The head of the French team is already in the next stage: on Sunday (17:00) they will go to “Al Thomama” in Doha, where they will meet the Polish team in a game from which there is no way back – the world champions will have to win, to keep their title. So how is the atmosphere on the way to the important game? At least according to the media in France, the situation is not ideal – certainly not on a mental level.
Because yesterday (Wednesday), she lost a game for protocol only against Tunisia. The loss did not affect the French’s promotion chances, but it did affect the players; In “RMC” they claimed that the dressing room of France, in the half of the game in which they fell behind 1:0, was very quiet, and even a certain indifference was visible on the faces of the players. Raphael Varane, who is considered one of the oldest players in the squad, was very non-dominant. Those who did try to encourage were Olivia Giraud and Steve Mandanda. According to the media, Deschamps expected a stronger reaction from the players at this critical moment.
An important name in the squad is the defender Benjamin Favar – who started in the lineup against Australia, but did not participate even for a minute in the games against Denmark and Tunisia. What is the reason? The French media claim that after the game against the Australians, a difficult conversation was held between coach Didier Deschamps and a Bayern Munich player, in which he made it clear that he was not satisfied with his ability, and in the end, Deschamps decided not to start with Favre; Jules Conde replaced him at right back against Denmark, and against Tunisia the young Axel Disassi played there. Now the question is what will happen against the Poles in the first.