French team midfielder Eduardo Camavinga presented himself at a press conference today.
Next Monday at 6:00 p.m., France will face Belgium in the round of 16 of Euro 2024. Several French internationals, including Madrilenian Camavinga, spoke to the press this Saturday to discuss this shock.
He is European champion with Real but plays little in EDF: “It’s not a positive outcome for me. The fact that I don’t play much doesn’t necessarily make me happy. But I know that one day or another, my time will come. You have to be ready, like at the World Cup, when the coach asked me to enter the final.”
Preparing a replacement: “You have to be ready during training, already. Before matches, I do the same thing, I listen to music, I do my warm-ups. If I’m in a good mood, my legs will follow. A competition is not played with eleven players. The most important thing is to be focused until the end.”
Why France is a great team according to him: “Because of the history of the French team, and the great players we have. The level of play doesn’t worry me. The most important thing is that it’s at the end of the ball that we pay the musicians.”
Be wary of Belgium: “It remains a great nation, with great players. Afterwards, the group stage is the past, as for us. Mentally, the Belgians will change. They remain a team that can surprise us at any time.”
If he spoke with Courtois: “Not yet. I’ll start with Eden (Hazard), then I’ll send a message to Thibaut. We’ll see what they tell me.”
Courtois absent because he had an argument with his coach: “He got confused, really? What did they think? But hey, him not playing is a good thing for us because he’s a very great goalkeeper. He stops everything.”
Doku and Dembélé, who is the best dribbler? “Already, Jérémy, I played with him in Rennes. It’s difficult to defend against him, he’s explosive. Afterwards, between Ousmane and Jérémy, they’re different dribbles. Jérémy is more aggressive, more explosive. Ousmane dribbles more finely. But there’s not one better than the other.”
Playing left back: “I still don’t enjoy this position, that hasn’t changed. But I’m a team player. If I have to play fullback again, I will. But it remains a position that I don’t like. “
