INFO RMC Sport – Faced with Brazil this Thursday evening in a friendly match (9 pm) in Boston, the French team will be presenting an absolutely offensive starting eleven. Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Hugo Ekitike, and Michael Olise will start. It’s the surprise of the day. While it was expected to discover a team composition with four offensive players, the lineup will be surprising. Against Brazil, this Thursday, in a friendly match in Boston (9 pm), Didier Deschamps has opted for a hybrid 4-4-2 formation, according to RMC Sport. A duo composed of Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé will start up front.
The idea for Dembélé will be to work a lot in the midfield. He will be the one to come for the balls. He will revolve around Mbappé, but he could also be in a finishing position.
Ekitike on the left, Olise on the right
Impressive this season at Liverpool, with 17 goals and 6 assists in 42 appearances in all competitions, Hugo Ekitike will animate the left flank while Michael Olise will handle the right side. With his 16 goals and 27 assists in 39 club matches, the Munich player is also in top form.
Ekitike is chosen over Désiré Doué thanks to his current form. And the former Reims player knows he has a lot to play for a starting spot for the World Cup.
“I will not give up, even if there is a balance to be found,” Deschamps had explained on Wednesday at a press conference regarding his system with four offensive players. “We need to play to our strengths. That is the guiding principle.”
By Fabrice Hawkins with JLT, FG and AP.
