The French team won 4-0 against the Netherlands, at the Stade de France, this Friday evening.
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After the meeting, the young Kephren Thuram (21 years old), who lived from “great emotions” without putting pressure on herself, described a “perfect evening” after his debut with the Blues: “What state of mind was I in? In that of making the most of it, of bringing what I am able to bring. But above all to enjoy this magical moment”. The midfielder even attempted a strike, without scoring: “I got the ball back, moved forward, saw there was space so I went on and kicked. Unfortunately, I crushed it”.
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For his part, Mike Maignan also lived his first evening as number 1. The Milanese, author of a clean sheet, even stopped a penalty: “It was a psychological duel with him (Memphis Depay). I wanted to take up as much space as possible. The team had worked a lot, I didn’t touch many balls, but we deserved to come out of the match with a clean sheet.
It has been done.
Mbappé does not want “not ignite”
On TF1new captain Kylian Mbappé also had a thought for the doorman of the French team, before affirming that the Blues should not keep a cool head: “Mike (Maignan) starts with a clean sheet, it’s great for him. I hope it will give him a lot of confidence because we are all behind him. (…) It’s the first time we played here again after the World Cup so we really wanted to be in line with what we did there, except for the final. The captaincy? Normal, normal… I try to do my job, to be decisive, to take others with me. Today, it worked but it’s only the beginning, we must not ignite. The hardest part remains to be done”.
See you this Monday for the rest, against Ireland.
