2023-09-08 00:26:54
Against Ireland (2-0), the Blues have just won a fifth victory in a row in Group B of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, with a successful qualification for the competition organized in Germany. Thanks to Aurélien Tchouaméni and Marcus Thuram’s first national goal, they quietly beat the Republic of Ireland on Thursday at the Parc des Princes, before heading to Dortmund for a friendly match on Tuesday against the Nationalmannschaft. At a press conference, Didier Deschamps was delighted with the scenario when his men have still not conceded a goal since the World Cup final.
What assessment do you draw from this match?
DIDIER DESCHAMPS. We can be choosy but we did everything necessary to win this match by creating around ten chances. We could have put more speed into the transmission in the first half. We don’t concede goals, there are different scorers. We came across an aggressive team; This makes us move forward on our objective which is ours. The regret is the number of chances, we had a lot of situations that we could have better framed. Overall I am very satisfied and very proud of my players.
Does Marcus Thuram’s goal prove the variety of your goalscorers?
We scored through Benjamin Pavard on the first leg. Between the first leg and the return, there are three different scorers. Marcus doesn’t always get a lot of playing time. He was pissed at himself because he could have put in another one or two. Danger comes from everywhere. Marcus, that’s very good for him. It’s never easy to come in but he scored, so you’re going to talk about winning coaching (smile). He also changed clubs this summer. It’s good for him. He’s been there for a while. Given the competition, it’s good that he performs well when I call on him. He is more in the profile of Olivier Giroud.
A word on Kylian Mbappé, rather dull? Will we see the Hernandez brothers in the starting selection together again, a form of surprise?
Kylian has made a lot of effort, we are watching him a lot too. He did some very good things. He scored an offside goal. At the end of the match, it was a bit more difficult for him, but it was important that he had some playing time. For the brothers, I don’t know. not why you’re surprised. The idea was to have Lucas shifted to the left side to allow Theo to be higher and participate more in the game. Lucas has this intelligence to lock behind, without risk because he is coming back from a long break.
What difference does Marcus Thuram make?
Marcus has this ability to be a support player. He has a new use at Inter Milan where he is squarely in a doublet of attackers. Before, he played on one side, more eccentric. Where he’s been, he knows he has to score. In addition, he has a good heading game, he knows how to go deep. He is a complete, young striker who still has room for improvement.
How do you judge Ousmane Dembélé’s match?
Ousmane eliminates thanks to his percussion even if he did not do everything well. I found it had less waste than before. he has both feet, he enters, he overflows, he had the opportunity to make shifts.
Do you ask Aurélien Tchouaméni to seize his chance on long shots?
He has a good shot. He scored an important goal at the World Cup. Where we expect it and where the France team needs it, it is recovery. He touches a lot of balls, he spins the ball, looks for verticality. He was very good in the duels and his doublet with Adrien Rabiot works well, thanks to his volume. There is also Eduardo Camavinga. Aurélien is a leader in the game. He expresses himself like others. he makes the link between the defensive and the offensive. Young people have been responding and responding since last winter.
How do you explain that the defense does not concede goals?
We have this ability to score, that’s the most important thing. We put the opponent in difficulty, we are all involved in recovering the ball. We shouldn’t take the credit away from Mike Maignan either. I never ask them to lock in, but to take risks.
Are you going to take advantage of it now to change animation, rotate players now that qualification can no longer escape you?
There is still time. We are still on the road to obtaining our qualification. It is important. I have no illusions: matches have to be won. I’m not here to do tests for tests. There will always be the same requirement. We’re not going to Germany to see what the weather is like next week.
What is your team’s room for improvement?
We have had an ideal course so far. There are things to correct, adjustments with a strong base. There is the quality and the state of mind. I’m not going to give you the shot of the group that lives well but there is a lot of fun. They know that places are expensive, there are still veterans, middle-generation players. We are on track to achieve our goal. We have to work on what we do well to improve it.
Do you have any news from Olivier Giroud?
He had a problem with his ankle, it turned a little. He’s tough, he clenches his teeth. But there was no point in continuing. But I haven’t seen the doctor yet.
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