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🚨 DESIRE DOUÉ IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FANS OF ZIDANE IN THE FRENCH TEAM 🇫🇷! 🤩 Le Parisien gives the impression, in training sessions, of fully committing to this new era. 💪 After a fairly interesting debut in Turkey, he will have a role to play in the upcoming matches. The staff knows his versatility in the three forward positions. 🗞️ @lequipe (translated)

🚨🚨 THE MEDICAL STAFF OF REAL MADRID WAS NOT VERY HAPPY FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER KYLIAN MBAPPÉ'S INJURY 🇫🇷!!! 😤 MADRID'S MANAGERS WERE HOPING THAT THEIR STRIKER WOULD BE CARED FOR IN TURKEY… The French striker arrived at Clairefontaine with slight pain in the same area of his injury, and the club had communicated all the information about this to the medical staff of the Blues, urging them to be cautious with the player. 🗞️ @lequipe (translated)

🚨 The announcement of the new PSG stadium is imminent!! ⌛🏟️ By the end of October/beginning of November, we should know whether PSG will stay at the Parc (with expansion and various renovations) or if they will move to Poissy or Massy. 🔴🔵 Whatever the location, the inauguration of the venue is estimated for 2035. 🆕 🗞️ @lequipe (translated)

🚨 ANDY DIOUF and LUCAS DA CUNHA could experience THEIR FIRST START with the French National Team 🇫🇷 against Belgium 🇧🇪!!! 🤩 ▫️ DIOUF at left back ▫️ DA CUNHA as a defensive midfielder 🗞️ @lequipe (translated)

🚨 LUIS DE LA FUENTE AIMS AT THE WORLD CUP OF HIS PLAYER, LAMINE YAMAL 🇪🇸 👇 : “I know that we personalize a lot around him because he is a football genius... Even without being in his best version, HE HAD A GREAT WORLD CUP. 🙌 He has matured a lot because he has seen that he can help the team in another way. I appreciated that a lot, and so did the team. (…) Lamine is an insatiable footballer who always wants to be better, better, better, because that is something we demand here. He never settles for his performances. I find his evaluation and this demand very unfair. And at the same time, without this high demand, he will never be able to reach the level Lamine aspires to, he who has everything to become a legend of football.” (translated)

.@lequipe 🗞️ is already asking questions about Zidane's tactical choice to position Kylian MBAPPÉ 🇫🇷 ON THE LEFT. 🤔 "It was more the positioning that Zidane reserved for him that raised questions. 🤔 Did it serve his qualities? Would he make the defensive runs that are expected of him? Would he find himself frequently enough in the last twenty meters to score? This match against Turkey provided some initial elements of an answer. NO. ❌ A little, but not too much. A little, but not too much yet." (translated)

"CHERKI PROMISING MIDFIELDER" 🇫🇷💎 Tested in a three-man midfield and positioned lower than usual, RAYAN CHERKI IMPRESSED IN HIS FIRST UNDER Zidane. For @lequipe 🗞️, "the attacking midfielder from Manchester City was able to showcase his typical qualities in a role that exposes his weaknesses more." "Whatever he does, no matter his position or the context, Rayan Cherki always attracts a special spotlight." 🌟 He touched the ball 88 times, a record among French midfielders and attackers yesterday, "and twice his actions could have resulted in an assist" if Rabiot and Koundé had put the ball in the net. (translated)

🚨🚨 KYLIAN MBAPPÉ 🇫🇷 NOT HAPPY TO PLAY ON THE LEFT UNDER ZIDANE? 🤨 According to @lequipe, the captain was “WITHOUT A DOUBT A LITTLE FRUSTRATED BY HIS POSITIONING AND HIS SMILE YESTERDAY”. This would explain the fact that he did not celebrate his goal “like a kid”, before realizing that he was injured. (translated)

🚨 Adrien Truffert names his man of the match Turkey 🇹🇷 - 🇫🇷 France: MICHAEL OLISE. "Let's say Michael Olise, he made the decisive pass. 🎯" (mixed zone via @lequipe) (translated)

KONÉ AS A SENTINEL, DEMBÉLÉ FAUX NEUF: ZIDANE LIKED WHAT HE SAW in those unusual positions with the Blues 🇫🇷 👇 "I found BOTH OF THEM VERY GOOD! 😁 Manu is not used to playing there, I specifically wanted to see that side, and he was very good at maintaining balance. Ousmane, that doesn't surprise me, he's an intelligent player in the way he presses." 👏 (translated)

🚨🚨 MAXENCE LACROIX 🇫🇷 IS MUCH LESS REASSURING ABOUT MBAPPÉ 🇫🇷 IN THE MIXED ZONE 👇 : 🗣️ "At first, we focused on the match but WHEN WE GOT TO THE LOCKER ROOM, WE SAW THAT IT WAS MORE SERIOUS THAN THAT… 🤕" 🎙️ @lequipe https://t.co/yeRCNUOV1A (translated)

"🚨 GOOD FOR RAYAN CHERKI 🇫🇷 IT'S A REAL PLEASURE TO PLAY UNDER ZIDANE 🇫🇷 👇🤩 (he says we could have really seen more play tonight with a better pitch): "My position? It's a role I cherish, I'm at the heart of the game, I can help my teammates in the best way possible. 😁 If we play on a pitch worthy of the name, it's not at all the same match. (…) It's A PURE PLEASURE to be coached by Zidane. We know his past as a player, his past as a coach, we were eager to start this adventure with a victory, it’s good to take. This victory, IT'S FOR HIM !! ❤️ We've only had 3 sessions but you can immediately feel the principles he's trying to instill in us. Having the ball, making the ball move, today, the quality we put into it, we surprised ourselves." 🎙️ @lequipe" (translated)

🚨 OM LOSES DEREK CORNELIUS 🇨🇦 FOR 3 MONTHS !!! 🤕 The Canadian injured his hip during this break. Remaining central defenders at OM 👇 : 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 CJ Egan-Riley 🇲🇦 Nayef AGUERD 🇨🇮 Bamo MEÏTÉ 🗞️ @lequipe (translated)

"ZINÉDINE ZIDANE AND THE STAFF LATE FOR THE MARSEILLAISE BEFORE TURKEY-FRANCE." wrote @lequipe 🗞️ after 20 minutes of play. 🇫🇷 "This falls within the framework of slight hiccups of discovery or the randomness of the evening, but quite historically, Zinédine Zidane and the staff of the French team were not yet on the field when the first notes of the Marseillaise resonated this Friday evening in Izmit (Turkey), for the first match of 'Zizou' at the helm of the Blues." "They arrived after a few seconds and hurriedly aligned themselves, arm over arm, to join the national anthem on the way." 🗞️ @lequipe @vincentduluc (translated)