Media slam Bayern star Olise: under fire in English football | OneFootball

The French national team celebrated a comfortable 3–0 home win against Azerbaijan in World Cup qualifying. While Bayern star Michael Olise was recently showered with praise in Munich, criticism is pouring in across France.

While France’s attacking machine was convincing overall, Michael Olise had to face clear criticism after the match. The Bayern winger, who was named in Didier Deschamps’ starting XI, remained largely inconspicuous and was substituted after 70 minutes.

L’Équipe and Le Parisien take him to task

The French press delivered unusually harsh verdicts on the Bayern star. L’Équipe wrote: “Positioned on the right in the 4-4-2 system, he didn’t have his usual energy. He also made some misplaced passes and at times looked complacent, like in the 36th minute in midfield.”

The sports daily gave him a below-average rating and criticized: “Michael Olise disappointed with an inadequate performance and a sometimes nonchalant attitude.”

Le Parisien also joined the criticism: “It was his job to dictate the tempo between the right flank and the center of the pitch, which he only managed at times. Despite some good sequences, the performance leaves a bitter aftertaste.”

For Olise, who has so far been one of the absolute key performers under Vincent Kompany in Munich, it was a night to forget—a rare setback in an otherwise strong year.

Deschamps warns despite victory: “It was too flat”

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National coach Didier Deschamps was not entirely satisfied despite the clear result.

“We got the result we wanted, but not the performance—especially in the first half. In possession we were too slow; everything was a bit too flat,” said the 2018 World Cup–winning coach.

Deschamps demanded more decisiveness and tempo in the attacking play from his players: “I can’t stop them from assuming the first goal will come at some point—but at the start we didn’t do enough to unsettle the opponent.”

France face their next test as early as Monday—away in Iceland. Then Olise could get the chance to silence his critics and reconnect with his strong performances from Munich.

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