England-France game tries to prove right-back can stop Mbappé

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Let 20 of the 22 players who enter the field in the match between England and France, scheduled for 4 pm this Saturday (10), at the Al-Bayt stadium, for the quarterfinals of the World Cup, be ignored. The confrontation that wins the analyzes and expectations is between Kyle Walker, English right-back, and Kylian Mbappé, leader of the French and top scorer of the Cup.

Walker, including, has already been asked about the expectation of facing Mbappé and minimized the meeting. As the tournament’s top scorer and current world champion, the Frenchman is seen as the player to beat, although his teammates, despite the injuries, have been having a good tournament.

“The game is not England v Mbappé, it’s England v France. Of course I understand what I have to do to stop him as a footballer, but I don’t underestimate myself, I’ve played against him before. I have to give him the respect he has he deserves it, but not too much respect. We can’t forget Giroud, who scored countless goals, nor Dembelé, who for me is as good as playing on the other side of the attack. When we play against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, we don’t we thought only of him, and on Saturday it will be the same. Yes, he is a very powerful weapon, but we cannot underestimate other players”, said Walker.

France have nine goals in the tournament – ​​five by Mbappé, three by Giroud and one by Rabiot – but have had a defense leaked in all games, in addition to a defeat by Tunisia. England, on the other hand, only conceded a goal in one match and scored 12 times, with Saka and Rashford (three goals each) as their top scorers. Harry Kane, who led the tournament in 2018, is taking on a passer role and less of a finisher.

Coach Didier Deschamps, from France, said that the English team has no flaws, besides being very fast. He, of course, said that Mbappé is the player they will try to stop.

“They don’t have any [defeito]🇧🇷 Each team has strengths not weaknesses, but things they don’t do so well. We only have four games to get information. However, the game against Tunisia [em que a França perdeu] it must not have been very useful from England’s point of view. We can use what they have done so far and use, not the flaws, but to identify certain aspects in which we can harm them”, he analyzed.

The game will have Brazilian arbitration, with the leadership of Wilton Pereira Sampaio. He will be assisted by Bruno Boschilia and Bruno Pires. Neuza Bach will be one of the VAR assistants. Whoever wins the match faces Portugal or Morocco in the semifinal.

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