This is the big black point of the entrance to the Blues in the eliminations at the 2026 World Cup. Winner of Ukraine Friday evening (0-2), Didier Deschamps' troop lost two important elements during the game: Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué. The first was hit in a thigh while the second was injured in a calf.
The injuries of the Parisians raised the tension between Didier Deschamps and Paris Saint-Germain. Angry, the capital's club notably called for the FFF ” A new Medico-Sportive Coordination Protocol between clubs and national selection, more transparent and collaborative. »»
Accused of not having taken into account the physical state in which the two PSG attackers were in which have not had much rest in the past few months, Didier Deschamps can count on the support of Bixente Lizarazu. For the former left side, the manager is not the tricolor coach but the hellish calendar.
Lizarazu: “I would be very upset in place of Deschamps”
“” I do not understand this big pressure on Didier Deschamps at all. I would be very upset in place of Didier Deschamps “, I was insurgent” Liza “on Franceinfo this Monday morning. The ex-Bavarois then assured that “DD” was a ”
very serious coach “, Who has” proven “And who” Obviously respects the physical integrity of its players. »»
“” The big manager is the demented calendar, it is not the French team ”, insisted Bixent Lizarazu. The latter wanted to recall that Dembélé and Gouté ” have played almost a full year, with this club World Cup (from June 15 to July 13, 2025). They had three weeks of vacation, then they did the European Super Cup (August 13), a week after resuming (training). Total inconsistency. The message has passed.
