The French coach, Didier Deschamps, assured this Saturday that the team has overcome “imponderables” throughout the 2022 World Cup, saying that it is necessary to maintain serenity, even with the virus that has affected the group.
On the eve of the final against Argentina in Qatar, the manager of the current World Champion said that France has tried to control the situation in the best possible way, after several players were affected by a virus that causes fever, pain stomach and head. .
The first to show symptoms were Rabiot and Upamecano, who missed the semifinal match against Morocco, but in the meantime they have recovered, seeing the coach affected three other players, such as Coman, Varane and Konaté, with the last two missing the Friday training.
“We try to control the different situations in the best possible way. We will see how those affected evolve and we will be prepared for the game that awaits us”, said the coach, in the conference prior to the final.
Deschamps explained that the key is for the French team to be able to adapt to the different situations they have been facing, recalling the cases of injuries to Benzema, before the start of the competition, and to Lucas Hernández, who injured in the first game. of the competition
“We have been overcoming imponderables, with several injuries, and we have made progress. Now we are in the final and we are ready to play. But I think that my Argentine colleague has also faced his problems, everyone has his situation, ”he said. stressed.
The French coach explained that the hours before a final are always different, but he relies on the experience of his players to “better control anxiety.”
“The fundamental thing is to maintain serenity. Argentina has already played with six different teams and with six different systems, we have already analyzed what they have been doing, but even so it is possible that they will do something new against us,” he said. he referred, explaining that striker Mbappé, the team’s main figure, is well and focused on the final.
As for striker Karim Benzema, who left the group due to injury before the start of the World Cup, but now recovered, the coach ruled out his presence in the final.
“I have players who have been injured before, and Karim [Benzema] It is one of them. The last one was Lucas Hernandez. Since then I have 24 players and that’s what I focused on. Asking a question about this is weird. We had a group at the start and we lost three. They were part of the beginning of this adventure, but tomorrow [domingo] we will be 24”, he defended.
Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was also present at the press conference and assured that the team wants to write its history.
“Messi is a great player, we all know what he represents for the history of this sport, but in a France-Argentina game there are more players and we want to write our own history,” he defended.
The captain of the French team, who represents Tottenham, expects an opponent “organized, physically strong and aggressive with the ball.”
France and Argentina will play on Sunday, at 6:00 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m. in Lisbon), at the Estádio de Lusail, the final of the Soccer World Cup, which will be played in Qatar, in a match that will be directed by the Pole Szymon Marciniak.
Source: TSF
