William Saliba, a defender for France and Arsenal, has come under fire from football commentator Bastien Cheval for his poor play during his nation’s 2-1 victory over Belgium in the UEFA Nations League.
Les Bleus defeated Belgium 2-1 on Monday, being their third win in the Group B of the Nations League.
Randal Kolo Muani put France in front in the 35th minute before Lois Openda levelled things shortly before half-time .
Kolo Muani came back from the break to score what turned out to be the winning goal in the 62nd minute.
The 23-year-old Saliba produced a lacklustre outing against Belgium as he fouled Lois Openda inside his penalty area in the 20th minute.
Afterwards, the Arsenal man let Openda net an unchallenged header from a Timothy Castagne cross.
Cheval wrote via GiveMeSport, “A catastrophic first half from the Arsenal centre-back.
“Penalized for taking out Openda in his penalty box, he didn’t learn from his mistakes in playing the RB Leipzig centre-forward onside for his equalizing goal. Still shaky in the second half.”
Written By John Owen Nwachukwu