The French national team safely secured a place in the UEFA Nations League playoffs, beating the Portuguese national team on its field even one round before the end of the group stage (1: 0). This event deprived at least of any tournament significance of the fights of the last playing day in the A3 quartet for "
Portugal - France 0: 1 Video goal and match review However, the observance of sports principles has not been canceled, so the mentor of the reigning world champions Didier Deschamps held a traditional press conference before the home match of the sixth round against Sweden. His words are quoted by the French edition of L'Equipe.
The first question from the journalists was the tactical structure for the upcoming game, to which the coach of the French national team replied in a comic manner: “I do not do anything at random. We have too little time between matches. It's good that we stick to the same pattern, even if we have the ability to switch from one to another.. So tomorrow we'll play three defenders (laughs) "
" But it's still an international meeting.
No one can take away what we did three days ago, even if the last impression remains from the last game of the past year. At the moment, I have not decided on the composition. We're going to do an easy training session. I want to see the conditions in which those who started the match on Saturday are. I have a vision of what I would like to do and with whom, but the situation can change a lot "
As it became known on the eve of the match with Sweden, PSG striker Kilian Mbappe will be able to help his team in the upcoming game. The head coach himself is glad that his ward is back: " ) he held a collective session. We will have a meeting today (Monday, November 16 - ed. ), we will discuss its possible appearance. There are both options, with their pros and cons.. I'll decide what's best for him and the team. More than two weeks have passed since he got the opportunity to return to the field. He really wants to play. He could have played back in Portugal, but it wasn't necessary. He wants to attend tomorrow's game (against Sweden, November 17 - ed.. If all goes well, so be it "
" Sometimes he had to deal with difficult situations. Today Chelsea doesn't suit him. How to understand whether he will remain in the same form or develop if he does not play?
He knows that I'm worried about him "
Even an excellent performance in the upcoming match against Sweden does not guarantee Deschamps' wards a place in the cage in the spring qualification cycle for the 2022 World Cup and preparation for the European Championship 2020. " But this does not guarantee them a place in the cage in March.. There will be a different situation. There is competition - it helps me to select the strongest. You cannot make yourself a place in the starting lineup of the French national team, "
The match France - Sweden will take place on Tuesday, November 17. Beginning at 21:45 Kyiv time.