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French fans send clear Wilson Odobert message after Tottenham forward’s assist brace in France U21s’ 5-3 win over England U21s

Giuseppe Labellarte

Sat 22 March 2025 8:52, UK

Tottenham Hotspur winger Wilson Odobert has had a good couple of weeks for club and country.

The French prodigy opened his account for Tottenham last week, scoring a brace to help the L🍰ilywhites beat AZ Alkmaar.

With the international break now in full swing, Odobert is representing France’s Under-21s, wh𒈔o are fine-tuning their preparations for the Euros in June.

And on Friday night, the Tottenham gem helped 🃏his nation beat England U21s in an eight-goal thriller in Lorient.

Odobert provided two assisꦕts for Hugo Ekitike, who sc𒁏ored a hat-trick, while Quentin Merlin and Rayan Cherki also got on the scoresheet.

England hadꦿ opened the scoring through James McAtee in the second minute, while Harvey Elliott and Liam Del༒ap also netted for the visitors.

Fans of the French national team had plenty to say about Odobert during and af𒐪ter the thrilling friendly.

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France U21 fans rave about Tottenham talent Wilson Odobert

French fans loved what they saw from Odobert as♌ they took to X to sing his praises.

One fan wrote on X: “Odobert is so serious, we knew it since he destroyed Cucurella 45 minutes last week. Poch even made him change ends at h💛alf-time.”

Another said,🎃 in response to calls for Cherki to be called up to the senior setup: “Odobert’s performance too – we have a hotbed of talent”.

The p🍸raise kept coming, with one supporter saying: “Odobert is stronger/better than Barcola, simple 𒊎as.”

Another fan made a similar comparison, saying: “Odobert is still a stronger winger than Bar♛cola.”

ꦬOther fans noted how Odobert got the better of Rico Lewis, with one saꦕying: “Rico Lewis got pranked in some kind of way by Odobert”.

Mathys Tel was also in action as he replaced Ekitike in the 66th minute.

Wilson Odobert stats v England Under-21s

Along with his two assists, Odobert had a solid all-round game,♔ proving a thorn in the side of the Eꦫngland U21s.

France U21s are next in action on Monday 24 March with a friendlyꦛ against Slovakia U21s.

Les Espoirs will then coꦫmpete at the U21 European championships in June, with group games against Portugal, Georgia and Poland.

Meanwhile, Tottenham return to action on Thursday 3 Aprilꦫ with a Premier League trip to Chelsea.