Thomas Siniecki, Media365: published on Friday November 15, 2024 at 9:32 a.m.
It was difficult to hide the truth for Didier Deschamps after the poor France – Israel on Thursday evening at the Stade de France (0-0): “This is not what was planned.” The Blues took “too long in transmissions” and made no difference “or too little” through passing or dribbling: “We started timidly, on tiptoe.” The French team could have done more against a very grouped opponent who gained a lot of time, according to the analysis of the coach, who cannot be satisfied with what he saw: “Our first period was too quiet . We should have won, we are capable of better.”
“Honestly, I need to take stock”
The coach recalls that he wanted to bring a lot of fresh blood with the return of this group stage of the League of Nations, started in September and saved essentially by the two successes against Belgium (2-0 in Lyon, 1-2 in Brussels): “It was the moment, even if it meant having content that was not the best. Despite everything, we are qualified and we will make sure to achieve the best possible performance in Italy.”
Always caring towards his young people, and we inevitably think first of the still disappointing Michael Olise, Didier Deschamps calls for patience: “There are levels to overcome. They must gain experience and that requires playing time . I look at it on a collective level, that must be useful if they were on top right away…” The coach of the vice-world champions does not yet know if he will play at San Siro on Sunday: “Honestly, I need to take stock. There will inevitably be changes, it’s never easy to continue three days later and there is fatigue.” However, this is the usual fate of these gatherings.
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