The media training sessions must have been intense, and the instructions provided, before sending the players of the French team to a press conference this Tuesday. Two days before facing Israel, Dayot Upamecano and Lucas Chevalier, for his first at Clairefontaine with the A, were obviously questioned about the geopolitical context, with the war led by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon.
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The two players did not get wet and were very, very careful in their responses, especially the central defender of Bayern Munich: “I'm just here to play,” explained the former Valenciennes player. Yesterday [lundi]it was November 11 and I love peace and I hope that one day we will find it again. Whatever your religion, wherever you come from, we want peace. »
“We remain football players”
Relaunched on the subject of incidents in Amsterdam between supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Dutch, Upamecano got his brushes a bit tangled. “When you see the…. Sorry, I didn't see it. We will stay focused on the match that is coming. I can't answer your question because I didn't see what happened. »
Without much more detail, Lucas Chevalier was a little more expository: “We are obviously aware of what is happening around us. We're going to try to pretend it's a normal match but deep down, it's not really. We obviously have compassion for what is happening in the Middle East. Afterwards, we remain football players. We will try to ignore it and do our job as best as we can. There is also a sporting objective. »
