2024-07-12 03:18:00
Bixente Lizarazu wanted to come to the aid of Didier Deschamps after the French team was eliminated in the Euro 2024 semi-finals.
Expressed by certain advisers such as his former colleagues Christophe Dugarry or Johan Micoud,
Didier Deschamps Bixente Lizarazu’s support can be counted on, however. Commentator of the Blues for TF1, the former defender wanted to come to the aid of the coach of the French team.
« It is the deep nature of Didier Deschamps to always have this defensive concern. He’s always had results like that and he won’t change them. It must be recognized that the clumsiness of his attackers is still unique and I do not believe that it came from his game plan“, Lizarazu explained to France Info.
Lizarazu: “I have no regrets”
« In the middle, it seemed that Kanté reshuffled the cards and I wonder if this did not destabilize some players at all, continued the counselor. He may even have influenced Antoine Griezmann. He probably felt he was losing influence. Maybe that’s why he completely lost this tournament, which has never happened to him. Kylian Mbappé, for his part, paid for his season at PSG, which wore him out physically and mentally«.
Lizarazu declares: there are no regrets about this retreat against Spain. ” I don’t have too many regrets because Spain was better. I would say my biggest regret is that the strength we had during the tournament, the defence, fell through the cracks as well. When I’m talking about defence, I’m not just talking about the four defenders and the goalkeeper, it’s the 4+3. Our midfielder got that game. We were too weak, we were not the ball carrier like the back Lamine Yamal. We watched too much of the Spanish drama, so it wasn’t enough. However, we started very well, we started the first 20 minutes much better than the Spaniards. We were good in the quick transition. But there was no further reaction after the situation was reversed. That’s a bit frustrating. In the end, this Spanish team also showed a lot of talent. The Spanish were better technically, and they were able to manage this meeting perfectly.”
IN A FEW WORDS
- Didier Deschamps, criticized by Christophe Dugarry and Johan Micoud, is supported by Bixente Lizarazu, commentator for TF1.
- Lizarazu defends Deschamps by stressing that the team’s problems do not come from his game plan but from the sloppiness of the attackers and the fatigue of players such as Kylian Mbappé.
- According to Lizarazu, the victory against Spain was due to the technical superiority of the Spanish and a complete failure in the French defense, despite a good start to the game.
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