Want Doue says there may be “loads of delight” after scoring his first two objectives for France of their 3-1 pleasant win over Colombia.
Doue struck in both half, with Marcus Thuram additionally hitting the again of the web as France made it two wins from two within the March worldwide break, having additionally crushed Brazil.
Jaminton Campaz pulled one again for Colombia late on, whereas Kylian Mbappe virtually snatched the headlines in stoppage time.
After approaching as a 78th-minute substitute, Mbappe slotted into an empty internet, just for the offside flag to disclaim him a 57th purpose for the nationwide group that will have taken him degree with Olivier Giroud on the high of the scoring charts.
However Doue led the road in his absence, having a game-high three photographs – all of which had been on track – whereas solely Thuram (six) had extra touches within the opposition field.
He additionally turned the primary participant to open his purpose tally for France with a brace since Thomas Lemar in August 2017 (two objectives versus Netherlands).
“There’s loads of delight. I’m very completely satisfied,” Doue instructed TF1. “It’s an ideal victory.
“It wasn’t simple; there was loads of depth. We performed two excellent preparation matches. We’re very completely satisfied.
“The coach instructed us it was essential to win, too. We did some good issues. We have to proceed like this. Do I really feel like I’ve scored factors? Sure, I attempt to assist the group in each match.”
France are among the many favourites to win the World Cup this summer season, and the gamers are trying to stake their declare for a spot within the squad.
Rayan Cherki created a game-high three possibilities and made 21 passes within the closing third, greater than some other participant, whereas solely N’Golo Kante (six) bettered his 5 final-third entries.
“I’m a group participant. I do know that opposing groups typically count on me to slide up,” he instructed TF1.
“The one factor I’m on the lookout for is for my group to depart the match with a smile.
“I’m glad, however I can all the time do higher. I feel I’ve proven the coach that I’m able to contributing to the group, each on and off the sphere. That’s crucial factor for me.”
France are actually unbeaten of their final 9 matches in all competitions, solely failing to win a type of – a 2-2 draw with Iceland in World Cup qualifying.
They needed to dig deep at instances towards a spirited Colombia aspect, who managed 13 photographs (one fewer than France), whereas matching Les Bleus’ 5 makes an attempt on track.
Didier Deschamps opted for a closely rotated line-up from their win over Brazil on Thursday, and he was thrilled to have the ability to get the chance to see a lot of his squad earlier than having to make his closing choice.
“The sporting outcomes are very constructive,” he instructed TF1. “We confronted two good groups [Brazil and Colombia].
“The standard is there, and all of the gamers who performed are wanting to return in June. They don’t all the time get taking part in time. [Against Colombia], everybody performed, apart from [Lucas] Chevalier. That’s good, we confronted some adversity.”