Austria - France (2am June 18): Is Mbappe like... Ronaldo?

More than a quarter of a century has passed, and no one still knows the truth about the injury of superstar Ronaldo (Brazil) before the 1998 World Cup final. Now, there is a story about Kylian Mbappe's performance before the French team's opening match.

" Stop presenting!"

The current coach of the French national team, Didier Deschamps, is the person involved in the old story about Ronaldo. He was the captain and France won the championship with an "unbelievable" victory, 3-0, over Brazil, in the 1998 World Cup final. That was the match in which Ronaldo (Brazil) was on the list of players, announced 30 minutes before the match, but ended up missing without anyone knowing what was wrong with him. The story about Ronaldo's condition the night before - stomach ache or convulsions - was told in different ways. Later, a special committee of the Brazilian Congress had to summon Ronaldo to... take testimony, but the story still reached a dead end.

Mbappe's health status is quite mysterious

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To reiterate, if superstar Kylian Mbappe (France) is currently having some problem, Deschamps will certainly understand and have experience in handling it. Initially, there was information that Mbappe had a knee injury in the friendly match with Luxembourg. When he was absent from the training session before the friendly match with Canada, people said that Mbappe had a back problem. And right before the opening day of EURO, Mbappe was absent from the training ground when several members of the French team were attacked by a virus. Regardless of the type of injury or whether he was infected with the virus last week, in principle Mbappe is still in good enough shape to play in the match against Austria, as he also played in the friendly match with Canada "despite the injury". Whether Mbappe can meet expectations or not is another matter. Mbappe has never scored in the EURO arena, although he had 14 chances at EURO 2020. He also missed a penalty kick, causing France to be eliminated early in the previous tournament. He was booed by PSG fans in the last match of the season: the French Cup final. PSG won the cup, but Mbappe played quite poorly. And then there was the matter of joining Real Madrid. Too much pressure, causing Mbappe (or someone related) to have to... make up stories before Mbappe played his first match at this EURO? There were comments aimed at Mbappe and the French team in general before the opening match: "Just play, stop talking"!

C sucks opportunity for Ralph Randick

MU fans were fed up with coach Ralf Rangnick, and midfielder Marcel Sabitzer too. But Rangnick was successful when leading the Austrian team in the EURO qualifiers. And after being "criticized" by MU, Sabitzer shone for both Borussia Dortmund and the Austrian team. Without David Alaba, Sabitzer took over the captain's armband for Austria at this EURO. He is the number 1 hope of the "underdog" team before the opening match, against a strong championship candidate. No need to analyze to see: France is completely superior in terms of force correlation before this match. But this is the match where Austria can make the first significant surprise at EURO 2024. "Temporary form" and differences in pressure and spirit can influence the outcome of this match. One thing is for sure: Austria will have to play heavily on defense - counterattack, and that is the forte of the whole team in general and coach Rangnick in particular. Meanwhile, throughout recent major tournaments, France has always clearly shown a characteristic in their playing style: prioritizing passing the ball towards Mbappe. France's playing style can therefore shift to the left wing, with Mbappe attacking and left-back Theo Hernandez passing to Mbappe the most. The versatile midfielder Sabitzer often plays on the right wing for the Austrian team. It is likely that Sabitzer will be the player who has to work the hardest in this match: having to deal with Mbappe, while also having to "carry the team", finding some hope for his team. Of course, France always has many solutions and does not completely depend on Mbappe. There is also an abundant source of firepower from Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele, Marcus Thuram. Theory still holds that France is completely superior before the ball rolls. Let's see how coach Rangnick and his team handle this difficult match.

Player Khuat Van Khang: Gallic roosters do not crow easily

In terms of strength, the French team is much better than its opponent Austria, when possessing a squad of stars on all lines. Mbappe has talented satellites around him such as Giroud, Rabiot, Tchouameni, Griezmann, Thuram... who have both youth and experience. On the other side of the front line, the absence of Alaba and Kalakdzic is a huge loss for the Austrian team. But coach Ralf Rangnick still has the support of experienced striker Arnautovic and a strong, disciplined defense. Since September 2022, the Austrian team has always scored in 17 matches. This will lead to a difficult opening match for Les Bleus, especially when their defense is in crisis. If Mbappe continues to shine, perhaps the French team will win, but surely the Gallic roosters will have a difficult opening match.

Tieu Bao ( written ) - Thanhnien.vn

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