and gave the Orange a defeat in the Nations League in the first term of national coach Ronald Koeman, but Les Bleus’ all-time top scorer seems to have to settle for a place on the bench on Friday. RMC Sport and L’Équipe both report that Kolo Muani was part of the target starting eleven during Thursday evening’s closed training.
National coach Didier Deschamps announced at his press conference that Kolo Muani was indeed an option to start. “Kolo did very well before, during and after the World Cup. He has a different profile than Olivier and Marcus (Thuram, ed.), he also has the qualities to move to the side. He will certainly have a role,” said Deschamps, who did not want to reveal whether the five-time international would actually start.
Furthermore, the expected attitude of France contains no expectations. Mike Maignan (AC Milan) is the new first keeper after the farewell of record international Hugo Lloris , Ibrahima Konaté is in the center of the back to replace Raphaël Varane who stopped as an international and Kingsley Coman replaces the injured Ousmane Dembélé in the front right. Despite criticism of his game at Real Madrid, Aurélien Tchouameni seems certain of a basic place.
Koeman sees Berghuis as an attacker: ‘Against France with three real midfielders’
Ronald Koeman did not think it necessary to call up an extra attacker. After the illness of Cody Gakpo had passed away. Even without the wing attacker from Liverpool, the positions in the front are still double occupied.
After the sick quintet , which includes Sven Botman, Matthijs de Ligt, Joey Veerman and Bart Verbruggen, Koeman called up two field players with Ryan Gravenberch and Stefan de Vrij after the sick five had dropped out. Bringing an extra attacker into the selection, for example Noa Lang, was not necessary according to the national coach, given the double occupation. He acknowledged that he sees Steven Berghuis mainly as a right winger, while the left leg plays in midfield at Ajax.
National coach Ronald Koeman has called up three replacements. Ryan Gravenberch (Bayern Munich), Kjell Scherpen (Vitesse) and Stefan de Vrij (Inter). Gravenberch and Scherpen were currently in Spain with the Dutch Juniors, but now report to the Dutch national team. The selection now consists of 23 players, but after the match against France, the composition will be reviewed.
