{"id":2628,"date":"2026-06-21T23:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2628"},"modified":"2026-06-21T23:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:36:50","slug":"more-offensive-than-2018-and-2022-says-mbappe-of-frances-latest-vintage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2628","title":{"rendered":"More offensive than 2018 and 2022, says Mbappe of France&#8217;s latest vintage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Summary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>PHILADELPHIA, June 21 (Reuters) &#8211; Kylian Mbappe said France&#8217;s array of attacking talent gives them a more offensive \u200cedge than the squads who reached the last two World Cup finals as Les Bleus seek to secure a place in the knockout stage with victory over Iraq on Monday.<\/div>\n<div>France recovered from a sluggish first half to beat Senegal 3-1 in their opening \u200bGroup I match, with Mbappe scoring twice and Michael Olise earning widespread praise after a second-half display \u200bthat highlighted the firepower at Didier Deschamps&#8217; disposal.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;This is a more attacking team than \u2060in 2018 and 2022, a team that is much more geared towards going forward,&#8221; Mbappe told reporters on \u200bSunday.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;The second half was already a glimpse of what we can do when we&#8217;re in good technical conditions.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>Mbappe said \u200bthe understanding between himself, Olise, Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue was beginning to take shape and could make France increasingly difficult to contain as the tournament progresses.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;We had that connection with Michael because the four of us in attack managed to be perfectly \u200bcoordinated in terms of movement, positioning and rotations,&#8221; he said.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;With this type of movement and rotation, maybe tomorrow it \u200bwill be two other attacking players who shine more. The advantage of this team is having so much talent. We are \u200cvery \u2060aware of the quality we have up front.&#8221;<\/div>\n<h2>MBAPPE DEFENDS DEMBELE<\/h2>\n<div>The France captain also brushed aside suggestions that Ballon d&#8217;Or winner Dembele underperformed against Senegal.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;In the first half, he&#8217;s the best attacker out of the four. He&#8217;s the one who makes our play flow the most,&#8221; Mbappe said after rewatching the match twice.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Then in the second half, Michael \u200band I were decisive, but \u200bOusmane also contributed.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>Mbappe praised \u2060Dembele&#8217;s movement for creating the space that allowed France&#8217;s attack to flourish after the break.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;That doesn&#8217;t show up in the statistics but it&#8217;s very important because otherwise we \u200bwouldn&#8217;t have scored,&#8221; he said.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Ousmane is very calm. He&#8217;s the Ballon d&#8217;Or winner. 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I&#8217;m sure from tomorrow onwards he will continue moving forward and grow stronger.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>Dembele scored 35 goals in all competitions in the 2024-25 season as Paris St Germain won their first Champions League title.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;He \u2060is \u200breally playing further forward at his club, which is not the \u200bcase here,&#8221; Deschamps said. &#8220;Those are some adjustments we have to make.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>Victory over Iraq would send France through to the round of 32 with a \u200bmatch to spare before Friday&#8217;s meeting with Norway.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2626\">World Cup passion trumps Miami heat for Uruguay and Cape Verde fans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2623\">Brent oil rises more than $1\/bbl after bumpy start to US-Iran peace talks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2621\">People caught vandalizing Washington Reflecting Pool to be fully prosecuted, US Attorney Pirro says<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbappe said France&#8217;s array of attacking talent gives them a more offensive \u200cedge than the squads who reached the last two World Cup finals as Les Bleus seek to secure a place in the knockout stage with victory over Iraq on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[178,171,62],"class_list":["post-2628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-france-world-cup-soccer","tag-iraq-world-cup-soccer","tag-soccer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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