“Kylian does everything to perform well and that’s what he did in the first two games. It’s good for us.”
With Olivier Giroud playing as the lone striker in the absence of the injured Karim Benzema, Embappé has the space he wants on the left and has made the most of it in 2018, scoring in three consecutive World Cup games.
“But the fact that there are other players around him who pose a threat makes him a bit more free,” Deschamps said. He is part of a group that is very strong and has the goal of winning the World Cup in mind. Is.”
For the first goal, they benefited from fullback Hernandez’s threat to pounce after a one-two down the left wing.
Embappé may often hide in the back of the group during warm-up training sessions in Qatar, but the forward certainly grabs the limelight on match days.