Movement, finesse and intensity: Michael Olise displayed his modern number 10 skills during Ukraine-France

Michael Olise will probably always be best spoken of by others, for the simple reason that he has a hard time hiding his aversion to public speaking . On Friday evening, after leaving his mark on the French team's 2-0 victory in Ukraine , the 23-year-old attacking midfielder simply repeated that he was "happy" with the victory and that he hoped to continue to play "good matches" . In truth, this great seducer doesn't need to talk: his way of moving the game forward and making the game more fluid, his useful drop-offs, his thoughtful movements and his astonishing composure lit up the French team's performance in Wroclaw (Poland), to the great pleasure of his coach.

"He shines in the game, he has technical accuracy, volume, he is intelligent in his movements... He has everything," Didier Deschamps rejoiced on TF1. "He brings a lot of link, he is capable of alternating between the center and the right side, that brings us a lot (...) He can score and make others score, but his quality of passing, his movements, his sequences... He sees before the others and it is so technically accurate, for the other attacking players, it is important."

Although Les Bleus had to endure a period of weakness they could have done without in the second half before Kylian Mbappé put them out of harm's way (82nd minute), they were able to count on a complete display of their playmaker's range. Particularly during the first half. Lined up in the centre of Les Bleus' 4-2-3-1, the Bayern Munich player first observed the attitude of the opposing block and saw his teammates try to break through it. Before taking matters into his own hands.

10th minute: On his first break, practically at the level of his central defenders, Olise raised his head and sent a long ball towards Bradley Barcola on the left. He didn't rest on his laurels, sprinting immediately to receive the Parisian winger's cross to open the scoring. Two well-timed moves to better manipulate the opposing defense. Similarly, he would create another opportunity in the 17th minute, once again being the initiator of the action, with a lateral run behind the Ukrainian midfielders, at the center circle.

A perceptive midfielder, Olise also knows how to think and act quickly when the pressure increases around the edge of the box. The way he switched and interchanged with Désiré Doué before the break on Friday illustrates his ability to interpret the game in the right way. Especially since he regularly puts energy into it that helps create gaps where they don't seem to exist.

Far from the clichés that can sometimes accompany "wrong-footed" wingers and despite his natural appetite for the right side of the pitch, Olise often remains indecipherable to his opponents. This is because he knows how to mask his intentions, play with one touch, use the outside of his foot and because he focuses on thinking about what happens next.

Less influential after the break on Friday, after a near-immaculate first 45 minutes (25 successful passes out of 26, in particular), the Bavarian initially seemed to suffer the loss of control of the Blues, miraculously saved after Ibrahima Konaté saved on his line (65th) then Illia Zabarnyi headed off the post (66th). But he ultimately still had some left in him, as he would - again - be at the origin of the two most dangerous French actions of the second half.

First, he used a fast attacking style, combining short dribbling, a rush towards the opposing camp and a well-timed opening for Bradley Barcola (75th), before serving as a relay for Aurélien Tchouaméni, who provided the decisive pass for Kylian Mbappé (82nd). Two examples where his composure and maturity were evident, a year after a ghostly first selection against Italy (1-3) which illustrates the progress he has made.

"I'm waiting for him to take the next step," said his Bayern coach, Vincent Kompany, last month. "I've seen the evolution of talents like Michael, it's a bit like with Kevin De Bruyne, it's perhaps comparable. I don't say that lightly, I see a total calm in Michael, he has great self-confidence." There are comparisons that may seem daring, but after all, Michael Olise, it's others who speak best of him.