Three days after a regrettable defeat of his French team against Italy (1-3), Didier Deschamps was on a war footing on Monday evening for a second Nations League match to be played against Belgium. Played in Lyon, the match was finally won by the Blues (2-0), enough to cheer everyone up and offer a little joy to the public of a Groupama Stadium that was not sold out. Just before the game, at the time of the presentation of the players and the coach by the speaker, Didier Deschamps was whistled. For some, the attitude of some of the spectators could be explained by the 2024 Olympic Games.
A moment of fervor, celebration and national unity rediscovered for a few weeks, the interlude offered by the Paris 2024 Olympic Games allowed the French to get excited and share joyful days together around often magical sporting performances. And according to Johan Micoud, all of this would come into direct confrontation with the level of play offered by the Blues for a while, whether at Euro 2024 or against Italy last Friday. The channel’s consultant
The Team explained this just after Monday’s match.
A glaring contrast
” Football must bring emotions, not only results, but emotions too. In addition, after the Euro, there were the Olympic and Paralympic Games in France. That brought a lot of emotions to people. And in relation to the results that there were, what was done during those events, it contrasts with what we experienced during the Euro. So I think it’s quite logical that he was booed, not because of longevity or anything else, but because of what we experienced at the Euro in terms of the lack of emotion. »
The culture of winning, no matter the manner, has been anchored in Didier Deschamps’ working method since he became a coach and then a selector. With the results that we know. But after twelve years spent on the French bench, the criticism is becoming more and more numerous and some observers, like Christophe Dugarry and Johan Micoud, continue to ask for more spectacle around the French team.
