At the end of the match won against Israel, the coach of France Didier Deschamps spoke to the microphones of TF1: “We had many sensational situations, especially in the first half. The discussion during the break? We lost the ball on the occasion that led to the equalizer. I was quite critical during the break. We lost a lot of balls that we shouldn’t do. L The opponent feeds on this. We had a little too much confidence or ease… We had some turnovers that we shouldn’t have had in the first half. We should have been a little more diligent.
It’s always nice to win. Some believe that in the dialogue we had before Belgium there was some criticism. They were just discussions. And we beat Belgium. The environment is not the most serene. Not everything is perfect. But not everything should be thrown away. We are in a bit of a transition period, with players who have quality and need confirmation.
This Nations League must serve this purpose. Against Italy we failed, ok, but against Belgium we played an excellent game. We are in a mini championship. We beat Belgium at home. We are in a three-way race, we will have an important match on Monday. Camavinga? He can do better (laughs ed.)! No, he was also very good! Apart from the contrast… An intelligent mistake.”