2018 world champions and 2022 world vice-champion, Didier Deschamps and his men tackle Euro 2024 with a favorite legitimate costume. A status that the selection executives do not evade, like Antoine Griezmann.
“We will surely be favorites. But it must be proven on the ground, explained the tricolor number 7 at a press conference. If we see ourselves too good, we will start the match like against Australia and lose 1-0 and it could get complicated. So you have to work, be 100% tactically and physically, have your feet on the ground and not think further than Austria.”
“It’s annoying to watch, but it’s a win!” »
Historical relay for Didier Deschamps, Antoine Griezmann was especially keen to send a message about the tactical approach of this France team, which should be very defensive. A style that the left-hander assumes perfectly. “It’s boring to watch, but hey, it’s like that, it wins!“.
For Antoine Griezmann, this solidity, a trademark of the Blues during the Deschamps era, is the key to success. “You have to win and it doesn’t matter how. I think that to go as far as possible, you have to have a very good defense. And from there you have Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Marcus Thuram, Randal Kolo Muani and Olivier Giroud who can score at any time. I think that’s our basis: being strong defensively, giving nothing to the opponent, and then offensively, in one-on-ones, crosses or long shots, trying to score… Which is not a nice game to watch.»
