« Il avait déjà été assez médiocre contre la France » : Xavier Barret, pas tendre avec Kalidou Koulibaly après Norvège- Sénégal
Kalidou Koulibaly, Senegal's star defender, is not having a good World Cup with the Lions. He has been at fault for several goals conceded by the team since the start of the competition.
Xavier Barret, the consultant for Radio Foot Internationale and France 24, was not at all kind to O Monstro (nickname given to the player by the Napoli supporters).
"Thiaw's coaching seems a bit late."
He finds the Senegalese player disappointing since the Lions' first match against France. "Kalidou Koulibaly is indeed very complicated. He was already quite mediocre against France, and this time it was so obvious that Pape Thiaw ended up taking him off, even though he's the captain. But Thiaw's coaching seems a bit late, because everyone has realized that Kalidou Koulibaly, who had a difficult season in Saudi Arabia and was injured, isn't in rhythm," said the former France Football journalist.
He would therefore have preferred that the Senegalese coach take off the "Minister of Defence" a little earlier.
Senegal, not yet eliminated
"There is a coach who must be able at some point to tell his captain - especially since he is a nice guy - to tell him: 'we need to organize ourselves differently'. He did it a little late," Xavier Barret believes.
Note that Senegal is not yet eliminated from the 2026 World Cup. They can hope to secure a place as one of the best third-placed teams, provided they beat Iraq by a large margin in their third and final group match.
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