The former French international was not at all happy after the Blues' poor performance against Israel (0-0).
The France team pocketed its ticket for the Final 8 of the Nations League on Thursday evening. But it was inglorious. The Tricolores were unable to gain the upper hand over Israel (0-0), conceding a very sad draw. A hitch that didn't please Bixente Lizarazu.
The former international was commenting on this match on TF1. And for him, the Deschamps gang clearly missed its subject. “There are regrets and frustration, even if the Israelis gained time at the end of the match. But it's fair game and other teams do it too. So yes, quite a bit of disappointment and frustration”he confided just after the end of the game.
Lizarazu remained hungry
France was unable to win even though it touched the ball 72 times in the opposing area. This statistic did not escape Liza. “We lacked variety in our attacks. We lacked efficiency, like Nkunku's last opportunity. We would have liked it to end with a victory. We should have insisted a little more offensively. We did not manage to strike as we know how to do and destabilize them.”
The 1998 world champion still congratulated the Israelis for their score: “We must give credit to the Israelis and their defense which gave up nothing. We thought she was going to suffer, but she always kept the energy. Their whole team did this defensive work and left few spaces. »
It was the fourth 0-0 of the year. It's been 20 years since the Blues last experienced such a series. Lizarazu still found positives, like Warren Zaire-Emery's performance. “I really liked his match, in an offensive position. He also received the ball and had a good scoring opportunity. It's important for him to show things to the selectors. For me, he's the man of the match. He needed to regain his confidence.”
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