Colombia/France – Press ratings: Doué and France's stand-ins deliver | OneFootball

As part of a friendly match, the France national team was at Northwest Stadium this Sunday to face Colombia and managed to win 1-3 despite heavily rotating the squad (video highlights Colombia/France). A match involving 5 Paris Saint-Germain players, all French: Lucas Chevalier, Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé. Here are the Bleus' ratings in the press.

Le Parisien:

Thuram (7)

Doué (7) – Cherki (6.5) – Akliouche (7)

Kanté (7.5) – Zaïre-Emery (6)

Digne (5) – L. Hernandez (6) – Lacroix (7) – Kalulu (5)

Samba (6)

L’Equipe:

Thuram (8)

Doué (7) – Cherki (7) – Akliouche (7)

Kanté (6) – Zaïre-Emery (5)

Digne (5) – L. Hernandez (6) – Lacroix (8) – Kalulu (6)

Samba (6)

With a completely reshuffled team compared to Thursday’s 2-1 win over Brazil, France managed to play some very good football and earn a deserved victory against a side that should be taken seriously for the World Cup. Even if it was only a friendly, the Bleus confirmed that they have an important role to play in this competition. In particular because Didier Deschamps can field two completely different lineups while maintaining a very high level. Few national teams have such a deep squad.

There are plenty of promising signs, including Doué, who has what it takes to fight for a starting spot and showed it with his brace. The competition is especially fierce, which is great news for the Bleus. They will need to maintain the right mentality throughout the tournament in order to avoid the traps. Zaïre-Emery and Hernandez also picked up points, even if it will be difficult for them to be more than substitutes.

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