An unprecedented event took place this evening at the Beaujoire stadium in Nantes. For the first time in his long tenure at the head of the France team, Didier Deschamps lost a preparation match before the start of a major competition. We have to go back to 2010 to find traces of such a poor performance by the Tricolores and the defeat of Raymond Domenech’s players against China (0-1). Will the Blues experience the same (sad) fate as those of 2010?
We must hope not, even if this first defeat in history against Ivory Coast has the merit of providing some lessons. The players who came into play did not really do well and this also shows that France still has to settle down. Questioned at the end of the match, Didier Deschamps also confided that the numerous changes had had an impact and that he had not been able to line up the eleven which will start in twelve days against Senegal.
DD issues a little warning
“It’s a defeat, so it never feels good, even if we did good things, especially in the first half. In second, it was more difficult for us. The numerous changes have not necessarily helped. We will have the equivalent in front of us on the 16th (Senegal, editor’s note). There are no excuses to be had. African teams are super motivated when they play against France. It was important to distribute the playing time. The group is complete, but not all the players could be used this evening”he declared on the microphone of TF1before continuing.
“It’s a reminder, you shouldn’t see yourself as more beautiful than you are. I don’t want to dramatize, these are preparation matches. There are errors, different levels. I made 10 changes, there were no automatic changes. We were late several times, especially on the second goal. » The national coach therefore did not want to sound the alarm, but he clearly sent a message: France has talent, but it has not yet won the World Cup. Far from it.
