It has been a nightmare of a season for Tottenham Hotspur, and what makes things all the more frustrating for the Lilywhites is the sheer amount of big name players who have underperformed this season. Spurs have quite a few players whom the fan base now realizes were overrated by either them or the international media, such as center backs Cristian Romero and, especially, Micky van de Ven.
But when it comes to disappointing and not giving the effort required, few can hold a candle to Randal Kolo Muani. The French international showed off his quality with a hat trick in defeat to parent club PSG, and there was a brief period of time earlier in the season in which he looked like he would be Spurs best striker.
Yet the PSG loanee then decided somewhere around the winter to basically stop trying. He was openly pining for a conclusion to his loan spell, with Juventus highly interested in having him back, and from there is play deteriorated. During this losing streak, Kolo Muani has been horrendous whenever he is on the pitch, leaving Spurs fans wondering why on earth the coaches still even bother playing him.
Randal Kolo Muani is probably going to the World Cup again
Through no effort of his own, though, Randal Kolo Muani is about to be rewarded in a huge way. Because Liverpool star striker Hugo Ekitike, who has been their one bright spot in attack during this disappointing season, went down with a serious injury on Tuesday night in the Champions League defeat to his former club PSG. Ekitike will be out for months, including this summer's World Cup in North America.
And Le Parisien's Harold Marchetti reports that the favorite to go to the World Cup for France in his place at the striker position is the Tottenham Hotspur forward. That does not guarantee Kolo Muani will be the choice, but nobody will be surprised to see this report come to fruition, especially since RKM was at the World Cup in 2022 in Qatar for Les Bleus.
In truth, Kolo Muani has never been good for France, and on the national team with the most overall taletn in world football, this mediocre No. 9 truly sticks out like a sore thumb. He is a mediocre finisher, a fairly average athlete, below average technically for the French national team, and lacking in both effort and footballing IQ. Tottenham fans will loathe to see him rewarded for his futility this season, but, hey, when you are one of Didier Deschamps's favorites, you can get away with anything.
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