Despite progressing to the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup by beating Poland 3-1, former Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino believes there’s numerous room for enchancment in the best way France has to this point performed.
The Argentinian dissected the best way the 1998 and 2018 champions performed in opposition to Poland, believing that the win was down extra to the brilliance of Kylian Mbappe than their capability as a crew.
“France should enhance loads and play as a crew to have an opportunity,” Pochettino informed the BBC.
“They should improve their degree of play and their high quality. In the event that they actually need to be candidates to win the World Cup they should play as a crew.”
The previous Tottenham coach, like many others, lavished reward on his former participant Mbappe, who has to this point been the World Cup’s standout performer.
“He did a unbelievable job in opposition to Poland,” Pochettino continued.
“His expertise is unbelievable and it is unattainable to cease him. His high quality, his capability to hit, his method is excellent… He is an actual nightmare for the opposing defenses.”
France will now face a vigorous England facet, after the 1966 champions thumped Senegal 3-0 of their round-of-16 sport.