Saha added on Olise’s exploits at the 2026 World Cup, as France cement their standing as favourites to savour global glory in North America: “He hasn’t scored, but has been unfortunate. He hasn’t scored yet, but he could have got four or five goals and seven assists. And no player has done as well.
“I remember (Zinedine) Zidane in some way in 2006 was absolutely flying, ripping apart Brazil and Spain. And that was a crazy memory. To see Olise a bit like he’s in the air, like those players are playing with a very light note and playing like a symphony, it’s beautiful to see.
“You can’t catch them, you can’t aggress them, you can’t stop them. Those guys have this confidence where you can’t come close to them, it’s really, really difficult to defend. So eventually with the tempo that Olise can impose in midfield, they just find the next pass and here we go, Mbappe is at the end doing his thing. It’s beautiful to see.”
