Three months after his missed opportunity against Emiliano Martinez in the last moments of the extension of the final against Argentina, Randal Kolo Muani is still marked in the red iron.
Randal Kolo Muani has gone a few centimeters to become a national hero. Called last minute in Qatar, the attacker of the Eintracht Frankfurt, already a scorer a few seconds after his entry into play during the semi-final against Morocco, failed the World Cup in France. After changing the physiognomy of the meeting thanks to its impactful entry into play just before the break, the former Nantes found himself alone in front of Emiliano Martinez in the last moments of the extension.
Randal Kolo Muani then chose to strike at the first post but came up against the Argentinian goalkeeper, author of an exceptional stop of the left leg. A parade that haunts Le Bondynois.
“It could have changed my life. I would have preferred to put it basically, like everyone else, like all French people, but it happened and these are the vagaries of life ”, he confided in the columns of the team, recognizing not being able to forget it: “I want to move on. But it’s part of my job. I manage to answer, it is not like I was sad. I’m not going to forget it, never … We were on the verge of bringing the third star back. I’m not going to lie, I have hatred. »»
With the video, I see so many options
The Bondynois, which can look at this duel “three or four times in a row” nevertheless intends to use this failed opportunity to progress. “Afterwards, when I still look at it, I find that I have a lot of possibilities. But in the field, it’s going too fast ”, he explained, adding:
“I am very light with all this. This action makes me want to work in front of the goal. I work and I think I’m progressing. It will give me the courage to move forward to put it next time. »»
Randal Kolo Muani also assured that he had not been influenced by Emiliano Martinez, who said that he had pushed the Frankfurt player pulled from the side where he stopped the shot.
“No, that’s just what I decided. Afterwards, he plays it well because he makes a very nice stop ”, He explained, hoping now that this action will serve him to be calmer in front of the guards in the future and to agree with the additional half second that could have changed everything.
“I can shift it diagonally for Kylian (Mbappé), lob it, pull it left … With the video, I see so many options. »»
