France team: elimination, Benzema, his decision … The truths of Deschamps after the Euro fiasco – Maxifoot

For the first time since the failure of the Euro, the selector Didier Deschamps spoke this Friday in a long interview rich in lessons agreed L’Equipe.

His speech was expected and took place this Friday! Almost two months after the elimination in the round of 16 of the Euro against Switzerland (3-3, 4-5 tab), which will remain as one of the biggest disappointments in the history of the France team, the breeder Didier Deschamps gave a long interview to L’Equipe.

The opportunity for the technician to try to explain how the Blues, who led 3-1 in the 80th minute, were able to collapse in this way.

D. Deschamps – this should not happen to us

The hardest thing to digest – and I did today – is knowing what you are capable of doing and seeing what you have done. And, I’ll repeat it, to be 3-1 in the 80th minute against Switzerland and see what happened after, pest the double world champion. This was not to happen to us in view of the strength that was ours and the solidity that has always been our DNA. At 3-3, there is necessarily nervousness but everything remains playable. We know that there is the extension with the ability to obtain qualification. And just before, there is the opportunity of Coman and this ball which touches the bar. You have to be factual, realistic. Even if, 3-1, not a person in the stadium, or elsewhere, had to say to himself that we were not going to qualify.

While he was wrong in his initial composition, the Basque assumes his responsibilities. I don’t feel like looking for excuses. I know that I am the only one responsible. My function wants a. I assume. (…) Our elimination is linked to many elements. (…) It is my responsibility. The initial tactical choice does not work. Playing three central is not a mistake, it’s a choice. I know what got me there, recalled DD in reference to the absences in the left corridor that day.

Deschamps denies a problem of state of mind

In the days following this fiasco, several explanations were put forward to try to understand the underperformance of the Blues. Many have spoken of a failed state of mind. I know that when the result is not there, futile things take a disproportionate dimension, vacated Deschamps, who minimized the dispute between Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbapp that occurred before the Euro and who generated small tensions over two or three days but it was during the preparation, and also assured that Kingsley Coman had not refused to leave the half of extra time against Switzerland.

While others pointed to the late return of Karim Benzema and the changes he required in the offensive animation, the coach also responded on this point. Karim has nothing to do with it. Everything he had to do, he did it very well, pleaded the ex-captain of the Blues, who has no regrets not to have recalled the striker of Real Madrid in March. Before deciding on his return, I had time to think about the different options. (…) Neither he nor I can go back. Between leaving ten days in March to play three games and prepare for a great competition, it’s day and night. I am not convinced that this would have fundamentally changed things.

DD is convinced that he can still do pretty Things

While refusing to look for excuses, the 52-year-old man nonetheless highlighted the particular this this Euro. The four teams that reached the semi-finals (Italy, England, Denmark, Spain) are four nations that have passed the group stage in their usual base camp with their three home games., noted DD. Despite the questions raised by this debacle, the former coach of Monaco, under contract until the 2022 World Cup, justified his decision to stay. I want to continue because my desire and my determination are intact, because I know this group well and I am convinced that it can do beautiful things., concluded the selector who will start again by revealing Thursday his list of the players selected for the chances of September.

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