Euro 2024 – Before France-Poland – 70 minutes for the Blues substitutes: not new… but a little more annoying?

Furthermore, they will have six or even seven days to prepare for their round of 16, compared to four or five days in the last three competitions. The need to rest the starters is inevitably less pressing, with what this implies for the usual replacements. Not to mention that certain executives like Kylian Mbappé or Aurélien Tchouaméni are looking for physical sensations. Tuesday, we should get closer to the three changes made in the starting lineup for the final group match of Euro 2021 against Portugal. Much more than in other major competitions (6 changes for the 3rd match in 2014, 5 in 2016, 6 in 2018, 9 in 2022).

The structure of the list may also raise questions. DD retained seven attackers… not counting Adrien Rabiot, aligned on the left wing of the attack on Friday, nor Antoine Griezmann, used as a second attacker against the Oranje. A sector of play which could therefore, in the long term, crystallize the tensions where in 2022, all the attackers had been involved, which had paid off in the half with Randal Kolo Muani, then actively participated in the French awakening in the final.