Interesting game vision, risky technique … What did Macron’s game give?

The former players who participated with Emmanuel Macron in the Varieties Club de France charity match this Thursday, tell how the President of the Republic fared.

For Rudi García, he is above all a player “who does not get loose on the ground”. Laure Boulleau prefers to keep her “grinta” and her “game intelligence” when Arsène Wenger sees good room for improvement. Emmanuel Macron, the first incumbent president of the Fifth Republic to play a football match, did not disappoint his teammates of the day. He participated this Thursday at the Yvelines, on the outskirts of Paris, in a charity meeting of the Varieties Club de France against a team made up of caregivers from the Poissy / Saint-Germain-en-Laye intercommunity hospital center.

Lined up as a defensive midfielder, in addition to a quick step in central defense alongside Christian Karembeu, the head of state was pleased. He even managed to score a penalty (generous), with some success. “He took on his responsibilities, I found him very brave. I said to myself, if he fails, it will be known!” Says Arsène Wenger, the legendary Arsenal manager, quite pleasantly surprised by the level shown by the unexpected number 3 of the Variétés Club de France. “I was happy to play with him and he was happy to play with us. When everyone has fun in a game, it makes a good team. I think his vision and timing of his passing was good. Obviously, he doesn’t have the technical prowess. of the players around him. ”In the sun and in front of just over 2,000 people, Emmanuel Macron found himself in the middle of a beautiful cast, forming a rather unlikely duo with Rudi García in recovery.

When Larqué “rebukes” Macron …

“In 2017, he came with his security team to play a game against my OM team. It went well and for me it was easier to play with him,” said the former Marseille and Lyon coach, who was able to see Emmanuel Macron in a unusual paper for almost 70 minutes. Also with Marcel Desailly, Alain Giresse, Sonny Anderson, Robert Pirès or Frédéric Piquionne, the Variétés Club de France calmly beat the keepers (6-1), in yellow jerseys, who sometimes gave the impression of being repressed in the duels against President. . A slogan? “I discovered that the VCF players tried to give him confidence, just like the opponents. He is voluntary, he does not give up much,” says Laure Boulleau, amazed by the “stamina” of her teammate.

He even claims to have seen him dribble: “It was ugh! But he was successful! He has instinct” less where to put the ball. Sometimes the technique did not follow but intelligence is an enormous base to be a good player “, insists the former PSG and France national team player. Combativity but a risky technique, that is also what Jean-Michel Larqué, who was playing his last game with the Variétés Club de France, pointed out: “I yelled at him at one point, he didn’t hit the ball at his feet (laughs). ). It went right. I only played three minutes, I only returned balls, I did not lose a single one … “Let’s not forget the essentials: the proceeds from this meeting will be delivered to the Paris Hospitals – France Hospitals Foundation, chaired by Brigitte Macron.