A bitter defeat against an Italian team in reconstruction (1-3) before a rather reassuring success against Belgium (2-0):
the French team gave a very mixed assessment for the first international gathering of its season this week.
A few months after the elimination in the semi-final of Euro 2024 against Spain, the Blues needed to win back their fans. It didn’t happen. Worse, Didier Deschamps continues to be overwhelmed by criticism, both for his communication and for his lack of a game plan.
Deschamps does not deny
During the match against Belgium, Deschamps was whistled by the Lyon crowd. For Daniel Riolo, the fracture is confirmed.
“ Deschamps embodies the fact that we get bored when we watch the French team, and Mbappé embodies a bit of the disillusionment with this player, his character, everything that has happened over the last year, everything he represents in this football that is going backwards and is no longer popular… The two are linked. Mbappé has been saving Deschamps’ behind non-stop since the 2022 World Cup, he continuedToday Mbappé is mediocre, the French team is not good, even if tonight we will have to underline at least his reaction of pride which is interesting given the context, and there is a Deschamps who finds himself with a team to rebuild.
For his part, the coach preferred to put things into perspective, but he did not deny that his rating was at its lowest. “My name was called? I didn’t hear it, I was in the locker room. Criticism is part of the life of a footballer, a coach, a selector. There is room for everything, I don’t say he is wrong or he is right, that’s how it is… I start from the principle that it is up to me to set objectives, directions, I am not stubborn or obtuse, but I act because I believe that it is the right time”.
