The France team dreamed of a third match at the Met Life Stadium where the World Cup final is to take place on Sunday. Alas, the Blues will have to be content with Miami and the small final, Saturday, during which they will meet England, four years after their victorious quarter-final. The fault of the defeat conceded Tuesday against Spain (2-0).
This setback left scars in the French ranks and some felt the desire to clear their heads. So the Blues asked Didier Deschamps to be able to benefit from a free evening, Thursday, upon their arrival in Fort Lauderdale. After the refusal of the French coach, certain executives insisted on the former midfielder but the latter remained inflexible.
Despite the immense disappointment experienced against La Roja and the lack of interest represented by this small final, Didier Deschamps, who will officiate this Sunday for the last time on the bench of the France team, intends to make a success of his exit. He is therefore working to re-motivate his troops as this clash against the Three Lions approaches.
“It’s not a friendly match”
“The disappointment is as high as our ambitions even if we have to be factual too, we have to accept it, there is no choice, he confided in a video broadcast on the French team’s social networks. We came across a very good team from Spain who raised their score. Is it that or us who have obviously been a little below? We are not at the meeting that we wanted, that we expected, that we had as a goal.”
“But we have this duty in relation to ourselves, in relation to what this jersey represents, in relation to all the people who are behind us and who vibrated, he continued. There are obviously a lot of disappointed people but there is a match. This is not a friendly match. OK, it’s not going to change their lives but all players must have this duty. »
