Foot – Euro 2024
France-Belgium: Deschamps wants to avoid a new catastrophe
Published on June 30, 2024 at 5:15 p.m.
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On Monday, the French team will face Belgium in this Euro 2024 for a place in the quarter-finals. Three years ago during the last edition, it was at this stage that the Blues lost, during the penalty shootout against Switzerland. No need to recall the scenario of the 2022 World Cup final. For this new major international competition, Didier Deschamps therefore wants to avoid another cruel elimination of the same kind.
L’French team has found its Achilles heel in recent years: penalties. Adding the defeat in the final of the world Cup 2006, the Blues have suffered many hard blows and the last victory at this stage dates back to 1998. This shows that experiencing another rout on penalties would be terrible. Didier Deschamps expects everything.
“Yes, I anticipated the penalty shootout scenario”
Just over 24 hours before the duel against the Belgium, Didier Deschamps entrusted for Telefoot that he had considered everything. “Did I anticipate the penalty shootout scenario? Yes, even if I prepare the match with my staff so that we win it before. It has happened very frequently, but of course it is a possibility.” did he declare.
A disappointment to avoid
Didier Deschamps knows that there have sometimes been mistakes when it comes to the penalty shootout. The coach of the Blues has therefore made his players work in recent days. A victory against Belgium in regulation time would be excellent news, a great way to regain confidence.
