“It will be difficult to play well”: Upamecano charges the calendar

“In football, there is always a second chance”. For the Blues, it will be this Monday (8:45 p.m.), in Lyon, against Belgium, still in the League of Nations. The opportunity to make people forget the defeat against Italy (1-3), Friday, in Paris. “We started very well but there was a let-up in the second half.commented Dayot Upamecano, Sunday, at a press conference. We want to do better.”It won’t be hard, as the Blues lacked everything.

It remains to be seen whether the French team has the resources to do better. In terms of individual talent, no worries. But for some players, and not the least, there is the physical aspect. However, it is not going to get any better, with an ever-increasing number of matches to play each season. A subject raised by the Bayern Munich defender: “There are far too many matches. It will be difficult to play well with so many matches. It also leads to injuries. We have had two injuries in the national team and if it doesn’t calm down, there could be more.” In this case, Loïc Badé and Warren Zaïre-Emery were forced to leave the gathering. Others had already had to withdraw, such as Wesley Fofana or Ferland Mendy, not to mention the withdrawals of Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga or Lucas Hernandez.

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Speeches

It is up to Didier Deschamps to pull the right strings and rely on the right leaders. After Italy, “There were speeches”as confirmed by Upamecano. We know, for example, that Mike Maignan gave voice. “There are a lot of leaders in the team. Everything that happened in the locker room, stays in the locker room. We were all disappointed, we want to do better against Belgium”the Blues defender said again. Response on Monday.