Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappé shone against Russia but France should forget about winning the World Cup with this defence
By Eric Devin for Get French Football News
Paul Pogba’s ferocious performance against an admittedly poor Russia team on Tuesday was something to behold. He was dropped for the 3-2 defeat to Colombia last Friday and has been out of favour at Manchester United lately, but the midfielder was a force of nature in the 3-1 win against the World Cup hosts. After setting up Kylian Mbappé for the opener with an eye-of-the-needle pass, he made what had been a somewhat uneven match his own early in the second half, winning a free-kick and scoring from it.
Even if Andrey Lunyov and Roman Neustadter were more than obliging in both instances, Pogba offered a firm rebuttal to his critics, showing just how decisive he can be. Mbappé, too, was superb, as he had been against Colombia. However, as sparkling as the pair were, France’s two friendlies raised more questions than answers, particularly for their defence.
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