A bit annoyed, Didier Deschamps responded in the columns of Figaro to criticism from Christophe Dugarry on the level displayed by the Blues during a large part of the World Cup final lost to Argentina.
He will probably never have his answer. As he has often repeated on RMC, Christophe Dugarry would like to have a real tactical analysis from Didier Deschamps on the final of the 2022 World Cup lost by the France team against Argentina ( 3-3, 4-2 tab). The former Girondins striker has always called for a more technical observation on what worked or not in the French camp.
The starting line-up, the physical domination of the Albiceleste, the choices during the match… so many questions remained unanswered according to him. During a question-and-answer game organized on Wednesday by Le Figaro between Deschamps and the 1984 and 2000 European champions, Dugarry put a coin back into the machine. With this clear question for the attention of his former teammate: “How do you explain the catastrophic 75 minutes of the final against Argentina?”
“He should look in all his matches”
Deschamps’ annoyed response to Dugarry, to say the least: “He should look at all his matches with the France team where he could have had an identical analysis. I don’t share his point of view. 75 minutes is already far too much, but hey The final lasted 143 minutes with extra time, we had a good hour, because of what Argentina already offered us, even if the players were prepared for that, where we didn’t. was efficient in aggressiveness, I’ve already said it.”
To another question from Dugarry, on possible shortcomings in the preparation for the final, a new age-old reply from Deschamps: “It would have been better not to ask him the question, given his objectivity… Any shortcomings in the preparation? Pff… When there is not the expected result, we can always say we should have done this or that.”
