The French team players trained out of sight this Friday at the Home Deluxe Arena in Paderborn.
D-day is approaching. Second in the standings of Group D, the France team has a meeting with Belgium on Monday (6 p.m.), in Düsseldorf, in the round of 16 of Euro 2024. No injury to report since Didier Deschamps’ players were at full this Friday, during a training session which took place behind closed doors on the lawn of the Home Deluxe Arena in Paderborn. A session during which the 22 field players were entitled, as reported by the FFF, to “a warm-up with and without a ball, punctuated by a toro before being divided into 3 (7-7-8) to play a conservation game on half a court”They were then joined by the three goalkeepers to engage in small-sided, three-team matches. “The session ended with work in front of goal”it is specified.
No press conference this Friday. Ibrahima Konaté and Eduardo Camavinga will however answer journalists’ questions on Saturday from 11:30, with a training session of which only the first quarter of an hour will be open to the media. On Sunday, D-1, it will be Didier Deschamps’ turn to submit to the media exercise. With Kylian Mbappé?
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We have goals. We will try to achieve them.
Youssouf Fofana
Youssouf Fofana, whose statements were shocking after France-Poland (0-0), nevertheless gave his feelings via the FFF, recognizing that he has a “waiting» legitimate around the French team but that the group «don’t put more pressure on yourself than that. We have goals. We’re going to try to achieve them.“, hammers the Monegasque. And adds, on the subject of Belgium: “There is a small liability… It will be a great derby. Afterwards, they are third in the Fifa rankings, a big team, world-class players. It will be a great duel. Whoever wants it the most will go through. We have to put a lot of pace into this match. They will respond. But in the middle, we have elements that they don’t necessarily have, athletes, clearly, marathon runners. We will have to hold out throughout the match. And show the solidity that we have shown since the start of the tournament.”. Belgian circles will appreciate…
The vice-world champions will head to Düsseldorf, where they beat Austria (1-0) for their first match of the tournament, on Sunday, the day before this expected round of 16 against Kevin De Bruyne’s Red Devils. This time, it will be by plane, whereas they took the coach the first time. Monday, it’s time for the game.One mistake and you’re out. The margin for error is tiny. You can’t make a mistake, but you can’t put yourself under pressure or have a shaky foot. It’s still football.”underlines Youssouf Fofana. It’s up to the Blues to play.
