The performance of the French team has not been unanimous since the start of Euro 2024. Present at a press conference this Monday, on the eve of the Blues’ match against Poland (Tuesday at 6 p.m.), Didier Deschamps brushed aside the criticism.
Are the Blues really “boring” to watch, to use Antoine Griezmann’s expression? This Monday, on the eve of the match against Poland (3rd day of the Euro, this Tuesday at 6 p.m.), Didier Deschamps was questioned about the play deployed by his men since the start of the competition. In the first two matches, many observers judged that the performances of the reigning vice-world champions were boring.
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“If I understand the criticism of the Blues’ overly defensive play? You are free to comment, to do what you want,” Didier Deschamps swept away at a press conference. “What I can tell you is that it’s annoying not to have scored with all the chances we had in the Netherlands match. It’s been a long time since we had had such mastery in creating five or six chances.”
“We have popular support at the stadium and more than 10 million people in front of their TV at each match,” continued the French technician. “If people don’t like what they see, they change the channel, it’s easier on television. At the stadium, they paid for the ticket, they stay from start to finish (smile). But I repeat, not having scored is the negative point.”
Tchouaméni: “I want to win, whether we play well or badly”
Since the start of the competition, no player from the French team has managed to shake the net, the only goal scored by the Blues being an own goal from an Austrian player on the first day. With one goal scored in two matches (but none conceded), the Blues are far behind Germany (8 goals in 3 matches), Portugal (5 goals in 2 matches) and even Spain (4 goals in 2 matches) in terms of offensive efficiency.
“Some people want to win, play well, play well while winning… I want to win, whether we play well or badly. We will remember the results more than the way of playing,” said Aurélien Tchouameni about the game of the Blues, Sunday at a press conference.
“Against the Netherlands, we had a lot of chances. We have the impression that we are playing badly even though we have chances,” defended Jonathan Clauss. “We found a team facing us that was very regrouped. When you play a low block, it’s not easy but we managed to create chances, and that’s positive.”
