In the wake of the announcement of his list of 24 players called to play 3 matches with the France team - Ukraine (October 7), Portugal (October 11) and Croatia (October 14), Didier Deschamps has praised the qualities of Eduardo Camavinga and encouraged Dayot Upamecano to do better.
The coach was also delighted with the return of Paul Pogba after a 16-month absence.
You had the possibility of opting for an enlarged list on the occasion of this gathering.
Why not have seized this opportunity?
DIDIER DESCHAMPS.
I have always had this possibility.
After that on the scoresheet, I can only put 23 players.
And then there's one more player, so this list is expanded.
You will chain 3 matches in 7 days.
Isn't that too much in a period when the players have a very busy schedule?
I'm not going to complain, and I'm not going to say it's too much or not enough.
A match has been added, we adapt.
There will obviously be rotation.
The positive side is to have more playing time for the players.
As UEFA had the good idea to come back to 5 changes, this is important for the physical integrity of the players.
I will even say that if they could do it during the Euro, that would be very good.
These three games are there for everyone, we will take them as they appear.
Paul Pogba is making his real comeback after 16 months of absence.
How did you keep him or her important during this time?
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The first unhappy is him with everything he has experienced in the France team.
He had a very complicated last season with ankle surgery, which is never very pleasant.
The contact is still there, but there was the frustration and the lack for him.
He has always been happy to be in the France team and 16 months is a lot.
Even if he didn't miss a lot of gatherings.
But I prefer to have it there, available.
This is the real premiere of Aouar.
Did you discuss with him a departure from OL and his possible transfer?
It's a personal decision.
Players can ask me for advice, but they have enough people around them to advise them.
Until midnight Monday, there are a number of players who may be affected.
But I don't even know if he (
Editor's note: Aouar
) knows if he can stay or leave.
How do you analyze the three-way defense used in the two September games?
We did an analysis with the staff.
It's a possibility we have.
We can also move on.
I have not yet completely decided whether we will have the same system for the Ukraine match.
It will depend on the players I choose.
It's a system that has advantages, but you also have to see the opponent.
My goal is always to challenge the opponent and be as dangerous as possible.
What do you like about Eduardo Camavinga?
He has this ability, despite his young age, to do things very, very well in the use of the ball.
Beyond his enthusiasm, there is quality in his ball catch, his orientations, his passes, in addition with a very interesting volume of play.
And what's more, it's versatile, so it's already a good thing.
He has it all.
But there are stages, it's obvious.
The day after the rally was complicated, his match in Nîmes was not the same Eduardo as 4 days before in the France team.
But it is a necessary step and it seems logical to me that he is still with us in the short and medium term.
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How do you stack up against the pandemic?
Did you learn anything from your first gathering?
We have a few benchmarks.
UEFA's recommendations are drastic.
From the moment the group of players and the staff are gathered, we take maximum precautions.
Then there are cases where I have not had an explanation.
If only the case of Kylian Mbappé who was in a bubble and was the only player to be positive.
So there is no such thing as zero risk, but we are making sure that it is as low as possible.
How do you see the MLS, the North American Football Championship?
By signing there, is a player closing the door to the France team?
Blaise (Matuidi), since it's him you're talking about, left there (
Editor's note: in Miami
).
It is a choice of career and life.
He knows very well that by taking this decision, it is more complicated for the France group.
It's not a clear no, but the competition is growing.
Blaise knows, we talked about it.
After that there remains a high level player.
What is your view on the decision of the disciplinary committee of the League which decided not to sanction Neymar and Alvaro Gonzalez?
It's decided, you have to accept it whether the decision likes it or not.
I don't have much to say.
It is a commission with independent experts, prosecution and exculpatory evidence, evidence or not, I have nothing to add.
Do you want to react to Patrice Evra's comments on racism when he attacks Noël Le Graët?
I don't want to answer that.
It is useless, I do not want to participate in this debate.
Why did you choose to recall Dayot Upamecano who did not seem very comfortable during his first two games?
It exudes a serenity, a technical ease, above the average.
And it is true that he has not been to the best of what he is able to do.
But wanting to be there (
Editor's note: in the France team
), and being there, it's not the same thing.
He is able to do much better.
When I pick someone up, it's not a
one shot
.
