Deschamps receives tributes from all directions
After the match and the defeat (6-4), despite the disillusionment, the French Football Federation chose to rise above the frustration. For the final appearance of Didier Deschamps on the French bench, the body published a powerful tribute to its coach. The 3F indulged in a long tirade to praise DD’s mandate, saluting “the end of a unique era marked by consistency and a winning culture unprecedented in the history of French football.“Same thing from Kylian MbappĂ©, who also gave his press release for his coach, but him before the meeting. The captain of the Blues greeted the one who”gave him his debut for the national team and with whom he experienced the greatest moments of his international career.” Coach of the Three Lions, Thomas Tuchel also had a word for his French counterpart: ” For Didier Deschamps, I have only the kindest words and the greatest praise, what a player, what a winner, what a man, what a personality, what a coach.”he confided.
Everyone is betting on Lamine Yamal
Tonight is the big night! World Cup Final, the long-awaited moment for everyone, including Lamine Yamal, only 19 years old but one match away from writing the history of his sport. For everyday ABCLamine Yamal is presented as the big face of this final, both a global media phenomenon and a player still in search of a big decisive match. The Barça crack had a fairly average tournament statistically, but his collective influence remains very important for Spain. The newspaper tells us that Lamine Yamal had a lot of physical preparation to recover from a physical problem, but also mental preparation with a voluntary sidelining on his part to be ready for this World Cup and more particularly this final. Finally, ABC highlights the symbolic duel with Messi, between the king who is about to hand over and the prince who wants to take the throne. We’ll see this evening which of the two gets their hands on the trophy…
Thomas Tuchel saves honor
In England, Thomas Tuchel emerges from this match for third place stronger, even if his credibility remains questionable. England won a spectacular victory against France by playing much more offensively than in the semi-final, with Saka in great form and a collective finally released. This approach partly validates “the idea that defending as soon as you lead is not necessarily the right approach“, writes the Daily Maileven if the second half still showed limits. At the end of the meeting, the coach of the Three Lions took stock of this World Cup and wanted to be positive despite the disappointment of not having reached the final. “We won our first World Cup medal since 1966, the first outside of England. I hope the players will be proud of it. Eighteen months ago (when he took office), I set the highest possible goals, giving myself the opportunity to dream. We were ambitious, we wanted to compete and win this World Cup final”.
