Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
Didier Deschamps, coach of the French national team, admitted that his team suffered a lot against the Canadian national team, in the friendly match that brought them together in the French city of Bordeaux, which ended in a goalless draw. This is the second experience that the “Roosters” have played in preparation for the European Nations Cup, “Euro 2024”, which will be held in Germany from the 14th. This June until next July 14.
Although the French fans are accustomed to their team performing well in their friendly matches, as they did in the first test match with Luxembourg (3-0), the lackluster performance that the “Roosters” showed in the match with Canada does not worry Deschamps and does not cause him to ring the “bell.” Warning,” before the official matches in the tournament, which begins by facing the Austrian national team on June 17th.
Deschamps, the world champion as a player and coach, spoke to Channel One on French television, saying: We have to look at the positive side in this confrontation. We played against a good competitor, and despite that we had some chances in the first half of the match, then we faced difficulties in the last minutes of this half. And also at the end of the second half, we made changes, but they were not ideal, but rather they were necessary to involve the largest number of selected players.
Deschamps was keen to remind everyone that the French national team was not alone in falling into the trap of a draw and a negative result in such test matches, stressing that his confidence in the team would not be shaken despite this disappointing result.
He continued: It is true that the matter was not easy or simple, but we benefit from the experience in correcting any mistakes before the first official confrontation in the tournament.
Deschamps also mentioned that the team came away with a clean sheet in the two test matches, which is a positive point, noting that there is a big difference between friendly matches and official matches.
In order to reassure the hearts of the French, he said that the “Roosters” tied before going to the World Cup in Russia 2018, with the American team in a friendly match, but then the French team won the World Cup.
However, what surprises the French press is that Deschamps included Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Chouamini in the first list of the national team, even though he had been injured since his team’s match against Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final, and his recovery has not yet been completed. However, he did not exclude him when he sent the final list. 3 days ago, but Deschamps justified his inclusion by saying: Chouamini will be ready before Austria’s first match in the tournament on June 17, or in the second match at the latest.
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