Zinedine Zidane plans changes: Désiré Doué could start as ‘9’ vs Belgium

Zinedine Zidane, as France’s coach, is set to make changes for Monday’s clash in Brussels against Belgium: if he goes for the surprise, Désiré Doué could start as the ‘9’, with Kylian Mbappé ruled out due to injury.

As reported by Mundo Deportivo, one of the options is that Doué—who came on in the 59th minute against Turkey—takes the centre-forward role after starting as a substitute in the group opener. Zidane also said in his press conference that Ousmane Dembélé won’t start every match.

For the Rey Balduino Stadium, the France attack could be Michael Olise, Doué and Bradley Barcola. The left-back spot is the main doubt, with Adrien Truffert or Andy Diouf; Truffert started against Turkey. The most likely XI: Maignan; Koundé, Upamecano, Lacroix, Truffert or Diouf; Cherki, Camavinga, Rabiot; Olise, Doué and Barcola. In their previous game, Mbappé scored versus Turkey in the Nations League (Group A1) before suffering a left-knee hyperextension.