Didier Deschamps reserves a first surprise for the start of the Euro

Euro 2024 is about to begin. Friday evening, during the opening match, Germany, host country of the competition, will challenge Scotland. Eighth finalist during the last edition, the French team will, for its part, be keen to shine and thus confirm the very good dynamic established in recent years. To do this, Didier Deschamps’ men, placed in group D, will have to start by defeating Austria, the Netherlands and Poland and thus hope to reach the final table. A campaign which will begin with a confrontation against the Austrians but which is already raising some questions.

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In this context, The Team returns, this Thursday, to the last preparation matches of the Blues. Thus, the March rally (0-2 defeat against Germany and 3-2 victory against Chile) then the two friendly matches against Luxembourg (3-0) and against Canada (0-0) allowed the staff tricolor to detect certain flaws, starting with the tactical device tested by the French coach. Indeed, the daily indicates, in this respect, that the former coach of Olympique de Marseille could review his organization for the start of the Euro and correct the amorphous face seen during the last outings of the vice-world champions.

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A return to the traditional 4-3-3?

Therefore, Deschamps should opt for a 4-3-3 which could resemble the one put in place during the last World Cup in Qatar. A scheme where Antoine Griezmann, suffering against Luxembourg and against Canada (three balls touched on average in the opponent’s area, one ball recovered, sixty balls touched during the first match, forty-eight during the second), would find a position of torchbearer, where he regularly shines. In addition to the case of the Colchoneros striker, this device should lead Marcus Thuram to a more central position and thus leave the left lane to Kylian Mbappé. Determined to maintain a collective balance, Deschamps would then ask Youssouf Fofana or Adrien Rabiot to monitor this left side more. While waiting to observe the final adjustments of the France group, confidence seems to be present in any case before crossing swords with Austria.

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“We noted some problems in these (friendly) matches, but I don’t think they are problems that we cannot overcome”had assured Kingsley Coman in particular. “There is no alarm, it was only preparation matches. We will approach the competition with a different face. In friendly matches, there is less adrenaline, the fear of getting injured… We take them a bit like training. We will make sure we talk among ourselves to resolve these problems.”added, for his part, Dayot Upamecano. “We have almost the best players in the world in every position. We rely on a big defensive base, a very solid environment. The team is complete”, Jonathan Clauss finally ignited. One thing is certain, Didier Deschamps is looking for the right formula to launch, at best, this Euro!