At the age of 25, the Isérois benefits from a limited international experience where his baptism of fire, which took place on November 11, 2011 against the United States (1-0), was just “expanded” by 19 short minutes in front of Belgium four days later (0-0). However, his presence within the group is evident. With the amazing Montpellier, on the path to an improbable championship title, he coaxes his statistics and demonstrates undeniable lethality in the zone of truth (already 16 goals at this stage of the season in L 1). On the eve of the match, White, dispossessed eleven years later by… the former Gunner of the record for the oldest French scorer in the Champions League, slips in these premonitory words.
