A little less than an hour before the kick-off of France-Japan, the third group match of the Olympics for the selection driven by Sylvain Ripoll (1:30 p.m. on France 4 and Eurosport), two changes should be noted in the composition of the Blues .
Ripoll puts Thauvin back on the wing
In the defensive left lane of 4-3-3, Niels Nkounkou is replaced by the Parisian Pembélé while Beka Beka makes his entry into the midfield alongside Lucas Tousart and Téji Savanier. A choice which implies that Florian Thauvin, used in an axial role against Bafana Bafana, finds the wing against Japan of his former partner at OM, Hiroki Sakai. It is the Rémois Nathanaël Mbuku who is the second player to bear the cost of this tactical reshuffle. Author of a saving hat-trick in the last match, André-Pierre Gignac will logically lead the French attack with the captain’s armband.
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