“It’s a big plus to have Kylian Mbappé back”… N’Golo Kanté gives clues on the composition of the Blues against Poland

Eight days after his broken nose against Austria, Kylian Mbappé should return to the field to face Poland in a crucial match for the classification of Group D, Tuesday June 25. “Kylian can help us score and win, it’s a big plus to have him back”said his teammate N’Golo Kanté at a press conference.

The midfielder was perhaps also trapped by questions from journalists since he revealed that Kylian Mbappé “had been good, dangerous, and helped (them) win the training”, suggesting that the captain was therefore part of the starting team during the match eve session. A few minutes later, Didier Deschamps showed more restraint in front of the press. “He is better today than yesterday or the day before. The hematoma has healed well. He wants to play tomorrow as much as he wanted to play against the Netherlands.”he said.

The coach, however, recognized that his attacker should be visually hampered by his mask. “It’s not restrictive, but it limits vision a little. In certain situations, it limits the angle of view a little. This slightly reduced field of vision results in perhaps a tenth of a second (delay), That changes something. For him, a tenth of a second is thirty meters.”, he smiled. The Blues will need their star striker to be fully operational, as they may need a victory by several goals to take first place in Group D ahead of the Netherlands.