The France team has been meeting in Clairefontaine for a few hours to prepare for its matches against Gibraltar and then Greece. The opportunity for Didier Deschamps to answer a few questions.
Before going on vacation, the players of the France team will still have to play two matches counting for the qualifications for Euro 2024 in Germany. It will be in Gibraltar on June 16 and then at the Stade de France against Greece on June 19. Two meetings largely within the reach of the men of Didier Deschamps. The latter gathered this Friday at Clairefontaine to get to the heart of the matter. Some absences of mark were to be noted, like those become frequent of Paul Pogba but also of N’Golo Kanté. Two players that Didier Deschamps appreciates a lot. Kanté will nevertheless continue his career in Saudi Arabia, which could lead to the end of his international career. But the coach still opens the door to the 2018 world champion.
Deschamps, the enormous contradiction
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In a press conference, the former Monaco coach made it clear that he had not given up on Kanté despite his choice to sign in Saudi Arabia. A huge inconsistency for Jonatan MacHardy. “Deschamps’ statement proves one thing, it is that there is only one logic that matters to him, which is to be able to count on his men and his certainties, even if it means putting on blinders. (…) He always said that it was important to play at a high level and European games to be confronted with higher intensities. There, he is preparing the ground for a return of Kanté while in Saudi Arabia, in terms of intensity, we are on the scale -10/20. This proves one thing, for him what matters is to have his men. All justifications are good to explain the unjustifiable », in particular indicated the consultant, who would like more honesty on the part of Didier Deschamps, more tolerant with certain players than with others. Alexandre Lacazette and Valentin Rongier will not say the opposite.
