Didier Deschamps is suspicious. The coach of the France team Didier Deschamps estimated on Wednesday that his players will have to be at 100% of their capacity to face Belgium in the round of 16 of Euro 2024, Monday in Düsseldorf, in a video broadcast by the French Federation of football. “In terms of motivation, we will have to be at our maximum, of course”did he declare.
According to the technician, Belgium “is part of the big teams” of the tournament. “Their group was very tight too, they all finished with four points. We know each other well, obviously, so it will be a big round of 16 for us, as it will be for them.”he added.
Belgium is doing well for the Blues
The last two confrontations between the two nations left very bad memories for the Belgians. In 2018, France eliminated the Red Devils in the semi-final of the World Cup in Russia (1-0) after resisting perfectly in defense. In 2021, the Blues did it again in the semi-final of the Nations League, coming back from a two-goal deficit before winning 3-2. Each time, Didier Deschamps’ troops won the competition.
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“We followed them in their three matches and obviously the last one against Ukraine. There are always individuals, especially in the offensive field, De Bruyne, Lukaku, Doku, Trossard. If they finish second it is because they also had certain difficulties but potentially, they are one of the very good teams who have the ambition to go far”also explained the coach.
