Didier Deschamps issued a small warning to Michael Olise after his complicated performance during the success of the French team against Israel (1-4) this Thursday. The Blues coach expects more from the new international.
Didier Deschamps’ detractors sometimes criticize him for not renewing the French group enough. But since September, the Blues coach has launched new players like Manu Koné or Michael Olise.
Rather prominent in his new club Bayern Munich, Olise has not yet completely found his feet during his first three selections. Author of a sluggish match Thursday in the League of Nations during the success against Israel (1-4), the 22-year-old attacking midfielder had his ears pulled a little by Didier Deschamps after the match played in Budapest (Hungary) .
“Michael didn’t play his best game, obviously,” judged the technician at a press conference. “He knows it but he also, potentially, knows how to do a lot of things.”
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“He is capable of doing better”
Aware of Michael Olise’s youth and his inexperience at international level, Didier Deschamps also did not want to destroy the Blues playmaker. On the contrary, the coach seemed to want to be a constructive critic to allow the neo-international to correct what is wrong.
“Today there was a lot more technical waste. But hey, there is perhaps an expectation, a requirement that is there,” noted the boss of the France team. “And I know too well, having known others before, that requires confirmation. He wasn’t disconnected but I think his start to the match didn’t help him.”
Before specifying what was lacking against Israel: “He lost two or three balls, he was available and generous but obviously with his left paw and his technique, he is capable of doing better. “
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