A match classified as risky. Thursday December 14 (8:45 p.m.), the France team will face Israel on the fifth and penultimate day of the group stage of the Nations League. On the eve of the meeting, French coach Didier Deschamps appeared before the press where he discussed several subjects such as the captain's armband, the absence of Kylian Mbappé and the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.
Didier Deschamps' conference
– The match against Israel: “We made sure to prepare for this match as normally as possible. In the entire France group, no one can be insensitive to a context which is heavy and heavy. But we try to ensure that it remains a match of football. We know what to expect. These are the reasons that are more annoying or even more so. what we need to do on the ground. It's a team that has scored in these four games. I'm expecting a difficult match. I know very well that this team is not going to give up, they are getting back their captain, very good players. With different systems compared to the others. games they've played so far but they've always had the chance to score.”
– The absence of Kylian Mbappé: “I told you what I told you, you are free to interpret. There are 23 players present, Kylian is not there, leave him alone.”
– The captain's armband: “N'Golo Kanté will be captain. He has experience and because of who he is, what he does on the field. He has always been a leader, a driving force, with recognition from the entire team. group without having the armband, he was an important leader for years.
– Coman's return to form: “He came back, he took time, he still has room to improve but he has regained very good sensations. When he is in full possession of his means, he has a very important role to play.”
– Kolo Muani's low playing time: “The context is different for him, it's not ideal. I don't know what's happening in Paris. Ideally if he had more playing time it would be better for him but hey that's like that. Olivier Giroud, during a period at Chelsea, he didn't play at all. It's not ideal for Kolo Muani but he plays for PSG but I'm not going to talk about what he's doing. go over there.”
To summarize
Thursday December 14 (8:45 p.m.), the France team will face Israel on the fifth and penultimate day of the group stage of the Nations League. On the eve of the meeting, French coach Didier Deschamps appeared before the press where he discussed several subjects such as the captain's armband, the absence of Kylian Mbappé and the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.
