Jérémy Mathieu carries some weeks to proof in the Sporting of Portugal, the team that more interest had showed in the French. Because neither Turkey neither France finish to convince to the ex Barcelona, that left to explain for the directive culé just after that night in Turín. In fact, that day was his last party with the Barça.
And the first days of Mathieu in the Sporting were convincentes, showing a good physical state and adapting to the style of the technician Jorge Jesús. So much that in his first party dazzled by his exit of balloon, speed and aerial game.
But this Saturday, in the friendly of the Sporting against the Basilea, Mathieu had a bad performance and the Portuguese team fell 3-2 against the combined Swiss. And the means of Portugal have not doubted in signalling to a culprit of the result.
You criticise them to Mathieu are rotundas: "Of all the reinforcements that were used, the French was the one who worse interpreted the ideas of games of Jorge Jesús", informs the Portuguese newspaper 'Record'. "Slow in the anticipations and without positional criterion. It was easy prey for Steffen, whenever the Swiss put a speed more", adds in some affirmations of which does echo 'MD'.
The World-wide, almost impossible
Mathieu looked for a team to play a lot of minutes and try have some option to contest the World-wide 2018. But to convince to Deschamps would have to sign an incredible campaign, something little likely to day of today. With Umtiti and Varane, among others, France has players with more level.