“I am proud of this group”

Two draws, two goals everywhere after two poor performances. This Tuesday evening, the France Espoirs Team actually hosted Germany in a friendly match. A shock which saw the visiting selection dominate this opposition head and shoulders but concede the match two goals everywhere at the very end of the match. “I am proud of this group which was formed late, piece by piece, with a lot of young players, it's very interesting. We have put in place different situations, a system, different activities. There is a great “It's difficult to change everything like that and to have homogeneity in a group, to have unity when we meet like that for the first time and we play so quickly” however savored Gérald Baticle. at the microphone of La Chaîne L'Équipe after the final whistle.

“We changed the team from one match to another and found the same scenario, it's true, but each time with this mental strength not to give up, not to break down, and to be able to come back to the end with even the feeling of being able to win This gathering is very rich in lessons, that was the objective, to take as much information as possible in relation to the players that we are discovering, a system that we are implementing. place, activities that we saw in training and found in matches” continued the French coach, after the last gathering of this year 2024.

Next meeting on December 3

“Defensively, today we almost got caught in a situation that we have already experienced and that we still have not corrected. So we are going to rework and insist. We had a reaction with very positive aspects , mentally, tactically and interesting in the finishing phases. We will insist on anchoring them, being stronger and being able to build on them from the first second but not only in the second half. As a reminder, the draw for the final phase of the Euro Espoirs will take place on December 3, 2024.